EU tells Croatia to change law or face sanctions

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Series Details 21.08.13
Publication Date 21/08/2013
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The European Commission threatened sanctions against Croatia in August 2013 if it failed to revert national amendments made to the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in June 2013 just before Croatia became a member of the European Union on the 1 July 2013.

Germany had asked Croatia to extradite an alleged ex-spy Josip Perkovic sought over a communist-era assassination West Germany in 1983 after Croatia joined the European Union.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/justice/121162
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Wikipedia: Josip Perković http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Perkovi
The Huffington Post, 27.06.13: Josip Perkovic Extradition: Germany Wants Croatia To Turn Over Alleged Ex-Spy After EU Entry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/27/josip-perkovic-extradition-germany-croatia_n_3510326.html
EurActiv, 26.08.13: Croatia defies EU on arrest warrant http://www.euractiv.com/justice/croatia-defies-eu-arrest-warrant-news-529939
Večernji list, 26.08.13: €250m of funds for Croatia could be blocked (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4086101-250m-funds-croatia-could-be-blocked
EUObserver, 26.08.13: Croatia on EU collision course over arrest warrant http://euobserver.com/justice/121209
BBC News, 27.08.13: Justice row over arrest warrant sours EU-Croatia ties http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23847788
European Voice, 22.08.13: Croatia pledges to change extradition law http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2013/august/croatia-pledges-to-change-extradition-law/78065.aspx
EurActiv, 29.08.13: Croatia surrenders on EU arrest warrant http://www.euractiv.com/justice/croatia-backs-arrest-warrant-news-530003
Večernji list, 29.08.13: Zagreb finally gives way to Brussels pressure (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4097691-zagreb-finally-gives-way-brussels-pressure
Euro/Topics: Press review / Archive / Dossier, 18.09.13: EU wants sanctions against Croatia http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER130370-EU-wants-sanctions-against-Croatia
Deutsche Welle, 20.09.13: EU threatens Croatia with sanctions http://dw.de/p/19l02

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