Memo: Reconciliation message by Croatia’s President, a step towards better regional relations – statement by Commissioner Štefan Füle

Statement on 15 April 2010:

'We very much welcome the statements made by the President of Croatia as a step towards building better relations across the region.

The Western Balkans have had a troubled, and painful past. It is important that this past does not act as a break on progress towards a common future as members of the European Union. The European Union is a community of shared values. It is a community based on democracy, respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law. It is a community which has brought peace, stability and prosperity to countries which had been divided by war....'