Croatia Backs Down in EU Arrest Warrant

People ♦ Published: August 28, 2013; 14:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the dispute about the extradition of a retired officer of the secret service to Germany, Croatia now seems to back down to the pressure put on by the European Union.

Croatia Backs Down in EU Arrest Warrant / Picture: © European Commission

A spokeswoman of EU Justice Minister Viviane Reding confirmed that the EU Commission has now received an official answer from the Croatian Justice Minister to her request of information.

Even President of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has received “confirmations” by Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic. Spokeswoman of Reding announced that Croatia was pursuing a…