Croatia: Entry into Schengen Important, Not Decisive

People ♦ Published: September 27, 2013; 10:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Croatia plans to apply for accession to the Schengen passport-free area in two years.

Croatia: Entry into Schengen Important, Not Decisive / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Croatia's Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said in Zagreb on Thursday that Croatia would apply for accession to the Schengen passport-free area in two years' time and would thus show its readiness for new challenges.

"We will apply in two years' time, which is the soonest we can," Milanovic said at a ceremony marking Police Day. He said that EU financial support for the application…