EU Commission Threatens Croatia with Sanctions Once More

People ♦ Published: September 5, 2013; 19:22 ♦ (Vindobona)

EU Commissioner Reding has not yet resolved the issue with Croatia. She announced to expect an easy change of the law.

EU Commission Threatens Croatia with Sanctions Once More / Picture: © Wikipedia / Markus Prantl

Croatia has missed the deadline for the abandoning of the law by August 23. A spokeswoman of Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding expressed the "deep regret" of the European Commission for Croatia's decision. In a letter directed to the Croatian officials she demands the immediate abolishment of a law exempting crimes committed during the communist regime.

Once more, the…