Croatia and Slovenia don’t like each other, and it’s getting worse.
Here’s why and how.
Since 1991 and the end of Yugoslavia, there’s a territory dispute opposing Slovenia and Croatia. For 26 years, Slovenian have been claiming the Bay of Piran and a corridor through Croatian waters to the international waters. Because Croatia also has territory issues with Serbia, the country has always been uncompromising on both sides. Here’s everything you need to know about the 30 years litigation:
In 2008, Croatia asked for an international aribitration, which rendered its judgment on Monday 3 July 2017: he most part of claimed waters now belong to Slovenia, but it didn’t get the access to international waters. Croatia, in return, got some borders corrections and a mountain peak, but it chose not to accept the ruling. On 24 August, the Croatian Prime Minister even encouraged its fishermen not to respect it.
As a result, Ljubljana intends to assert its rights in the bay with force if necessary and to block Croatia’s accession to OECD.
“OECD membership isn’t vitally important for Croatia, so Croatia won’t be harmed by Slovenia’s latest blockade. Nevertheless this unusual move is an important alarm signal.” Croatian newspaper Novi list.
Along with its discipline difficulties regarding Romania, the Czeck Republic, Slovakia and Hungary in the migrant crisis, the outcome of the Piran Bay’s issue and the ability of the EU to manage it could define the future of the Union.
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