Pıran Bay Feature Package Border Dıspute

  epa02203043 A fisherman plays a tuba during a party in the small Slovenian town of Piran on the Piran Bay , the disputed border region between SloveniaCroatia , 13 June 2010 . LjubljanaZagreb have been in disaccord for 19 years , since the breakup of Yugoslavia over 13 square kilometres ( five square miles ) of largely uninhabited landa wedge of  territorial water inaround Piran Bay . In November 2009 Slovenia ( a member of the EU since 2004 ) lifted its embargo on EU membership talks for Croatia after the two countries signed a deal allowing international mediators to resolve the Piran Bay border dispute . Slovenes narrowly approved the deal in a referendum on 06 June 2010 . Slovenian voters ' endorsement of a plan to resolve a border issue with Croatia is ' an important  step forward ' for the conflict-ridden Balkan region , the  president of the European Commission , Jose Manuel Barroso , said 07 June 2010 . The EU ' s executive president said he  looked forward ' to a final settlement of the dispute , ' stressing this would  represent ' an important signal for the  regionthe relations between  SloveniaCroatia . '  EPA/ANTONIO BAT
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