EC wary of saying when Croatia could join EU, says Czech commissioner Füle

The European Union’s commissioner for enlargement, Štefan Füle, says Croatia has closed only around half of the chapters it needs to qualify for membership. Speaking to the Czech News Agency, the Czech politician said for that reason the European Commission was wary of estimating when the Croats could join the bloc. Mr Füle said it bore in mind Zagreb’s stated intention of completing membership talks by the end of this year, adding that how much would be achieved depended on the applicant.