The proposal to impose monitoring for Croatia after it joins the European Union is the opinion of one German MP and contrary to the German government's official position, Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Vesna Pusic said on Saturday.
The ratification of Croatia's EU accession treaty in the German parliament "is not in question," she said commenting on the proposal by the chair of the Bundestag's European committee, Gunther Krichbaum, to impose post-accession monitoring for Croatia.
This is the opinion of one German deputy and not the first time he is making it and it is "contrary to the official position of the German government and foreign ministry," said Pusic.
"In free Europe everyone can have any opinion they want. The man has a different opinion but the procedure and the ratification are not in question," she said responding to questions from the press.
Krichman said on Friday that Germany planned to seek the imposition of additional clauses as a condition to ratify Croatia's EU accession treaty which would envisage half-year reports on the situation in the judiciary and the fight against corruption.
The German Foreign Ministry said on Friday it abided by what was said in the treaty, contrary to speculation about the possibility of subsequent changes.
