council decis novemb amend decis ec extend commun guarante grant european invest bank cover loan project croatia ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament march gener affair council adopt negoti direct conclus econom trade agreement includ financi protocol croatia financi protocol consist special eur million european invest bank eib loan facil croatia cover year period august presid council announc suspens negoti croatia econom trade agreement due start militari oper krajina recent develop result parliamentari presidenti elect earli fundament chang polit scenario croatia croatian govern fulli commit implement polit econom reform programm line condit european union stabilis associ process countri south eastern europ gener affair council januari adopt specif statement croatia iter readi croatia meet challeng face develop closer relationship european union invit gener affair council februari commiss adopt report feasibl open negoti stabilis associ agreement croatia report endors gener affair council june adopt commiss juli recommend council open negoti crucial demonstr european union support croatia moment implement polit econom reform programm elabor elect earli line european union stabilis associ process support croatia invest activ infrastructur privat sector develop provid guarante mandat eib sign loan oper croatia eib abil willing extend loan resourc croatia accord statut octob council adopt regul ec euratom establish guarante fund extern action council decis ec grant eib commun guarante loss loan project commun central eastern europ mediterranean countri latin america asia republ south africa global guarante cover gener eib extern lend mandat laid decis ec extend croatia loan ceil increas order extens loan facil croatia decis ec amend treati provid adopt decis power articl decid articl articl decis ec amend sentenc subparagraph paragraph amend introductori part quot eur million quot replac quot eur million quot indent quot eur million quot replac quot eur million quot indent paragraph quot croatia quot insert quot bulgaria quot articl decis effect dai public offici journal european communitri brussel novemb council presid fabiu oj opinion deliv octob publish offici journal oj regul amend regul ec euratom oj oj