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Slovenian Border Dispute Agreement Referendum, 2010
A referendum on resolving the border dispute with Croatia was held in Slovenia on 6 June 2010. Voters were asked whether the dispute should be brought before an international arbitration tribunal. The results showed 51.54% of voters in favour, with a voter turnout of 42.66%. Background The referendum was officially requested in parliament on 26 April 2010, with the date for the election to be decided within seven days, i.e. by 3 May 2010. The election was called in the evening on 3 May 2010 for 6 June 2010 as had been expected. The official wording was: Polling Before the referendum, polls constantly showed a majority of the population in favour of the agreement: *November 2009: 49% to 37% in favour *January 2010: 64% to 28% in favour *March 2010: 50% to 30% in favour *Early May 2010: 37.6% to 32.9% in favour Angus Reid, 24 May 2010 *Late May 2010: 50.7% to 36.1% in favour [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia–Slovenia Border Disputes
Following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, Slovenia and Croatia became independent countries. As the border between the countries had not been determined in detail prior to independence, several parts of the border were disputed, both on land and at the sea, namely in the Gulf of Piran. According to the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, the two countries share about of border. According to the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, the border spans . The border mostly runs along a southwest-northeast axis. The countries have attempted to resolve the dispute, most notably with the Drnovšek–Račan agreement in 2001 that was ratified by Slovenia but not by Croatia. Because of the disputed border, Slovenia blocked Croatia's EU accession talks until the agreement was reached by both countries and the EU to settle the dispute by a binding arbitration. On 29 June 2017, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a binding ruling on the border, ruling on the disputed part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
