The debate followed a statement by EU High Representative Baroness Ashton, following the country's disputed parliamentary elections in December 2011.

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Croatian daily Novi List says that the new union "is already ridiculed and declared a 'Solania'", a reference to EU High Representative Javier Solana.

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The treaty - formally passed at the end of 2009 - created the position of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs to oversee the EU's foreign affairs responsibilities.

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