Disputes - international significant progress has been made with Croatia toward resolving a maritime border dispute over direct access to the sea in the Adriatic; Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World War II

Illicit drugs transit point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe and for precursor chemicals

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