It's time for quiet diplomacy, MEPs says about border arbitration

Unofficial information suggests European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker would invite the Slovenian and Croatian prime ministers to a meeting in the coming weeks.

Juncker is said to plan to take on a more active role, yet Ljubljana and Zagreb are still expected to find a solution themselves.

Although publicly expressing its willingness to help, the Commission has not yet assumed a pro-active role to have the arbitration decision implemented.

Even if Juncker gets involved, he is expected to do it out of the public eye.

Unofficial sources have indicated Brussels was unhappy when Slovenia publicly spoke about the Commission's planned involvement at the end of last year, having expected talks would be secret.

Elmar Brok (EPP/CDU), a member of the European Parliament's Foreign Policy Committee, advocates "a practical solution which is in the...