Year after arbitration award, Slovenia and Croatia still disunited

In setting the land border between Slovenia and Croatia on 29 June 2017, the international tribunal largely followed the cadastral borders of municipalities, which means that in many areas the border line remains troublesome for the locals, especially along the Mura river and in the south-eastern region of Bela Krajina.

The disputed border area near the village of Hotiza on the north side of the Mura river in the north-east of the country was awarded to Slovenia, while Croatia got the disputed left bank of the Dragonja river in the south-west.

At sea, Slovenia won the bulk of the disputed Piran Bay and a 100 km2 junction area that secures Slovenia's access to the high seas. The area is defined as a kind of mixture of Croatian and international waters but with all rights that apply to international waters.

The freedoms granted in the junction area and not...