Croatia and Italy will declare an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) – together with Slovenia – after a January 2021 trilateral meeting, said Croatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman, confirming that “an understanding has been reached” between the three countries. The three countries will also discuss strengthening cooperation in the Adriatic area, with the aim of its environmental protection and blue economy management, the minister added. Croatian Agriculture Minister Marija Vučković said the EEZ would further improve an already “deep, lately even excellent cooperation with Italy” on the issues of fishing fleets and resource management. “SDP will support the declaration of an EEZ because that was agreed with our partners in the EU, but why we are going in that direction is something that the government needs to be asked,” SDP President Pedja Grbin said in parliament.