The EU's Weirdest Border Conflict

The Adriatic coast is a beautiful corner of the world. What many people don't know: It is also the setting of one of the most turbulent border disputes within the European Union. For decades, Croatia and Slovenia have been quarreling over a few square kilometers of water. But why? A film by Matthias Schwarzer. ------------------------------ Sources for the video: "The Endless Border Dispute" (ORF): https://newsv2.orf.at/stories/2398094/ Chronology of the Border Dispute (ORF): https://newsv1.orf.at/100606-52080/?href=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsv1.orf.at%2F100606-52080%2F52082txt_story.html Arguments Both Countries Use (Lider Media): https://de.lider.media/2017/06/29/in-abwesenheit-kroatiens-wird-das-schiedsgericht-heute-ein-urteil-ueber-den-grenzstreit-mit-slowenien-faellen/ Slovenia Blocks Croatia's EU Accession (DW) https://www.dw.com/en/slovenian-court-rules-in-favor-of-border-dispute-talks-with-croatia/a-5381911 Media reports reveal communication in arbitration proceedings (DW): https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-to-pull-out-of-border-dispute-arbitration-with-slovenia/a-18610325 Arbitration court awards Piran Bay to Slovenia (RND): https://www.rnd.de/politik/schiedsgericht-spricht-slowenien-piran-bucht-zu-FU4RBBQULV4O6A4LNHZAGSI7KE.html The fishermen's problems (TAZ): https://taz.de/Slowenisch-kroatischer-Grenzstreit/!5471530/ ECJ rejects fishermen's applications (FAZ): https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/grenzstreit-eugh-weist-antrag-sloweniens-ab-16611124.html ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️ WEBSITE https://matthias-schwarzer.com/ ▪️ SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/0QqRLRYel3FE6n14LpXdLF ▪️ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/matthiasschwarzer ▪️ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️ CONTACT [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro Song: MÆT – Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #slovenia #croatia #border #borderconflict #borderdispute #geography