Ljubljana, May 14, SPA --Slovenia warned Today that it could notaccept without amendments a European Union mediation proposal in an ongoing dispute with neighbouring Croatia over its accession to thebloc, according to dpa. The pair have been at loggerheads for months in an obscure rowover their joint border at the Bay of Piran, which is threatening tohold up Croatia's bid to join Brussels. "I hope that (EU Enlargement) Commissioner (Olli) Rehn will takeinto account our amendments. Otherwise we will not accept hisproposal," Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor told journalists,without giving any details. The Foreign Affairs committee of the Slovenian parliament shouldapprove the government's decision on Friday, after which Sloveniawill present its amendments to Brussels. For six months now Slovenia - an EU member - has been blockingCroatia's accession talks with EU over a long-standing dispute datingfrom the break up of former Yugoslavia in 1991. The border row hasleft Slovenia landlocked with its access to high seas cut off byItaly and Croatia. Rehn proposed to resolve the dispute by a five-nation arbitrationcourt. The Croatian parliament last week agreed to Rehn's proposal,but Slovenia remained cautious. Earlier this week Slovenian government and members of theopposition agreed that changes in Rehn's proposal are necessary andthat final decision should not be based only on international law butshould take into account "historical rights" and equality principles. Croatia has more than 1,000 kilometres of coasts while Slovenialess than 50 but Zagreb refuses to move the border on the southernpart of Bay of Piran and so allow free access of Slovenian ships tothe sea.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/664320