STOCKHOLM, November 04, SPA -- The prime ministers of Balkan neighbors Croatia and Slovenia have signed a border deal that has unblocked Croatia"s bid to join the European Union. Croatia"s Jadranka Kosor and Borut Pahor of Slovenia penned the agreement Wednesday in a ceremony in the capital of Sweden, which currently holds the EU presidency. It now needs to be ratified by lawmakers in both countries. The deal calls for international negotiators to draw an Adriatic border left unmarked after the 1991 breakup of Yugoslavia, according to a report of The Associated Press. The drafting of the deal led the EU member Slovenia to lift its objections over Croatia"s negotiations to join the 27-nation bloc. Those talks resumed on Oct. 2. --SPA 15:24 LOCAL TIME 12:24 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/715821