Brussels, January 02, 2020, SPA -- Croatia takes on the European Union's rotating six-month presidency for the first time on Wednesday, with Britain's departure from the bloc topping a list of pressing issues. Croatia, which in 2013 became the 28th country to join the EU, will oversee the first departure of a member state, with Britain due to leave the bloc on January 31. At that point, both sides enter into a new phase of negotiations on future trade relations as well as political and security cooperation. --SPA 03:24 LOCAL TIME 00:24 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1238787