(Reuters) - A dispute between Croatia and the European Union over who should investigate a high-profile corruption case involving a former minister deepened on Thursday after the bloc's chief prosecutor said Zagreb had problems upholding the rule of law.
The row erupted after Croatian authorities ordered the arrest of ex-Health Minister Vili Beros on suspicion of corruption last week - and then the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) said it had been running its own wider investigation into the case and had been about to order searches.