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The Island of Vukovar (, or ) is a disputed island on the river Danube. It is situated close to the city of Vukovar. During the existence of SFR Yugoslavia this island was part of SR Croatia. In the Croatian War of Independence, the Yugoslav People's Army and Serbian paramilitary forces occupied the island. In 1991 Croatia became independent. It was the opinion of the Badinter Arbitration Committee that the borders between the republics should become the borders between the countries,〔(Decision of Badinter committee )〕 but it was under Serbian control like other parts of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem (east Croatia) at the time. After the Erdut Agreement in 1998, Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem were rejoined with Croatia, but the island of Vukovar was left under Serbian military occupation. A similar situation has happened with the Island of Šarengrad. In 2004 Serbia mostly withdrew its army from the island, but the police completely took over border control only in 2006. In 2006, the island's beaches were opened to the public for the first time since the Croatian War of Independence.〔(Vukovarska Ada nakon 16 godina otvorena za kupanje )〕 The island is maintained by Vukovar's ''Sports Recreation Society Dunav''.〔(Lani na adi izbrojali 130.000 kupača ), Vjesnik〕 For the first time in 16 years, Croatian citizens were allowed on the island without passports or border permits. This border regime applies during summer months (until September 15) between 7 a.m and 8 p.m.〔 One part of the peace agreements has been the short term deal that Croatia will control the western part and Serbia eastern part of the Danube.〔() Map of island and provisional deal on Croatian〕 The official Serbian position is that Badinter Arbitration Committee opinion is not valid and that this short-term deal between Croatia and Serbia will become the future border between the states so that the island of Vukovar is part of Serbia because it is nearer to the Serbian coast of Danube, while Danube is navigable only from the side toward Croatia.〔() Serbian refusal of Badinter Arbitration Committee decision on Serbian〕 In his statement for daily newspaper Novi list in February 2012, Croatian President Ivo Josipović said that countries need a flexible solution for the border disputes on the Danube river which would be a combination of solutions proposed by both countries.〔http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2012&mm=02&dd=29&nav_category=11&nav_id=586813〕 The Croatian president said that whatever the adopted solution, it would be good if the Island of Vukovar eventually remained on the Croatian side of border.〔 In his statement the president made no mention of the second disputed Danube island, the Island of Šarengrad.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Island of Vukovar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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