Preminuli hrvatski premijer Ivica Račan i njegov tadašnji slovenski kolega Janez Drnovšek su 2001. godine potpisali sporazum o pomorskoj granici između svojih zemalja, ali je on naišao na protivljenje u hrvatskoj javnosti i nije ratificiran u parlamentu.
In 2001, late Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan and his Slovenian counterpart at the time, Janez Drnovsek, signed an agreement on the maritime border between their countries, but it was met with opposition by the Croatian public and failed to win ratification by parliament.