1 July: Croatia’s accession to the European Union
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On Monday 1 July Croatia will become the 28th Member State of the European Union. Croatia’s accession marks another milestone in the construction of a united Europe. Read more
Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003 and negotiations ended in 2011.
The Accession Treaty of Croatia (2012) is available at EUR-Lex
Most recent press coverage by the key EU institutions:
- European Council: Opening statement by President Herman Van Rompuy at the European Council welcoming Croatia
- Council of the EU
- European Commission: Press release IP/13/625. See also the EU commissioners welcome message to Croatia on YouTube
- European Parliament
Timeline – Croatia’s path towards EU membership (©Council of the EU, 2013)
- 1 July 2013: Croatia joins the EU
- June 2013: end of the ratification process – Croatia’s Accession Treaty ratified by all EU member states
- 26 March 2013: Commission publishes its last monitoring report on Croatia’s accession preparations
- 22 January 2012: EU accession referendum in Croatia. 2/3 of voters in favour
- 9 December 2011: Croatia and the EU sign the Accession Treaty
- 5 December 2011: Council adopts its decision on the admission of Croatia to the EU
- 30 June 2011: all 35 negotiation chapters are closed successfully
- 3 October 2005: Council decides to open accession negotiations with Croatia
- 17-18 June 2004: European Council confirms Croatia as candidate country
- 21 February 2003: Croatia applies for EU membership
- 29 October 2001: Croatia signs Stabilisation and Association Agreement
The EUI Library catalogue has various monographs and official EU documents on Croatia. Example: European Union-Croatia or Croatia-Foreign relations-European Union countries
Most recent papers on Croatia’s accession can be found at the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)