Comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia’s state of preparedness for EU membership. Commission staff working document accompanying the communication.

Abstract

Accession negotiations with Croatia were closed in June 2011. After the Commission’s favourable opinion, the European Parliament’s assent and the Council decision on the admission of Croatia, the Accession Treaty was signed on 9 December 2011. Croatia will become a Member of the European Union on 1 July 2013, subject to the Accession Treaty being ratified by all Member States. As an acceding country, Croatia has active observer status during the interim period before accession. In the course of the negotiations, Croatia has agreed to a number of commitments, which have to be implemented by the date of accession, at the latest, unless specific transitional arrangements have been agreed.