On 1 July 2013 Croatia has become the 28th Member State of the European Union
The international recognition of the Republic of Croatia on 15 January 1992 marked the beginning of the development of relations between Croatia and the European Union. The intensification of these relations led to the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 29 October 2001, the first formal contractual step in institutionalising the relationship of Croatia with the EU. Following Croatia's application for membership in the European Union on 21 February 2003 in Athens, the European Council granted Croatia the status of candidate country for membership.
On 1 July 2013 Croatia has become the 28th Member State of the European Union
The international recognition of the Republic of Croatia on 15 January 1992 marked the beginning of the development of relations between Croatia and the European Union. The intensification of these relations led to the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) on 29 October 2001, the first formal contractual step in institutionalising the relationship of Croatia with the EU. Following Croatia's application for membership in the European Union on 21 February 2003 in Athens, the European Council granted Croatia the status of candidate country for membership.
After successful negotiations that were officially launched on 3 October 2005, EU Member States on 30 June 2011 decided to close the accession negotiations with Croatia, which allowed for the signature of the Accession Treaty on 9 December 2011. At a referendum held on 22 January 2012, 66.27% of Croatian voters supported Croatia's accession to the European Union. With 136 YES votes, Croatian Parliament unanimously ratified on 9 March the Accession Treaty of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union. Following the ratification procedure in all EU Member States and Croatia, on 1 July 2013 Croatia has become an EU Member State.
Source: MFEA/DEU to the Republic of Croatia
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