Paragraph 47 of the Resolution reiterates the European perspective for the countries of the Western Balkans and their status as potential candidates for the EU membership. The European Parliament expects the next EU Presidency to continue with intensifying co-operation with the SAA countries for the purposes of promoting a higher level of participation in the political and economic mainstream of Europe.
Paragraph 52 is of particular importance for Croatia, as in it the European Parliament welcomes Croatia’s application for admission and expresses its confidence that this will help strengthen peace and stability in South Eastern Europe. It also hopes that Croatia will take concrete steps to meet the Copenhagen criteria and calls on the Croatian Government to co-operate with the ICTY in The Hague.
Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the inclusion
of Croatia’s application into the European Parliament Resolution as
a sign of support for Croatia on its way towards the EU.