They pointed out that the Report recognised the significant and continuous progress Croatia has made in almost all of the areas, as well as the intensive dynamics of conducting the reforms. They welcomed the Report’s statement that Croatia has overall considerably developed its capacity to assume the membership obligations. Especially encouraging are the observations about the progress in meeting the economic criteria, with an emphasis on the existence of a functioning market economy and macroeconomic stability.
The briefing also reviewed Croatia’s progress in assuming the membership obligations chapter by chapter, pointing out that Croatia has received better marks for most chapters than in the last year’s report.
The briefing also presented the activities regarding the passing of the 2008 National EU Accession Programme, the fundamental document for planning and monitoring the EU accession activities.