OWTF 2012-2014.

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Our road to the EU
Croatia

2.  Brussels - Croatia signed
the Stabilization and
Association Agreement
May 14th 2001

4.  Croatia applied for
European Union
membership
February 21th 2003

5.  Croatia gained official
status of candidate for EU
membership
June 18th 2004

6.  Negotiations between
Croatia and the EU started
October 3th 2005

8.  Croatia joined the NATO
April 1th 2009

10.  Jose Manuel Barroso
proposed closure of
accession negotiations with
Croatia
June 10th 2011

12.  Brussels – The Croatian
Accession Treaty to the
European Union
December 9th 2011

14.  The referendum in Croatia
for joining the European
Union – 66,3% YES
January 22th 2012

15.  Croatia became a full
member of the European
Union
July 1th 2013

17. {Berndt Posselt, CSU
„It's hard enough in itself to join the EU, but
provisions imposed Croatia during negotiations were
much more severe than with any other country.
For that reason Croatia is now one of the best
candidate we've ever had.“

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