Croatia Accession to the EU (2003-2013)

1. Zagreb Summit launches EU Stabilisation process

   Nov 24, 2000Labels: Zagreb Summit, Stabilisation and

   • Croatian Parliament

2. Croatia signs Stabilisation and Association Agreement

   Oct 29, 2001Labels: Stabilisation and, Croatia

   • Croatian Parliament
   • Croatia MFA

3. Croatia applies for EU membership

   Feb 21, 2003Labels: Croatia, EU membership

   • Croatian Parliament
   • Bundesregierung

4. European Commission issues positive opinion

   Apr 1, 2004Labels: European Commission, Positive opinion

   • Croatian Parliament

5. EU grants Croatia candidate country status

   Jun 18, 2004Labels: European Union, Candidate status

   • CORDIS
   • Croatian Parliament

6. Stabilisation and Association Agreement enters into force

   Feb 1, 2005Labels: Stabilisation and, Croatia

   • Croatian Parliament

7. EU postpones planned March negotiation start

   Mar 16, 2005Labels: European Union, ICTY cooperation

   • Croatia MFA
   • Guardian

8. EU opens accession negotiations with Croatia

   Oct 3, 2005Labels: Accession negotiations, Croatia

   • Croatian Parliament
   • IEMed

9. Accession “screening” process begins

   Oct 20, 2005Labels: Screening process, European Commission

   • Croatian Parliament

10. Slovenia blocks chapters amid border dispute

    Dec 1, 2008Labels: Slovenia, Border dispute

    • Al Jazeera

11. Agreement reached to lift Slovenia’s blockade

    Sep 11, 2009Labels: Croatia, Slovenia

    • Al Jazeera

12. EU and Croatia close accession negotiations

    Jun 30, 2011Labels: Accession negotiations, European Union

    • Croatian Parliament
    • UK Lords

13. European Parliament consents to Croatia’s accession

    Dec 1, 2011Labels: European Parliament, Croatia

    • EU Parliament

14. Croatia signs the EU Accession Treaty

    Dec 9, 2011Labels: Treaty of, Croatia

    • EU Treaty
    • Bundesregierung

15. Croatia holds referendum approving EU membership

    Jan 22, 2012Labels: Croatia, Referendum

    • Croatian Parliament
    • RFE RL

16. Croatian Parliament ratifies the Accession Treaty

    Mar 9, 2012Labels: Croatian Parliament, Ratification

    • Croatian Parliament
    • Balkan Insight

17. European Commission publishes monitoring report

    Oct 10, 2012Labels: European Commission, Monitoring report

    • EU Commission

18. Germany completes final EU ratification step

    Jun 7, 2013Labels: Germany, Bundesrat

    • Croatian Parliament

19. Croatia becomes the European Union’s 28th member

    Jul 1, 2013Labels: Croatia, European Union

    • ECB
    • Croatia MFA