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BRUXELLES,
23 January 2012
23.01.2012 - "On behalf of the Committee of the Regions, I would like to send my warmest congratulations to Croatia's citizens for approving their country's accession to the European Union. I am delighted to see that, despite the complicated period it is currently going through, the Union remains attractive to Europe's peoples and is still thought of as the best option for ensuring stability and prosperity."
With these words, the president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Mercedes Bresso, welcomed the positive result of the referendum that took place yesterday on Croatia's EU accession. "Croatia's cities and counties have, throughout the period of preparation for accession, made remarkable efforts to support their country on the road to accession. I am convinced that this process could not have concluded successfully without being strongly rooted at local level and without the involvement and work of Croatian local and regional authorities," said Bresso.
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ZAGREB,
9 December 2011
At the special ceremony that preceded the European Council’s session 9 December 2011 in Brussels, the treaty was signed between the EU members and the Republic of Croatia on its accession to the European Union.
The Accession Treaty and the Final Act were signed on behalf of the Republic of Croatia by Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and President Ivo Josipović, as well as heads of the 27 EU members.
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ZAGREB,
23 November 2011
A "EURO Tram", painted in the European Union colours and bearing EU symbols and the message "United in Diversity", was put into operation at a ceremony outside the main offices of Zagreb's public transport company ZET. (Hina)
Attending the ceremony were Croatian government and Zagreb city officials. The project was initiated by the Zagreb branch of the Croatian Homeland War Veterans (HVIDRA) association which also launched the idea of putting into operation a NATO tram in 2009 when the country joined the alliance.
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ZAGREB,
22 November 2011
Croatia will join the European Union in July 2013 even if it fails to fulfil its remaining obligations by then, most notably the sale of its shipyards, a senior EU envoy told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday. (Hina)
Mr Paul Vandoren, the European Union's envoy to Croatia, said the bloc will continue to monitor carefully Zagreb's efforts to reform its judiciary, fight corruption and restructure its steel and shipbuilding sectors, but has no punitive mechanisms for non-compliance until Croatia joins the bloc. "The date, July 1, 2013, is written in the accession treaty in an unconditional manner," Mr Vandoren said. Reuters cited him as saying that the maximum the European Commission could do between now and the accession was to send "warning letters" to Croatian authorities. "I hope this will not happen because this would put a not so positive image about Croatia to our member states. The psychological effect of the warning letters is not to be underestimated," Mr Vandoren told Reuters.
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ZAGREB,
22 November 2011
Croatian President Ivo Josipović has received an invitation from European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to attend a ceremony in Brussels at which Croatia's Treaty of Accession to the European Union will be signed on December 9, the Office of the Croatian President said in a statement on Tuesday. (Hina)
The European Council officially confirmed on Monday that the Treaty of Accession with Croatia would be signed just before a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on December 9.
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ZAGREB,
22 November 2011
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have sent a letter to Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor inviting her to Brussels to attend a ceremony at which Croatia's Treaty of Accession to the European Union will be signed on December 9, the government's public relations office said. (Hina)
The European Council officially confirmed on Monday that the Treaty of Accession with Croatia would be signed just before a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on December 9.
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BRUSSELS,
22 November 2011
The first Matica Hrvatska Days, in honour of the Croatian cultural institution of the same name, were opened in Brussels on Tuesday. (Hina)
The Matica Hrvatska Days will feature workshops, lectures and concerts. Matica Hrvatska's Brussels branch was established on June 23 and this event, lasting until Friday, was organised in cooperation with the Croatian Mission to the European Union and the Croatian Embassy to Belgium, among others. Matica Hrvatska was established in 1842.
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BRUSSELS,
21 November 2011
The European Council officially confirmed on Monday that the Accession Treaty with Croatia would be signed at a ceremony just before a Council summit in Brussels on December 9, a statement in Brussels said. (Hina)
The treaty will be signed by Croatian President Ivo Josipović and Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and the leaders of the European Union's 27 countries. After the signing, Croatia will attend the European Council summit as an observer.
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