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EU to wrap up membership talks with Croatia this month; accession treaty to be signed by Dec [Jun 24, 2011] BRUSSELS - EU leaders are expected to endorse the conclusion of accession talks with Croatia ? poised to become the bloc's newest member. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU not yet ready to decide on Croatia entry talks [May 23, 2011] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments said on Monday it was too early to decide whether Croatia is ready to join the EU, but accession talks with the Balkan candidate should be finalised in the coming months at the latest. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU not yet ready to decide on Croatia entry talks [May 23, 2011] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments said on Monday it was too early to decide whether Croatia is ready to join the EU, but accession talks with the Balkan candidate should be finalised in the coming months at the latest. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU not yet ready to decide on Croatia entry talks [May 23, 2011] BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments said on Monday it was too early to decide whether Croatia is ready to join the EU, but accession talks with the Balkan candidate should be finalised in the coming months at the latest. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia to Join EU on July 1 2013 - Report [May 20, 2011] Croatia will become a EU member state on July 1 2013, after having concluded the accession talks before this summer, according the Zagreb Jutarni List daily. A head of Friday's meeting of permanent representatives of EU member countries in Brussels, the paper says they will hold a debate on concluding Croatia's accession talks, as well as a tentative date when the country could become a full ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia awaits EU green light on accession talks [May 18, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Croatia hopes for an EU green light to close lengthy accession talks next month amid fears that a postponement could damage Zagreb economically and politically ahead of polls later this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia says late June 'realistic' to end EU talks [May 13, 2011] (ZAGREB ) - Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said on Friday that her government's goal to conclude EU accession talks by the end of June was realistic, arguing that Zagreb met criteria in key judicial reform. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU to Zagreb: Devote more attention to war crimes [Apr 20, 2011] BRUSSELS -- Croatia closed two more chapters in its accession talks with the EU on Tuesday, said reports. At the same time, the EU called on the authorities in Zagreb to devote greater attention to prosecuting unpunished war crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's EU Accession Talks Expected to Drag Beyond June [Apr 03, 2011] Croatia's negotiations for EU accession are very unlikely to be completed by mid 2011, and will probably drag on into the fall, according to a report of the Croatian channel HTV. Contrary to the hopes of the Hungarian EU Presidency that it will be able to complete Croatia's EU accession talks by June 2011 when its term expires, it is becoming increasingly clear that the negotiations will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's EU talks should conclude by June: Italian minister [Mar 17, 2011] (SARAJEVO ) - Croatia's EU accession talks should be concluded by June since further delays could jeopardize the bloc's enlargement process, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said here on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia prime minister: EU accession talks first, then elections despite protests [Mar 11, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia's prime minister says elections won't be called before the completion of accession talks with the European Union, despite almost daily protests against her government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia prime minister: EU accession talks first, then elections despite protests [Mar 10, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia's prime minister says elections won't be called before the completion of accession talks with the European Union, despite almost daily protests against her government. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia prime minister: EU accession talks first, then elections despite protests [Mar 09, 2011] ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia's prime minister says elections won't be called before the completion of accession talks with the European Union, despite almost daily protests against her government. [via YahooNews] More >>

?Croatia must help neighbors join EU? [Feb 13, 2011] ZAGREB -- Croatia is nearing the end of the accession talks and will soon become an EU member state but that is not enough, Croatian President Ivo Josipovi? said. [via YahooNews] More >>

"After Croatia, EU should admit others" [Jan 07, 2011] ZAGREB -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that the country intended to finalize European Union's (EU) pre-accession talks with Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>