Vortrag der kroatischen Außenministerin anlässlich des EU-Beitritts Kroatiens H.E. Prof. Dr. Vesna Pusić "Croatia - The new member of the European Union"

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Following Croatia's application for membership in the European Union in Athens on 21 February 2023, the Council of the European Union asked the Euroean Commission to prepare an opinion on Croatia's application. Having received a positive opinion from the European Commission, the European Council granted Croatia candidate status, and the negotiations were officially launched on 3 October 2005.
After successful negotiations, the EU Member States decided to close the accession negotiations with Coratia on 30 June 2011, thus making it possible for the Accession Treaty to be signed on 9 December 2011. At a referendum held on 22 January 2012, 66.27% of Croation voters supported Croatia's accession to the European Union.
On March 2012, the Croation Parliament unanimously ratified the Accession Treaty of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union with 136 yes votes. Following the ratification procedure in alle EU Member States and Croatia, accession is scheduled for 1 July 2013.

Welcome

Barbara Prammer
President of the Austrian National Council

Introduction

Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel
Former Federal Chancellor President of the Austrian Society for Foreign Policy and the United Nations

Lecture

H.E. Vesna Pusić
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia

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