The Commission today affirmed that Croatia will be ready to join the European Union on 1 July 2013, becoming the 28th Member State. The Commission adopted today its last Monitoring Report on the accession process and has found that Croatia has completed the ten priority actions included in the previous report in October. In addition, the county has succeeded in showing will, ability and determination to fulfil its commitments in order to become part of the EU.

Commissioner for Enlargement...