"BRUSSELS (AP) — Croatia on Friday signed an accession treaty that will bring it into the European Union in 2013 after ratification by the legislatures of the bloc's 27 member nations.
EU president Herman Van Rompuy welcomed the signing of the accession document, saying Croatia will be an "active observer" in all EU forums until it becomes a full member 18 months from now.
"Today is a historic day for Croatia and the EU. Croatia is set to become the 28th state of the union," he told EU leaders at the signing ceremony.
Croatia's entry talks lasted seven years and were held up repeatedly due to territorial disputes with neighboring Slovenia and demands that it arrest remaining war crimes suspects.
"Today Croatia is entering Europe, but more importantly Europe is entering Croatia," Croatian President Ivo Josipovic told the heads of government of all 27 current members, who were attending a summit focused on saving their common currency."
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I hope this entry to the Eu will bring the Croatian people many benefits.
Thank you Parlance, and we hope that,but also we have a lot of doubts about Eu.
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