Croatia Receives Green Light for EU Membership

"Croatia who started EU accession talks in October 2005, the same date as Turkey did, has received the green light from Brussels to be the Union's 28th member. Membership talks with Croatia have been ended, which will be followed by the signing of the Accession Treaty before this year is out and Croatia's admission into the EU on July 1, 2013. The Croatian government has celebrated the end of accession talks as one of the biggest achievements of Croatia. However, EU opponents in Croatia who constitute a sizeable group continue to defy the government..."