The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the
recommendation drafted by Hannes SWOBODA (S&D, AT) on the draft
Decision of the Council of the European Union on the admission of
the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.
Members recall that the conditions for the admission
of the applicant country and the modifications which its accession
entails are set out in the draft Treaty concerning the Accession of
the Republic of Croatia to the European Union and that Parliament
should be consulted on any substantial modifications to the draft
Treaty.
Members state that the Commission must monitor further
preparations for accession with rigour and objectivity and help the
Croatian authorities to fulfil their commitments and obligations as
entered into in the negotiations. It must keep Parliament regularly
informed of the extent to which the Croatian authorities honour
their commitments in order to fully assume their membership
obligations upon accession on 1 July 2013.
In this context, Members call on the European
Parliament to give its consent to the accession to the European
Union of the Republic of Croatia and notably the Council decision
accepting the application for accession.