2013 enlargement of the European Union | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-19

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00:01:22 1 Accession requirements
00:01:32 1.1 Judicial reform and human rights
00:02:07 1.2 Co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
00:04:25 1.3 Border disagreements
00:05:21 1.4 Land ownership
00:06:34 1.5 Shipyard privatisation
00:06:53 2 Negotiation progress
00:08:46 3 Timeline
00:08:55 4 Date of accession
00:10:49 5 Remaining areas of inclusion
00:11:39 6 Free movement of persons and visa policy
00:11:50 6.1 Pre-accession entry arrangements for Croatian nationals travelling to EU member states
00:14:04 6.2 Post-accession access to free movement in other EU member states
00:15:57 6.3 Visa policy for third-country nationals
00:16:59 6.4 Visa requirements for Croatian nationals visiting third countries
00:18:04 6.5 Membership of the Schengen Area
00:18:38 6.6 Membership of the European Economic Area
00:19:35 7 Public opinion
00:20:35 8 See also



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The 2013 enlargement of the European Union saw Croatia join the European Union as its 28th member state on 1 July 2013.
The country applied for EU membership in 2003, and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in early 2004. Candidate country status was granted to Croatia by the European Council in mid-2004. The entry negotiations, while originally set for March 2005, began in October that year together with the screening process.
The accession process of Croatia was complicated by the insistence of Slovenia, an EU member state, that the two countries' border issues be dealt with prior to Croatia's accession to the EU.  Croatian public opinion was generally supportive of the EU accession process, despite occasional spikes in euroscepticism.
Croatia finished accession negotiations on 30 June 2011, and on 9 December 2011, signed the Treaty of Accession. A referendum on EU accession was held in Croatia on 22 January 2012, with 66% of participants voting in favour of joining the Union.  The ratification process was concluded on 21 June 2013, and entry into force and accession of Croatia to the EU took place on 1 July 2013.