council regul ec februari amend regul ec establish european partnership framework stabilis associ process council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regul ec european partnership establish framework stabilis associ process western balkan countri european council decid meet brussel june croatia candid countri membership european union octob access negoti start croatia provid european partnership european union implement relat croatia access partnership amend regul ec adopt regul articl regul ec amend titl word quot european quot delet articl word quot croatia quot delet articl insert quot articl part stabilis associ process access partnership croatia establish access partnership provid framework cover prioriti result analysi situat croatia prepar access concentr light copenhagen criteria defin european council progress made implement stabilis associ process includ stabilis associ agreement european commun member state part republ croatia part region cooper articl word quot european quot delet articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel februari council presid grasser opinion deliv januari publish offici journal oj oj quot