The European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday adopted two documents important for Croatia -- a draft resolution on the Accession Treaty and a draft resolution on Croatia's EU membership application.
The draft resolution providing for the consent to the signing of the Croatia-EU Accession Treaty was passed with 63 votes for, one vote against and one abstention at a meeting in Strasbourg.
The resolution on Croatia's EU membership application, which is a legally non-binding document, was passed with 59 votes for, two votes against and three abstentions. This document welcomes the completion of the accession negotiations between Croatia and the European Union, underscoring that the job is not over yet and calling on Croatia to carry on with reforms.
Both documents will be on the agenda of the European Parliament's plenary session on 30 November or 1 December. After the European Parliament gives its consent, the Accession Treaty is to be approved by the Council of the EU, which meets on December 5.
The Treaty is to be signed on December 9, before a summit of the heads of state or government of the 27 EU member states when Croatia will for the first time attend a meeting of the European Council as an observer.
