As of Friday, Croatian citizens can go through all policy areas Croatia has negotiated with the European Union, which are available on the government's web site and the web site of the foreign ministry, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said at a news conference.
All 35 negotiating areas, of which the last four were closed on Thursday evening, are available at www.vlada.hr and www.mvpei.hr.
Kosor extended her congratulations to her colleagues in the government and the Croatian negotiating team, and to citizens as well as political opponents.
"They (the opponents) provided an additional impetus for us to prove that Croatia can do it and that it is a respectable state in all areas. If all goes according to plan, and I'm sure it will, on this day (in 2013), Croatia will become the 28th EU member and Croatian will become the 24th official language of the EU," Kosor said.
She said that around 200,000 pages of documents were sent to Brussels. "We had to meet 138 benchmarks (additional criteria) in order to close and open negotiating areas, and if one adds to that all the sub-benchmarks, it brings the total number of benchmarks to 400. Each of those benchmarks is a reform, so that is my answer to those who want to know where the reforms are."
The PM also launched a new government campaign called "We belong here", which is designed to provide citizens with more information on the EU ahead of an EU membership referendum.
"I believe the (accession) treaty will be signed by the end of this year, after which a referendum will be held in which citizens, I am confident, will support Croatia's EU entry," Kosor said.
