The European Union welcomes the Croatian people with open arms, the head of the EU Delegation in Zagreb, Paul Vandoren, said on Sunday evening after the announcement of early referendum results.
I am a little impatient until the process of ratification of the accession treaty is over in Croatia and in the member states, but on 1 July 2013 Croatia will be a full member. We hope for it and we look forward to it, Vandoren told reporters in the Croatian Parliament building where he was waiting for referendum results with the Croatian state leadership.
This is very good news for Croatia, for the EU and for the entire region, because it gives the entire region of Southeast Europe the prospect of joining the Union, the EU ambassador said.
