EU Council Conclusions concerning Croatia

"The Council pointed out in March 2005 that Croatia was a candidate country for accession and it determined that the bilateral intergovernmental conference would be convened by common agreement as soon as the Council had established that Croatia was cooperating fully with the ICTY.

In his letter to the Presidency on 7 June 2005, the ICTY Chief Prosecutor noted that by implementing its action plan, Croatia was on the road to full cooperation with the ICTY but that three to four months were required to determine whether these further efforts had produced tangible results.

The Council has noted this new element with satisfaction and encourages Croatia to continue to step up its efforts in this direction. It undertakes to continue to study this dossier in July."

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