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"I am proud that in the text of the 2013 budget report, several sections make specific reference to Croatia’s progress towards accession, which is to be taken into account when next year’s budget is set.
Following a long process of European assimilation, the country will become a fully entitled Member State of the European Union on 1 July 2013, following the ratification of the Treaty of Accession by all 27 of the current Member States of the European Union and Croatia. Earlier this year, the country held a referendum on accession. During this ratification period, Croatia will continue along the road towards implementation of the Treaty and the Commission will be monitoring its progress. Up until its accession, Croatia will participate as an observer, without the right to the floor, in the majority of the Council’s groups and sessions as well as in European Council meetings. It will also participate in meetings of European Commission committees. This will allow representatives from Croatia to familiarise themselves with the working practices of the EU institutions and to participate in the decision-making process.
Therefore, I voted in favour of these guidelines on next year’s budget in the hope that their content will be maintained in the final text."@en1
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