Croatia has already been granted membership candidate status. But the start of its accession talks has been delayed because of insufficient co-operation with the UN war crimes tribunal -- and, in particular, by the failure of retired General Ante Gotovina to appear before The Hague court.
Hrvatskoj je već odobren status zemlje kandidata za članstvo, no početak je pregovora o akcesiji odgođen zbog nedostatne suradnje s UN-ovim sudom za ratne zločine, odnosno posebice zbog nepojavljivanja umirovljenog generala Ante Gotovine pred sudom u Haagu.