Hrvatska -- zemlja koju mnogi vide kao narednu u redu za pristupanje -- nada se završiti svoje pristupne pregovore do druge polovine 2008. i postati 28. članica Unije 2009. godine.
Croatia -- the country widely seen as the next in line for EU accession -- is hoping to complete its entry talks by the second half of 2008 and become the Union's 28th member in 2009.