Nakon što je Vijeće EU 30. juna odlučilo zatvoriti pregovore o pristupanju s Hrvatskom -- te otvoriti put ka pristupnom sporazumu do kraja godine -- pokrenut je novi mehanizam za praćenje stanja, kako bi se osiguralo da Hrvatska ispuni obaveze preuzete tokom pregovora.
After the EU Council decided on June 30th to close accession negotiations with Croatia -- and open the accession treaty path by the end of the year – a new monitoring mechanism was launched to ensure the fulfillment of Croatia's commitments undertaken during negotiations.