Ipak, EK će nastaviti pratiti reformski napredak u zemlji tokom procesa ratifikacije pristupnog sporazuma Hrvatske od strane svih država-članica, za šta je obično potrebno dvije godine i prema očekivanjima će se završiti do jula 2013.
Nevertheless, the EC will continue to watch the country's reform progress during the ratification process of Croatia's accession treaty by all member states, which usually takes up to two years and is expected to be completed by July 2013.