Hrvatska se neće moći pridružiti EU prije 2011. ili 2012. godine, iako se vlada u Zagrebu još uvijek nada da će završiti pregovore s blokom do kraja 2009. i postati članica 2010. godine.
Croatia will not be able to join the EU before 2011 or 2012, even though the government in Zagreb still hopes to finish negotiations with the bloc by the end of 2009 and become a member in 2010.