A French government spokeswoman also praised Zagreb for its "courageous reforms" of the past three years.Croatian media, meanwhile, quoted a statement by Austrian Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner saying that Austria would lobby for quick approval of the application and an accelerated accession procedure for Croatia.
Takođe, portparol francuske vlade pohvalio je Zagreb na "hrabrim reformama sprovedenim u poslednje tri godine." Austrijski šef diplomatije, Benita Ferero Valdner, u međuvremenu je izjavila, kako prenose hrvatski mediji, da će Austrija lobirati za brzo usvajanje molbe i ubrzanu akcesionu proceduru za Hrvatsku.