Although the country has not officially been invited to enter the Alliance, Croatia has received assurances that it will be included in the next enlargement wave, along with Albania and Macedonia.
Mada zemlji nije upućen zvaničan poziv za prijem u Alijansu, Hrvatska je dobila uveravanja da će biti uključena u sledeći talas proširenja, zajedno sa Albanijom i Makedonijom.