Press Release: The Commission adopted today an interim report on the progress made by Croatia in the area of judiciary and fundamental rights

The interim report on judiciary and fundamental rights (Chapter 23) assesses progress made so far by Croatia and identifies areas where further substantive efforts are still needed. It sets out clearly what Croatia needs to do to meet the closing benchmarks.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Speech/11/142: Viviane Reding: Croatia on the Way to EU Membership: Challenges and Expectations http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/142&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background Information: Lack of reform hits Croatia’s EU hopes http://www.europeansources.info/record/lack-of-reform-hits-croatias-eu-hopes/

European Commission: Speech/11/138: Stefan Fule, Interim Report on Reforms in Croatia in the field of Judiciary and Fundamental Rights (Negotiation Chapter 23) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/138&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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