Speech: President Barroso at the ceremony to mark the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union: Welcome to the European Union

Text of a speech by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, at the Ceremony to Mark the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, Zagreb, 1 July 2013.

• Primary Source

European Commission: SPEECH/13/590: Speech by President Barroso at the opening ceremony of the EU Representation in Zagreb http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-590_en.htm

ESO: Background Information: Croatia becomes the 28th Member State of the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-croatia-becomes-the-28th-member-state-of-the-european-union/

European Council: Press Release, PRES/13/309: Speech by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on the occasion of the entry of Croatia into the European Union http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/137673.pdf

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