The accession of Croatia to NATO took place in 2009. The country entered into Partnership for Peace in 2000, which began the process of accession into the alliance. It received an invitation to join at the 2008 Bucharest summit and became a full member on April 1, 2009.
Croatia's first relations with NATO were established in 1953. That year Yugoslavia entered into the Balkan Pact, a loose military alliance with Greece and Turkey, then both recent NATO members.[1]
Croatia had considered holding a referendum on NATO membership. On March 23, 2007, the Croatian president Stjepan Mesić, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and President of parliament Vladimir Šeks declared that the Croatian constitution does not require a referendum on this issue.[2] In 2006 the Croatian government was planning to start a media campaign to promote the benefits of membership. In February 2008 a project named Bolje pakt nego rat was formed by Transparency International Croatia and iDEMO, and financed by the United States embassy in Croatia, in order to promote the NATO membership through public discussions about its benefits.[3]
A May 2007 poll commissioned by the government showed that NATO membership was backed by 52% of the population, and 25% was against.[4] On January 4, 2008, Croatian Prime minister Ivo Sanader reached a coalition agreement with partners from HSS and HSLS to form a new government. According to a provision of the said agreement Croatia's entry into NATO would not be decided on a referendum.[5] Less than 20 days before entering NATO, Prime Minister Sanader stated: "I will forget that some people had requested a referendum. Had we started that adventure, we wouldn't have accomplished this."[6]
Croatia has been a member of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan since December 12, 2002. In 2003 Croatia joined the Adriatic Charter along with other NATO aspirants. In November, 2006 the State Committee for the Membership of Croatia in NATO was established, with Croatian presidentStjepan Mesić serving as committee president, and speaker Vladimir Šeks and prime ministerIvo Sanader serving as its vice-presidents.[7] In June, 2007 the Croatian Parliament and the NATO parliamentary Assembly held a three-day conference in Dubrovnik entitled "Southeast Europe: Unfinished business", to discuss security and political issues in the region.[8] The Noble Midas 07 NATO exercise held in Croatia in October, 2007 was the first time in the alliance's history that it held a military exercise in a non-member country.[9] Croatia hosted an unofficial meeting of defense ministers on NATO's role in southeastern Europe in March, 2009.[10]
On January 1, 2008 Croatia abandoned military conscription and finished its transition to a fully professional army.[11] The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia expects that it will join the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) in 2009.[12] With Croatia's accession to the alliance, it has become more likely that the country will leave the Non-Aligned Movement.[13] The Croatian minister of foreign affairs Gordan Jandroković was invited to the movement's 15th Conference, held in Iran in July, 2008.[14] Instead of a high-level delegate, the Croatian ambassador to Iran, Esad Prohić, served as Croatian representative.[15]
^FACTBOX: Balkan candidates offer NATO leaner military muscle, Reuters
^Eduard Šostarić (13 October 2008). "Hrvatska vojska stiže na Kosovo u proljeće 2009" [Croatian Army arrives to Kosovo in spring of 2009] (in Croatian). Nacional. from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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The accession of Croatia to NATO took place in 2009 The country entered into Partnership for Peace in 2000 which began the process of accession into the alliance It received an invitation to join at the 2008 Bucharest summit and became a full member on April 1 2009 Croatia NATO relationsNATO Croatia Contents 1 History 2 Negotiation progress 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Raising of the NATO flag outside the Croatian Ministry of Defense building in Zagreb on April 7 2009 From left to right Minister of Defense Branko Vukelic Parliamentary Speaker Luka Bebic President Stjepan Mesic Prime Minister Ivo Sanader Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Josip Lucic Croatia s first relations with NATO were established in 1953 That year Yugoslavia entered into the Balkan Pact a loose military alliance with Greece and Turkey then both recent NATO members 1 Croatia had considered holding a referendum on NATO membership On March 23 2007 the Croatian president Stjepan Mesic Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and President of parliament Vladimir Seks declared that the Croatian constitution does not require a referendum on this issue 2 In 2006 the Croatian government was planning to start a media campaign to promote the benefits of membership In February 2008 a project named Bolje pakt nego rat was formed by Transparency International Croatia and iDEMO and financed by the United States embassy in Croatia in order to promote the NATO membership through public discussions about its benefits 3 A May 2007 poll commissioned by the government showed that NATO membership was backed by 52 of the population and 25 was against 4 On January 4 2008 Croatian Prime minister Ivo Sanader reached a coalition agreement with partners from HSS and HSLS to form a new government According to a provision of the said agreement Croatia s entry into NATO would not be decided on a referendum 5 Less than 20 days before entering NATO Prime Minister Sanader stated I will forget that some people had requested a referendum Had we started that adventure we wouldn t have accomplished this 6 Croatia has been a member of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan since December 12 2002 In 2003 Croatia joined the Adriatic Charter along with other NATO aspirants In November 2006 the State Committee for the Membership of Croatia in NATO was established with Croatian president Stjepan Mesic serving as committee president and speaker Vladimir Seks and prime minister Ivo Sanader serving as its vice presidents 7 In June 2007 the Croatian Parliament and the NATO parliamentary Assembly held a three day conference in Dubrovnik entitled Southeast Europe Unfinished business to discuss security and political issues in the region 8 The Noble Midas 07 NATO exercise held in Croatia in October 2007 was the first time in the alliance s history that it held a military exercise in a non member country 9 Croatia hosted an unofficial meeting of defense ministers on NATO s role in southeastern Europe in March 2009 10 On January 1 2008 Croatia abandoned military conscription and finished its transition to a fully professional army 11 The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia expects that it will join the NATO led Kosovo Force KFOR in 2009 12 With Croatia s accession to the alliance it has become more likely that the country will leave the Non Aligned Movement 13 The Croatian minister of foreign affairs Gordan Jandrokovic was invited to the movement s 15th Conference held in Iran in July 2008 14 Instead of a high level delegate the Croatian ambassador to Iran Esad Prohic served as Croatian representative 15 Negotiation progress editEvent Date Partnership for Peace 2000 05 25 Membership Action Plan 2002 05 20 Invitation to join 2008 04 03 Accession protocol 2008 07 09 Domestic ratification 2009 03 25 Ratification by nbsp Belgium 2009 01 29 nbsp Bulgaria 2008 10 23 nbsp Canada 2009 01 14 nbsp Czech Republic 2008 12 22 nbsp Denmark 2008 12 09 nbsp Estonia 2008 12 19 nbsp France 2009 02 04 nbsp Germany 2008 12 19 nbsp Greece 2009 02 17 nbsp Hungary 2008 09 15 nbsp Iceland 2009 02 12 nbsp Italy 2008 12 23 nbsp Latvia 2008 09 18 nbsp Lithuania 2008 10 06 nbsp Luxembourg 2009 02 12 nbsp Netherlands 2009 02 17 nbsp Norway 2008 11 24 nbsp Poland 2008 10 21 nbsp Portugal 2009 02 13 nbsp Romania 2008 10 21 nbsp Slovakia 2008 10 24 nbsp Slovenia 2009 02 09 nbsp Spain 2008 12 18 nbsp Turkey 2008 11 26 nbsp United Kingdom 2008 12 19 nbsp United States 2008 09 26 Member of NATO 2009 04 01See also editForeign relations of Croatia 2013 enlargement of the European Union Accession of Albania to NATOReferences edit Press Vec smo u NATO uveo nas Tito Archived 2010 02 25 at the Wayback Machine Sanader Says There is No Need for Referendum on NATO Membership Government of the Republic of Croatia March 21 2007 Archived from the original on April 8 2009 Retrieved 2008 09 19 TIH i iDEMO predstavili projekt Bolje pakt nego rat Poslovni dnevnik in Croatian February 27 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 06 11 Retrieved 2010 05 22 Poll Shows Public Support for NATO Membership Growing in Croatia May 23 2007 Retrieved 2010 05 22 Dovrsen koalicijski sporazum HDZ a i koalicije HSS HSLS sarajevo x com 2008 01 04 Retrieved 2008 01 05 Vlada Saboru poslala prijedlog ratifikacije Sjeveroatlantskog ugovora Government of Croatia in Croatian 2009 03 18 Archived from the original on 2009 04 08 Retrieved 2009 03 20 Osnovan Drzavni odbor za clanstvo Hrvatske u NATO u Archived from the original on 2009 04 08 Retrieved 2008 11 04 NATO seminars in Dubrovnik Croatia hosts major Nato exercise BBC Southeast European defense ministers to meet in Croatia FACTBOX Balkan candidates offer NATO leaner military muscle Reuters Eduard Sostaric 13 October 2008 Hrvatska vojska stize na Kosovo u proljece 2009 Croatian Army arrives to Kosovo in spring of 2009 in Croatian Nacional Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 Retrieved 1 July 2012 Hrvatska bi mogla napustiti pokret nesvrstanih Jandrokovic pozvan na skup nesvrstanih u Teheranu Slobodna Dalmacija Vladi ne trebaju nesvrstani Slobodna DalmacijaExternal links editCroatian mission to NATO Archived 2021 10 07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Croatia NATO relations amp oldid 1212402633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
