"Η Κροατία θα ολοκληρώσει το τεχνικό μέρος των διαπραγματεύσεων μέχρι τα τέλη του 2009.
"Croatia will complete the technical part of negotiations by the end of 2009; however, it will take another year for ratification and joining the EU," said David Daly, the head of the Department of Croatia at the European Commission's General Administration.