1999
26 May 1999	Upon the proposal of the European Commission, the establishment of the Stabilisation and Association Process for Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Yugoslavia
10 June 1999	Stability Pact agreed upon – a political document, the strategic aim of which is stabilisation in South-East Europe by means of establishing increased co-operation and closer relations between the countries of the region and Euro-Atlantic structures
2000
15 February 2000	EU – Croatia Joint Consultative Committee set up
9 March 2000	Delegation of the European Commission in the Republic of Croatia opened
10 May 2000	The European Commission introduced the CARDSprogramme for financial and technical assistance for countries in SE Europe for the period 2000 – 2006
24 May 2000	The European Commission published a positive Report on the feasibility of beginning negotiations for the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the Republic of Croatia
13 June 2000	The Council of the European Union confirmed the Feasibility Study on negotiations on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the Republic of Croatia
18 September 2000	The Council of the European Union adopted a Regulation introducing autonomous trade preferences for Stabilisation and Association Process countries
16 November 2000	Members of the negotiating team for the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement appointed
24 November 2000	Zagreb Summit – the beginning of negotiations between the EU and Croatia on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
5 December 2000	The Council adopted Regulation 2666/2000 on the EU assistance programme for reconstruction, development and stabilisation – CARDS
18 December 2000	Completion of the first round of negotiations on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the EU
2001
26 February 2001	Beginning of the second round of negotiations on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and the EU
14 May 2001	Stabilisation and Association Agreement initialled in Brussels
29 October 2001	Stabilisation and Association Agreement and Interim Agreement signed in Luxembourg; the Joint Declaration on Political Dialogue between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia adopted
2002
1 March 2002	Interim Agreement entered into force
12 June 2002	The European Commission and Croatian Government signed the Agreement on priorities of the long-term indicative programme for CARDS for the period from 2002 to 2004
18 December 2002	The Croatian Parliament adopted the Resolution on the Accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
2003
21 February 2003	Croatia submitted its Application for membership of the European Union
14 April 2003	The European Council adopted a decision on initiating the procedure provided for in Article 49 of the Treaty on the European Union, and entrusted the European Commission with the task of drafting an opinion (Fr. avis) on the Croatian application for membership of the European Union
19/20 June 2003	The European Council adopted the Thessaloniki Agenda for the Western Balkans
21 June 2003	Thessaloniki Summit held between EU Member States and the countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process
10 July 2003	The European Commission submitted a Questionnaire comprising 4,560 questions to Croatia
9 October 2003	The Republic of Croatia submitted the answers to the Questionnaire to the European Commission
2004
1 April 2004	The European Parliament gave a positive recommendation to the Council of the European Union on Croatia's application for EU membership
20 April 2004	The European Commission issued a positive opinion (avis) on the Croatian application for membership of the European Union
17/18 June 2004	The Republic of Croatia acquired candidate status for membership of the European Union; the European Council adopted a decision on a bilateral intergovernmental conference in early 2005 in order to start pre-accession negotiations with the Republic of Croatia
13 September 2004	The Council of the European Union adopted the European Partnership for the Republic of Croatia
6 October 2004	The European Commission announced the Pre-Accession Strategy for the Republic of Croatia
22 November 2004	The Framework Agreement on Croatia's participation in Community programmes signed
16/17 December 2004	The European Council adopted a decision whereby accession negotiations with the Republic of Croatia started on 17 March 2005, on condition of full co-operation with the ICTY, and asked the European Commission to prepare the negotiating framework
2005
19 January 2005	The Croatian Parliament adopted the following EU documents: the Statement on the Joint Activities of the Government and Parliament; the Declaration on the Fundamental Principles of Negotiations; the Decision on the Establishment of a National Committee for Monitoring Negotiations
31 January 2005	The European Commission recommended a negotiating framework for accession negotiations with the Republic of Croatia
1 February 2005	The Stabilisation and Association Agreement entered into force
3/4 March 2005	The first meeting of the joint parliamentary committee held between delegations of the Croatian Parliament and European Parliament
16 March 2005	The European Council adopted the Negotiation Framework for negotiations with the Republic of Croatia, but did not reach agreement on the opening of accession negotiations on 17 March 2005
7 April 2005	The Croatian Government adopted the Decision establishing a negotiating structure for the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
26 April 2005	The first meeting of the Council for Stabilisation and Association held between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union
14 June 2005	The first meeting of the Committee for Stabilisation and Association held between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union
3 October 2005	The Council of Ministers, based on the agreement on full co-operation with the ICTY, adopted the decision on the initiation of pre-accession negotiations with the Republic of Croatia
3 October 2005	Accession negotiations between the Republic of Croatia and the European Union opened during the bilateral intergovernmental conference
14 October 2005	The Croatian Parliament adopted the Resolution on strategic guidelines for negotiations
9 November 2005	The European Commission announced the Proposal for Pre-accession Partnership for Croatia
2006
20 February 2006	The Council of the European Union adopted the Pre-accession Partnership for Croatia
18 October 2006	Finalisation of the screening process