European Union's (EU)ministers in charge of European Affairs met here Monday night and approved Croatia's admission to the European Union. Croatia's Treaty of Accession is scheduled for signature on December 9, in Brussels and pending the successful conclusion of ratification procedures, Croatia will be a member of the EU as of July 1, 2013, said the ministers in a statement. They also discussed EU's enlargement strategy and confirmed the EU's commitment in taking the enlargement process forward with each candidate country including Turkey, Iceland and Macedonia. Regarding Serbia's application for membership, they said the decision if Serbia will be declared a candidate for EU membership will be taken at the EU summit in Brussels on Friday, according to foreign news agencies' reports.
