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Commons Briefing paper by Arabella Lang, Arabella Lang, Oliver Hawkins, Steven Kennedy, Vaughne Miller, Pat Strickland and Gavin Thompson. It was first published on Friday, 7 December 2012. It was last updated on Friday, 7 December 2012.

European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill [Bill 76 of 2012-13]

Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. Before that can happen, all existing EU Member States must ratify Croatia’s accession treaty. This Bill would allow the UK to do so (there will not be a referendum) and to restrict the right of Croatians to work in the UK after accession. The fundamental questions are whether Croatia is ready to join the EU, and what impact its accession would have on the UK.

The Bill would also cover the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty put forward by the Irish Government (giving guarantees over its concerns about the right to life, family and education, taxation and military neutrality) although this is not part of the accession treaty.

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Research briefing
Reference
RP12-64 
Category
Briefing papers on bills
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Subjects
Abortion Czechia Families Homosexuality Education Judiciary Immigration EU accession EU enlargement European Union Euthanasia Free movement of people Referendums Social security benefits Republic of Ireland Taxation War crimes Croatia Eastern Europe Treaty of Lisbon Neutrality
Legislation
European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill 2012-13
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International Affairs and Defence Section
House of Commons Library
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