Cyprus: "Croatia Becomes The Twenty-Eighth Member State Of The European Union"

Croatia became the twenty-eighth Member State of the European Union on 1 July 2013. On that date Croatian nationals became EU citizens and they and their family members acquired the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.

Annex V of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union allows member states to apply national measures regulating Croatian nationals' access to their labour markets for up to five years, which may be extended to seven years on certain conditions. Cyprus is one of the 13 Member States which, together with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, imposed transitional restrictions on Croatian nationals wishing to access their labour markets.

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