The European Union' s response to this development has been not only to appoint the advisory EU-Croatia Task Force, but also to develop the office of the special representative in Zagreb into a permanent representative office of the European Commission.
Den Europæiske Union reagerede på denne udvikling, da den nedsatte Den Rådgivende Task Force EU/Kroatien og opgraderede kontoret for den særlige udsending i Zagreb til en permanent kommissionsdelegation.