All parliamentary parties adopted, by consensus, a declaration on the cooperation of the government and the parliament in the process of negotiations, a declaration on the basic principles of the negotiations, and a decision on the establishment of a national committee monitoring the negotiations.
Under the declaration on the basic principles of the negotiations, it is Croatia's national interest to ensure the best possible results in the talks and achieve full EU membership as soon as possible.
The political goal is to protect the integrity of Croatia's territory as an EU member and the continuity of its tradition, culture, language and social values.
The country's economic goal is the prosperity, full social security and well-being of all its citizens.
Under the declaration, the parliament will continue cooperating with the government so that the adjustment of national legislation to the acquis communautaire is carried out successfully and quickly.
The parliament will support efforts to secure during the negotiations exceptions and transitional periods for those segments of the acquis communautaire which Croatia will not be ready enough to adjust to and implement at the moment of its admission to the EU.
The declaration underlines the importance of building an efficient system of state administration, the need to conduct negotiations transparently, as well as the parliament's role in debates on all important questions arising from the membership talks.
It also underlines the role of Croatian citizens in the process of integration - citizens will decide on admission at a referendum which will have to be held before the signing of an agreement on accession, i.e. upon the completion of the negotiations.
The parliament has pledged to provide all necessary support for the timely amendment of the Constitution which is necessary for full EU membership.
The national committee monitoring the negotiations will have 19 members who will be appointed subsequently, and it will be chaired by a representative of the opposition.
The committee will monitor and evaluate the course of negotiations and the performance of individual members of the negotiating team, as well as submit reports to the parliament about its work at least twice a year.
The parliament adopted a conclusion binding the committee to establish, before the start of talks on individual chapters, negotiating positions as a binding framework for conducting the talks on Croatia's behalf.
The parliament bound the European Integration Ministry to submit, within eight days, a list of exceptions and transitional periods for ten countries which became EU members in May 2004, as well as a list of all departures from the acquis communautaire for all EU countries.
Before the start of the talks with the EU, the parliament will hold a debate on Croatia's negotiating strategy.