Denmark has said yes to Croatia's membership. This is a historic day for Denmark and Croatia. The entire parliament unanimously voted for Croatia's membership, which additionally underscores our friendly ties, Wammen told the press.
We are friends, allies, and now we are family too, he said.
Croatia has shown commitment to the European process, done what it should have and is an example to the other countries in the region that reforms pay off, Wammen said.
We strongly supported Croatia's European path from the beginning and are happy that it will become a member on July 1, he added.
"It is nice to be a Croat in Denmark today and feel the friendship that has lasted 20 years, manifesting itself in various forms of Denmark's assistance during the accession negotiations," said Leko.
"We will be an active member of the Union, contribute to its development, to spreading security in Southeast Europe and to bringing the Adriatic and the Mediterranean closer to the EU," he added.
Wammen said he expected Croatian-Danish relations to intensify after Croatia joined the EU on July 1. He said Denmark was among the last to ratify the accession treaty only because of its parliament's schedule.
The Danish parliament unanimously ratified the treaty, with all 113 deputies in attendance, with the assessment that Croatia is fully prepared to join the Union, having carried out the necessary reforms and met all membership requirements. A Croatian parliamentary delegation led by Leko was in attendance.
Asked by the press if Denmark had imposed restrictions to the employment of Croats, Wammen said no restrictions had been imposed so far because Denmark believed that Croatia had carried out all the reforms, although the job was not over.
He said many Danes knew Croatia well because they vacationed there, recalling that he visited as a minister and would certainly do so as a tourist to explore Croatia's coastline, which he described as incredibly beautiful.
Before the ratification, Leko met with Parliament Speaker Mogens Lykketoft, who said EU's integration would not be over until all Southeast European countries joined.
The EU is open to all countries which meet membership requirements, he said.
The two speakers also discussed the expansion of cooperation after Croatia's EU accession and the moves the governments and parliaments of member countries must take to pull the EU out of the crisis.