​The European Alliance group has hailed the EU membership of Croatia as a momentous and historic occasion for the European Union.  EA members expressed their delight and in particular Cllr. Mrs Linda Gillham, Member of Runnymede Borough Council who was the Co-President of the CoR-Croatia Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and who followed Croatia's application process over many years.

Mrs Gillham said ' I believe that Croatia joining will bring new fresh ideas to the table in the EU' and added that: 'as co-chair of the CoR-Croatia JCC, I could only but witness the high degree of competence and commitment of my Croatian colleagues and I look forward to working closely with members in the CoR.'