Comments on: By request: Croatia and the EU http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/by-request-croatia-etc/ European Opinion Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:26:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Daniel Antal http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/by-request-croatia-etc/#comment-21857 Daniel Antal Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:11:00 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3502#comment-21857 I think Croatia is a bit different from Romania and Bulgaria, although Croatia and Bulgaria are sharing the 64th position on Transparency Internationals perceived corruption table. Croatia looks to be more integrated into Europe economically, and it is a much smaller country with a prospect of much smaller EU funds at play. (It is not an agriculture oriented economy at all). I believe that including another former Yugoslav republic into EU would have a very positive spill over effect on Montengro, Bosnia, Macedonia, and even on Serbia. It would also benefit EU citizens - Croatia is a major holiday destination and I believe that even such tourism brings people closer. All in all, I believe that there are few risks on the EU side, and the capacity to embrace another candidate would also show strength in these troubled times. http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2007 I think Croatia is a bit different from Romania and Bulgaria, although Croatia and Bulgaria are sharing the 64th position on Transparency Internationals perceived corruption table.

Croatia looks to be more integrated into Europe economically, and it is a much smaller country with a prospect of much smaller EU funds at play. (It is not an agriculture oriented economy at all).

I believe that including another former Yugoslav republic into EU would have a very positive spill over effect on Montengro, Bosnia, Macedonia, and even on Serbia. It would also benefit EU citizens - Croatia is a major holiday destination and I believe that even such tourism brings people closer.

All in all, I believe that there are few risks on the EU side, and the capacity to embrace another candidate would also show strength in these troubled times.

http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2007

]]> By: Mikaela Mars http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/transition-and-accession/by-request-croatia-etc/#comment-21832 Mikaela Mars Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:43:30 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3502#comment-21832 I completely agree with you regarding Bulgaria and Romania. The incentive to put an end to such things as corruption and trafficking sure did decrease/disappear after being treated with a membership before the union demands for change were acctually fulfilled. The union kinda dropped the ball on this, as far as I am concerned. I completely agree with you regarding Bulgaria and Romania. The incentive to put an end to such things as corruption and trafficking sure did decrease/disappear after being treated with a membership before the union demands for change were acctually fulfilled. The union kinda dropped the ball on this, as far as I am concerned.

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