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Croatian accession to the European Union

In: Croatian Accession to the European Union: Economic and Legal Challenges

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  • Katarina Ott

    (Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb)

Abstract

This chapter aims to summarise and analyse the project that involves the work of a group of experts whose ambition it is to help those who make the political decisions, the media and interested readers to understand the requirements of the EU and the situation in Croatia, to draw concrete conclusions and make recommendations for essential measures. Part one raises the question of whether the EU is fiction or reality, part two puts Croatia in the context of the EU, while the third part concentrates on macroeconomics, banking and finances, taxes, government aid, trade policy, power, agriculture, employment and unemployment, the legal system, the non-governmental sector and equality between men and women. Part four analyses key questions of Croatia’s accession to the EU – regulation within the EU itself, the normative and real harmonisation of Croatia and the EU, Croatian advantages and its points of vulnerability, and a comparison of Croatia with member countries and candidate countries. The chapter also offers a number of recommendations for individual areas, while particular stress is placed upon recommendations that relate to the importance of the public administration and the independent agencies, the question of whether it is better to make adjustments at once or only when they are essential, and the attitude to regional initiatives. The message of the paper is that most of the criteria of Maastricht, Copenhagen and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are posed in such a way that they can only be of benefit to the country. Our goal ought to be to live in a society that meets as many of these criteria as possible, and whether Croatia will, in so doing, be a member of the EU or of some other association, or an association with some other name that will be relevant at the time Croatia has achieved all this is less important. The EU may help Croatia in its economic and social development, but only the citizens of Croatia can achieve economic development, institutions that are more efficient, and a society that is going to respect the laws and the rights of individuals.

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  • Katarina Ott, 2003. "Croatian accession to the European Union," Chapters in books, in: Katarina Ott (ed.), Croatian Accession to the European Union: Economic and Legal Challenges, volume 1, chapter 1, pages 1-24, Institute of Public Finance.
  • Handle: RePEc:ipf:chaptr:1-01
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    1. Ivana Rukavina, 2022. "Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership of Croatia in the European Union," Public Sector Economics, Institute of Public Finance, vol. 46(1), pages 1-42.
    2. Mario Holzner, 2013. "Impact of Croatian EU Accession on Regional Trade Patterns," wiiw Policy Notes 10, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.
    3. Kedacic Anita & Knezevic Sandra & Marusic Marina & Medverec Hrvojka & Veir Zdenko, 2006. "Adjustment of Public Administration in EU Association Process," Interdisciplinary Management Research, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Croatia, vol. 2, pages 237-263.
    4. Snjezana Vasiljevic, 2004. "The legal aspects of the protection of minorities in the process of stabilization and association," Chapters in books, in: Katarina Ott (ed.), Croatian Accession to the European Union: Institutional Challenges, volume 2, chapter 10, pages 249-272, Institute of Public Finance.
    5. Ana-Maria Boromisa, 2005. "What does an enlarged European Union mean for Croatia?," Chapters in books, in: Katarina Ott (ed.), Croatian Accession to the European Union: Facing the Challenges of Negotiations, volume 3, chapter 2, pages 31-60, Institute of Public Finance.
    6. Katarina Ott, 2005. "Croatia and the European Union: accession as transformation," Chapters in books, in: Katarina Ott (ed.), Croatian Accession to the European Union: Facing the Challenges of Negotiations, volume 3, chapter 1, pages 1-29, Institute of Public Finance.
    7. Katarina Ott, 2004. "Croatian accession to the European Union: institutional challenges," Chapters in books, in: Katarina Ott (ed.), Croatian Accession to the European Union: Institutional Challenges, volume 2, chapter 1, pages 1-20, Institute of Public Finance.
    8. Setyawati, Irma, 2018. "Global financial crisis 2008 and its vulnerability in SAARC countries," Business and Economic Horizons (BEH), Prague Development Center, vol. 14(4), pages 766-776, August.
    9. Ana-Maria Boromisa & Anamarija Farkaš & Sanja Tišma, 2007. "Administrative Incentives for Alignment with Kyoto Protocol," Energy and Environmental Modeling 2007 24000007, EcoMod.
    10. Ivo Bićanić & Vojmir Franicevic, 2003. "Understanding Reform: the Case of Croatia," wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers 33, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.
    11. Golemi, Ela, 2013. "Socio-economic cohesion and the future of the region of south-east Europe," SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 16(4), pages 457-466.
    12. Visnja Samardzija, 2003. "Croatia’s Preparation for EU Accession," wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers 32, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.

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