Expats

Croatia votes to join EU in 2013, despite crisis [Jan 27, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday to join the European Union next year, shrugging off concerns over the economic turmoil in the bloc and fears that membership will compromise its hard-won sovereignty. Provided all 27 member states ratify its accession, the Adriatic state will enter the EU on July 1, 2013, more than two decades after breaking away from socialist Yugoslavia and fighting a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes "Yes" to joining EU in 2013: early result [Jan 22, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday in favor of joining the European Union in 2013, according to preliminary official results of a referendum with 25 percent of votes counted. Sixty-seven percent voted in favor of becoming the bloc's 28th member, the state electoral commission said, more than two decades after the small Adriatic country broke away from socialist Yugoslavia. (Reporting by ... [via YahooNews] More >>