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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 on EU membership amid concerns [Jan 24, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday on joining the European Union, a move the government says offers the former Yugoslav republic its only chance of economic recovery despite turmoil in the 27-state bloc. Opinion polls suggest the binding national referendum should pass, but opponents have appealed to many by playing up fears that membership would end 20 years of Croatia's sovereignty and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia Votes for EU in Test of Bloc?s Lure, Results Show [Jan 23, 2012] Croatians voted to become the European Union?s 28th member in a test of the bloc?s lure amid a sovereign debt crisis and fears accession would erode the former Yugoslav republic?s sovereignty. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes on EU membership [Jan 22, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted Sunday on joining the European Union, a move the government says offers the former Yugoslav republic its only chance of economic recovery despite the turmoil in the 27-state bloc. Opinion polls suggest the binding national referendum should bring a "Yes" vote, but opponents of membership have played on fears that it will end 20 years of Croatia's sovereignty and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia votes on EU membership amid concerns [Jan 22, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia voted on Sunday on joining the European Union, a move the government says offers the former Yugoslav republic its only chance of economic recovery despite turmoil in the 27-state bloc. Opinion polls suggest the binding national referendum should pass, but opponents have appealed to many by playing up fears that membership would end 20 years of Croatia's sovereignty and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

VIDEO: Is Croatia ready to join the EU? [Jan 20, 2012] Croatians are expected to vote in favour of joining the EU in Sunday's referendum on the issue, despite some misgivings about a loss of sovereignty. [via YahooNews] More >>

Will Croatia join the EU? [Jan 20, 2012] BRUSSELS, Belgium ? Supporters say membership will draw a line under dark days of Balkan wars, while detractors fear loss of sovereignty. read more [via YahooNews] More >>

"Serbia violated sovereignty of Croatia" [Oct 07, 2011] ZAGREB -- The Croatian government in Zagreb on did not back down from the draft law on the annulment of indictments issued in Serbia. Jadranka Kosor's cabinet even proposed a declaration alongside this regulation claiming that Serbia had violated the sovereignty of Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>