The global economic and financial crisis seems to have unfortunate residual effects materialised in the increase of the budget deficits and of the public debt within the European Union, situation observed mostly in the old member states. Among the major effects of the crisis we can notice more...

For the last decade the Republic of Croatia has been preparing to enter and become a full member of the European Union (EU). The negotiations began in the context of political and social issues (the degree of democratization of society, respect for human freedoms and rights, etc.). Then in the...