COMMERCIAL CRIME CONCERNS STILL HIGH AS CROATIA JOINS EU

Concerns about commercial crime, corruption and fraud remained high in Croatia as it joined the European Union (EU) on July 1. And while progress has been made, both the EU and many within Croatia admit that the country must work harder to combat such problems. Jonathan Dyson reports from Zagreb. After 10 hard years of negotiations, Croatia will finally enter the European Union (EU) on July 1. Many of the question marks that have surrounded Croatia's eligibility have centred on the level of commercial crime, corruption and fraud within the country and ...


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