Croatia and the EU

Latest business news about Croatia and the European Union.

Croatia completes euro changeover — 17 January 2023, 18:56 CET

Croatia has successfully completed its changeover to the euro single currency, with a 14-day dual circulation period (when both the kuna and the euro could be used) ending on Saturday.

Croatia and the euro — 16 January 2023, 23:35 CET

Croatia joined the European Union in 2013 and adopted the euro on 1 January 2023.

Croatia ushers in New Year by joining euro and Schengen — 02 January 2023, 01:05 CET

Croatia became the twentieth member of the European Union's common currency on 1 January, when it also joined the EU's borderless Schengen zone.

Croatia given final approval to join euro — 12 July 2022, 23:15 CET

The EU Council adopted the last three legal acts to enable Croatia to become a member of the euro area Tuesday, paving the way for Croatia to introduce the EU's common currency on 1 January 2023.

Croatia ready to adopt euro in 2023: Eurogroup — 17 June 2022, 18:13 CET

The Eurogroup of EU finance ministers endorsed a recommendation Thursday for Croatia to introduce the euro on 1 January 2023, the first step in a legal process to enable Croatia to join the euro area.

Croatia set to adopt euro on 1 January — 04 June 2022, 00:05 CET

Croatia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2023, the European Commission concluded on Wednesday in a review of the country's preparedness to join the single currency area.

Croatia and the euro — 01 June 2022, 22:46 CET

Croatia joined the European Union on 1 July 2013 and has been in ERM-II since 10 July 2020.

European Commission's Convergence Report 2022 — 01 June 2022, 23:02 CET

The European Commission concluded on 1 June that Croatia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2023, bringing the number of euro area Member States to twenty.

European culture capitals offered extensions — 21 August 2020, 00:00 CET

Croatian city Rijeka and Galway in Ireland could extend their year as 2020 European Capitals of Culture until 30 April 2021, because of the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the Commission announced Tuesday.

Euro candidates still to meet EU convergence demands — 11 June 2020, 23:00 CET

The European Commission published the 2020 convergence report Wednesday, in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area Member States have made towards adopting the euro.

Galway, Rijeka start as European Capitals of Culture — 03 January 2020, 23:28 CET

The city of Rijeka in current EU president Croatia and Galway in Ireland began their joint one year tenure of the title of European Capital of Culture on Wednesday 1 January 2020.

Ease of doing business compared for 25 European cities — 04 July 2018, 18:29 CET

A new report from the World Bank Tuesday assesses the support and obstacles entrepreneurs find in setting up and expanding businesses in 25 cities in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Slovakia.

Doing Business in the European Union 2018: Croatia, Czech Republic, Portugal and Slovakia — 03 July 2018, 23:26 CET

Doing Business in the European Union 2018: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Slovakia - the first report of the subnational Doing Business series in these countries - assesses the business regulatory environment and its impact on local entrepreneurs in 5 cities in Croatia (Osijek, Rijeka, Split, Varazdin and Zagreb), 7 cities in the Czech Republic (Brno, Liberec, Olomouc, Ostrava, Plzen, Prague and Usti nad Labem), 8 cities in Portugal (Braga, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Funchal, Lisbon, Ponta Delgada and Porto), 5 cities in Slovakia (Bratislava, Kosice, Presov, Trnava and Zilina). The report measures regulations relevant to 5 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property and enforcing contracts.

Transitional period for Croatian workers - end of first phase — 01 July 2015, 19:08 CET

On 30 June the first phase of transitional arrangements for Croatian workers came to an end. By that date EU Member States were required to notify the European Commission whether they will maintain restrictions on access of Croatian citizens to employment during the next three years or whether they already want to fully open their labour markets to them.

Facts about Croatia — 11 January 2015, 13:07 CET

Croatia goes to the polls Sunday to elect a new president at a time when its economy is among the weakest in the European Union. Here are key facts about the country:

Croatia Excessive Deficit Procedure — 10 December 2013, 19:04 CET

The European Commission today issued an opinion proposing to the EU Council of Ministers to decide that an excessive deficit exists in Croatia.

Croatia accession to the European Union — 02 July 2013, 16:46 CET

On 1 July 2013, Croatia became the 28th member of the EU after a decade of carrying out all the reforms needed to bring it into line with EU laws and standards. Croatia will share not only the benefits of EU membership, but also the responsibilities that come with it. The country takes an equal role in decision making with its 27 EU counterparts. In April 2013, Croatian voters went to the polls to choose 12 Members of the European Parliament. The country has also appointed its EU Commissioner, Neven Mimica. There are benefits for both Croatia and the rest of Europe. It strengthens stability in the entire Western Balkans region. It expands the EU's internal market, along with new opportunities for EU businesses and customers. In addition, it expands the area where EU standards apply, be it in energy, transport or environmental protection. It also enhances the EU's cultural diversity and human potential, facilitating mobility and exchange opportunities for students and researchers.

Croatia within the EU in figures — 01 July 2013, 13:35 CET

On the occasion of the entry of Croatia into the EU on 1 July 2013, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, publishes a selection of economic and social indicators drawing a portrait of the new Member State1. For comparison purposes, data are also provided for the existing EU27 and the enlarged EU of 28 Members.

Factfile on Croatia — 24 June 2013, 17:58 CET

Facts on Croatia, which on July 1 becomes the European Union's 28th member:

Factfile on Croatia — 11 April 2013, 10:53 CET

Facts on Croatia, which on Sunday elects its first deputies in the European Parliament, ahead of July 1 entry into the European Union:

Monitoring Report on Croatia's accession preparations — 27 March 2013, 10:55 CET

The European Commission on 26 March adopted its last Monitoring Report on Croatia's preparations for joining the EU. The Commission assesses that Croatia has completed the ten priority actions identified in the previous report in October, and has shown the will and ability to fulfil all outstanding commitments in good time before accession. The Commission concludes that Croatia will be ready to join the European Union on 1 July 2013. The Monitoring Report focuses on Croatia's competition policy, the judiciary and fundamental rights as well as justice, freedom and security. It also assesses that the country has demonstrated its ability to fulfil other commitments related to EU membership, such as getting ready to receive structural funds, in good time before accession. The report states that the EU membership is an additional incentive to carry on with reforms and Croatia is expected to continue developing its track record in the field of the rule of law, notably in the fight against corruption.

Next steps for EU enlargement — 10 October 2012, 17:59 CET

The European Commission has recommended for a fourth time to open accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It recommends granting EU candidate status to Albania subject to completion of key reform steps, and proposes negotiating a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo once it has made progress in fulfilling a number of short term priorities. The Commission also confirmed that Croatia is on track in its membership preparations. In a set of annual reports, the Commission also assesses the progress towards EU accession made elsewhere in the Western Balkans, Turkey, and Iceland over the past year.

Croatia: country overview — 01 June 2022, 22:42 CET

The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state consisting of six socialist republics under the strong hand of Marshal Josip Broz, aka TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Yugoslav forces, dominated by Serb officers, were mostly cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013.

Accession Treaty of the European Union with Croatia - guide — 12 December 2011, 11:39 CET

On 9 December at the European Summit, EU and Croatian leaders signed Croatia's EU Accession Treaty. Subject to the Treaty's ratification by all Member States and Croatia, the country will become the 28th Member State of the European Union on 1 July 2013.

Delegation of the European Commission to Croatia — 15 August 2012, 11:52 CET

Official website of the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Croatia.