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"Croatia is one of those countries which are drawing nearer to accession to the European Union. During the last few years, Croatia has shown great initiative and has made progress in many areas, from the judiciary, to human rights. Progress in these areas has given me great satisfaction, as a year ago I called on the Croatian Government to increase its efforts in amending its legislation in exactly these areas.
Croatia is currently struggling with the same problems as the majority of previous and current candidates for accession to the European Union, namely corruption, settling historical differences with neighbouring countries, and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Solving problems of this type requires a huge effort not only from the authorities, but also from society. One cannot change the situation of sexual or ethnic minorities without exerting some influence on the citizens’ outlook. However, as the example of new Member States has shown, belonging to the European Union gradually helps to foster acceptance of persons of foreign descent or differing sexual orientation.
The message that the European Union is ready to accept a new member into its community should be conveyed to Croatia. I hope this will happen soon."@en1
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