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The final act is the change of the founding treaty, that is, constitutional changes in the EU in response to an accession treaty with the EU candidate country. 
Zadnji čin je promjena osnivačkog ugovora, odnosno ustavne promjene u EU za zaključivanje ugovora o pristupu kandidatkinje EU.
Treaties have to be ratified by the EU and the national parliaments of all the members. 
Ugovore moraju ratificirati EU i nacionalni parlamenti svih članica.
The procedure is obviously very long, and there is no guarantee at all that one phase will come after another. 
Postupak je očito vrlo dug, a nema nikakvih jamstava da će jedna faza slijediti za drugom.
Candidate countries must adopt and apply the legal patrimony of the EU, the acquis communautaire. 
Zemlje kandidatkinje moraju preuzeti i primjenjivati pravnu stečevinu EU, acquis communautaire.
The acquis has 31 chapters, ranging from free movement of goods, persons and services, via taxation, statistics, culture and audiovisual policy, to finances and budgets. 
Acquis ima 31 poglavlje u rasponu od slobodnog kretanja roba, osoba, usluga, preko oporezivanja, statistike, kulture i audiovizualne politike, pa do financija i proračuna.
In negotiations about adoption of the acquis there is a fair amount of leeway allowed, and individual legislative approaches can be adapted to specific interests. 
U pregovorima o usvajanju acquisa ima dosta fleksibilnosti pa se pojedina zakonodavna rješenja mogu prilagođivati specifičnim uvjetima.
How much, during the taking on of the acquis, individual solutions will correspond to the interests of the candidate country depends on the expertise and capacity of the administration in its negotiations with the EU. 
Koliko će pri preuzimanju acquisa pojedina rješenja odgovarati interesima zemlje kandidatkinje, ovisi o stručnosti i sposobnosti javne uprave u pregovorima s EU.
Candidate countries adopt a national programme for implementing the acquis, and the EU monitors this implementation. 
Kandidatkinje donose nacionalne programe provođenja acquisa, a EU prati njihovo provođenje.
For the time being Lithuania has agreed on the most chapters (28), Romania on the fewest (12). 
Najviše poglavlja dogovorila je Litva (28), a najmanje Rumunjska (12).
The EU provides pre-accession aid for meeting the requirements of the acquis (for more about the acquis, Mihaljek). 
EU za ispunjavanje acquisa daje i financijsku potporu (više o acquisu, Mihaljek).
Alas, the acquis is extremely complex and is becoming more and more complex day by day. 
Nažalost, acquis je vrlo složen i iz dana u dan je sve složeniji.
As Bartlett points out (2002), it includes essential and crucial regulations, as well as entirely trivial rules. 
Kao što navodi Bartlett (2002), kreće se od prijeko potrebnih i bitnih propisa pa sve do trivijalnih.
A particular problem resides in the many requirements that although desirable (ecological, for instance) and possibly very appropriate to highly developed economies are at the same time very expensive for poor countries, even unsuitable for the conditions and habits of some states. 
Poseban su problem brojni zahtjevi koji, iako poželjni (npr. ekološki), mogu biti zapravo prilagođeni visokorazvijenim gospodarstvima, a istodobno vrlo skupi za siromašne zemlje ili čak neprimjereni uvjetima i običajima nekih država.
Nevertheless, it is assumed that the beneficial elements of the acquis will prevail, and that they will lead us in a correct long-term journey, irrespective of whether a country can join or intends to join the EU or not. 
Ipak, pretpostavlja se da prevladavaju korisni elementi acquisa i da nas navode na ispravan dugoročni put bez obzira namjerava li se, odnosno može li se zemlja pridružiti EU ili ne.
The EU association and membership process, although very complex, is not impossible to describe. 
Postupak pridruživanja i učlanjivanja u EU, iako vrlo složen, nije nemoguće opisati.
However, it is very difficult to say something about the duration of this long and complex road. 
Međutim, vrlo je teško nešto reći o trajanju toga dugog i složenog puta.
For quite a long time it has been expected that the first CEE countries will become EU members before elections for the European Parliament in 2004 but not even now, at the end of 2002, is it known with any certainty whether this will really happen, and if so, when. 
Već se dulje vrijeme očekuje da će prve zemlje SIE postati članicama EU prije izbora za Europski parlament 2004, ali ni sada, krajem 2002, još se uvijek sa sigurnošću ne zna hoće li se, i kada će se, to dogoditi.
The only thing that is certain is that the number of such countries will be smaller than previously expected, and that Bulgaria and Romania have definitely dropped out of the running in the meantime. 
Sigurno je samo to da će broj tih zemalja biti manji od očekivanoga jer su Bugarska i Rumunjska u međuvremenu ispale iz igre.
Of the CEE countries, at the moment Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia are candidates. 
Od zemalja SIE trenutačne su kandidatkinje Poljska, Mađarska, Republika Češka, Slovačka i Slovenija.
It is a very unrewarding activity to speculate about the possible data of Croatian entry. 
Nagađati o eventualnom datumu ulaska Hrvatske vrlo je nezahvalno.
Eurosceptics, and we might well call them Eurorealists, do not believe this will occur in the first decade of this century. 
Euroskeptici, a mogli bismo ih smatrati i eurorealistima, ne vjeruju da će se to dogoditi u prvom desetljeću ovog stoljeća.
Of course, there are also more optimistic estimates, but it is not possible to say how realistic they are. 
Naravno, postoje i optimističnija nagađanja, ali nije moguće reći koliko su realna.
Vaclav Klausiv, for example, is very sceptical when it comes to the rapid entry of a large number of new countries into the EU. 
Vaclav Klausiv, primjerice, vrlo je skeptičan kad je riječ o brzom ulasku većeg broja novih zemalja u EU.
In his view, the EU is not a charity organisation, which wishes to have as many new members as possible, but a cartel of countries with very well defined interests. 
Prema njemu, EU nije dobrotvorna organizacija koja želi imati što više članova, već kartel zemalja s dobro definiranim interesima.
It is in the interest of the EU to extend the provisional status of applicant countries as long as possible, and in the interest of the applicant countries to be members as soon as possible. 
Interes EU je da što duže produljuje privremeni status kandidatkinja, a interes kandidatkinja je da što prije postanu članicama.
If the cost-benefit curves of member countries and applicant countries are looked at for the period after 1990, we shall see that the member countries have already used up most of the benefit that they can obtain from the applicant countries. 
Ako se promatraju krivulje troškova i koristi zemalja članica i zemalja kandidatkinja u razdoblju nakon 1990, vidjet ćemo da su zemlje članice već »potrošile« većinu koristi što ih mogu izvući iz zemalja kandidatkinja.
The citizens of the EU are already in these countries. 
Građani EU već su u tim zemljama.
They are in Zagreb and Prague in the roles of tourists, merchants and bankers. 
Ima ih u Zagrebu i Pragu kao turista, trgovaca ili bankara.
The countries of the EU have already achieved almost all their objectives and cannot derive any more considerable benefit from the further process of convergence. 
Zemlje EU već su postigle gotovo sve svoje ciljeve i ne mogu se znatnije okoristiti daljnjim procesom približavanja.
In graphic terms, the difference between the member country benefit curve and the applicant country benefit curve is greatest in about 2000, and it is in the interest of the member countries to prolong this state of affairs as long as possible. 
Grafički, razlika između krivulja korisnosti zemalja članica i zemalja kandidatkinja najveća je oko 2000. godine i u interesu je zemalja članica da to stanje što dulje održe.
Mencinger (2002)v speaks, in a similar context, of the hypocrisy of the EU, first of all inviting us, and now no longer wanting us. 
Mencinger (2002)v u sličnom kontekstu govori o hipokriziji EU koja nas je najprije pozivala, a sad nas više ne želi.
Naturally, as with every topic, there are various views about EU accession, opposed views, from the Eurosceptics, who expect almost nothing, to the Eurooptimists, who think that joining the EU will solve all, or almost all, the problems of the transitional countries. 
Naravno, kao i u svakoj temi, i o pristupanju EU postoje različiti stavovi, suprotstavljena mišljenja, od euroskeptika koji se ničemu ne nadaju do eurooptimista koji misle da se pristupanjem EU mogu riješiti svi, ili gotovo svi, problemi zemalja u tranziciji.
Nevertheless, the Maastricht criteria, the Copenhagen criteria, most of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) provisions are framed in such a way that they can only be of benefit to any country. 
Ipak, kriteriji iz Maastrichta, kriteriji iz Kopenhagena, veći dio uvjeta Sporazuma o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju (SSP-a) postavljeni su tako da svakoj zemlji mogu samo koristiti.
It ought to be the aim of all of us to live in a society that meets as many of these criteria as possible, and whether we will the while become members of the EU or some other association or an association with some other name that will exist when we actually achieve all this is less important. 
Svima bi nam cilj trebao biti da živimo u društvu koje zadovoljava što više tih kriterija, a hoćemo li pritom biti i članovi EU ili neke druge asocijacije ili asocijacije drugog imena koja će u trenutku kad mi to sve ostvarimo biti aktualna, manje je važno.
CROATIA ON THE ROAD TO THE EU 
HRVATSKA NA PUTU PREMA EU
The former socialist countries of CEE started the process of converging with the EU at the beginning, or in the middle, of the nineties. 
Bivše socijalističke zemlje SIE otpočele su svoj proces približavanja EU početkom odnosno sredinom devedesetih godina.
Croatia, unluckily, first of all because of the war, and then because of the unpopularity of the HDZ regime and President Franjo Tuđman, lost practically a whole decade on this journey. 
Hrvatska je, nažalost, najprije zbog rata, a zatim zbog nepopularnosti režima HDZ-a i predsjednika Franje Tuđmana izgubila gotovo cijelo desetljeće na tom putu.
This falling behind has harmed Croatia in many areas such as science and education but, looked at economically, has been particularly detrimental to foreign trade (see Boromisa and Mikić; Bartlett, 2002). 
Zaostajanje je štetilo Hrvatskoj na brojnim područjima kao što su znanost i obrazovanje, ali, ekonomski gledano, osobito je to štetilo vanjskoj trgovini (više, Boromisa i Mikić; Bartlett, 2002).
As against the Europe Agreements that were made with the current applicant countries (CEE countries), in 1999 the EU adopted the Stabilisation and Association Process for the countries of SE Europe, i.e., for Croatia, BH, Macedonia, Albania and the FRY. 
Za razliku od Europskih sporazuma što su ih sklapale sadašnje kandidatkinje za članstvo u EU (zemlje SIE), EU je 1999. usvojio Proces stabilizacije i pridruživanja za zemlje jugoistočne Europe, odnosno za Hrvatsku, Bosnu i Hercegovinu, Makedoniju, Albaniju i SRJ.
This process is put into practice by the making of individual agreements with these countries. 
Proces se ostvaruje sklapanjem pojedinačnih sporazuma s tim zemljama.
So far SAAs have been signed by Macedonia and Croatia. 
Dosad su SSP-ove sklopile Makedonija i Hrvatska.
Unlike the Europe Agreements, these agreements contain an evolutionary clause and provisions about regional cooperation. 
Za razliku od Europskih sporazuma, ti sporazumi sadržavaju evolutivnu klauzulu i odredbe o regionalnoj suradnji.
Apart from that, while the Europe Agreements expressly mention that the basic objective is the integration of the countries of CEE into the EU, the SAAs speak about potential candidates for members of the EU, making this conditional not only on the Copenhagen criteria but also on the regional cooperation already mentioned. 
Osim toga, dok Europski sporazumi izričito spominju da je osnovni njihov cilj integracija zemalja središnje i istočne Europe u EU, SSP-ovi govore o potencijalnim kandidatima za članstvo u EU uvjetujući to, osim kriterijima iz Kopenhagena, već spomenutom regionalnom suradnjom.
Croatia signed its SAA with the EU in Luxembourg on the 29th of October 2001 and thus became a potential candidate for the EU. 
Hrvatska je potpisala SSP s EU u Luxemburgu 29. listopada 2001. i tako postala potencijalna kandidatkinja za EU.
The SAA was to be ratified by the Croatian Parliament, the European Parliament and the parliaments of all EU members. 
SSP moraju ratificirati Sabor RH, Europski parlament i parlamenti svih članica EU.
By summer 2002 this had been done by the Croatian and European parliaments, as well as those of Austria, Denmark and Ireland. 
To su do ljeta 2002. učinili hrvatski Sabor, Europski parlament i parlamenti Austrije, Danske i Irske.
Until the SAA comes into force, which in some optimistic forecasts could be in about two years, an interim agreement is in force, since 1 January 2002. 
Do stupanja na snagu SSP-a, što bi prema nekim optimističnijim prognozama moglo potrajati oko dvije godine, od 1. siječnja 2002. na snazi je Privremeni sporazum.
The First Report of the European Commission about the process in Croatia, dated 4 April 2002, is mainly positive. 
Prvo izvješće Europske komisije o procesu u Hrvatskoj od 4. travnja 2002. uglavnom je pozitivno.
The report speaks of the meeting of the political criteria - strengthening of democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and the protection of minorities, as well as regional cooperation. 
Izvješće govori o ispunjavanju političkih kriterija - jačanju demokracije i vladavine prava, poštovanju ljudskih prava i zaštiti manjina te o regionalnoj suradnji.
The report has doubts about the situation in the judiciary, and priorities that need to be tackled in the next year are given (see Rodin). 
Problematičnim se u izvješću ocjenjuje stanje u pravosuđu, a navode se i prioriteti koje treba riješiti tijekom iduće godine dana (više, Rodin).
In order to execute the obligations deriving from the SAA, the government has accepted the Implementation Plan of the Agreement, and should publish monthly reports about the results. 
Za izvršenje obveza iz SSP-a Vlada je prihvatila Plan provedbe Sporazuma i o rezultatima bi trebala objavljivati mjesečna izvješća.
Although there has been an endeavour to carry through numerous measures (of the 128 measures, 65 were carried out in time), there are obvious delays in the areas of minority protection, reform of justice (see Rodin), television, state aid (see Kesner-Škreb and Mikić) and consumer protection. 
Iako se pokušavaju provesti brojne mjere (od 128 mjera navrijeme je provedeno njih 65), očita su kašnjenja u području zaštite manjina, reforme pravosuđa (više, Rodin), televizije, državnih subvencija (više, Kesner-Škreb i Mikić) te zaštite potrošača.
Since the SAA calls upon Croatia to take part in the process of regional cooperation with the countries of SEE, in the Croatian public, and in political circles as well, it has been greeted with a fair amount of scepticism, indeed with resistance. 
Budući da se u SSP-u od Hrvatske zahtijeva da sudjeluje u procesu regionalne suradnje sa zemljama jugoistočne Europe, u Hrvatskoj je javnosti, pa i u političkim krugovima, dočekan s prilično skepse, pa i otpora.
The SAA constantly raises the doubt about whether Croatia should or could go into the association process on its own or part of a West Balkan package. 
SSP kao da stalno nameće dvojbu treba li, odnosno može li Hrvatska u procese pridruživanja ići samostalno ili u zapadnobalkanskom paketu.
Mihaljek, for example, says that in the SAA, as against the often expressed opinions that it is thrusting us into this group, there is a clearly expressed individual character in the convergence of Croatia with the EU. 
Mihaljek, primjerice, ističe da u SSP-u, suprotno često isticanim mišljenjima kako nas on gura u grupu, postoji jasno izražen individualni karakter približavanja Hrvatske EU.
As the necessary grounds for making the transition from status of potential candidate to that of full candidate for EU membership and for further negotiations about full membership, the individual capacity of Croatia to make the legal, economic and political adjustments, as well as its readiness to contribute to regional cooperation and stability in South East Europe, will be considered. 
Kao temelj za prelazak iz statusa potencijalnog kandidata u status punopravnog kandidata za članstvo u EU i za daljnje pregovore o punopravnom članstvu poslužit će individualna sposobnost Hrvatske da ispuni pravne, gospodarske i političke prilagodbe te njezina spremnost da pridonosi regionalnoj suradnji i stabilnosti u jugoistočnoj Europi.
It is essential that Croatia, even without EU pressures, has to launch and carry out many reforms. 
Bitno je da Hrvatska i bez »pritisaka« EU mora pokrenuti i provesti mnoge reforme.
And these reforms will be the more successful the earlier and better we carry them out, fully aware that they are really necessary to us, and are not just being forced up on us. 
A te će reforme biti to uspješnije što ih provedemo prije i kvalitetnije, sa sviješću da nam one zaista trebaju, a ne da su nam nametnute.
This book should make a contribution to the maturing of such viewpoints. 
I ova bi knjiga trebala pridonijeti sazrijevanju takvih stavova.
ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF CROATIA'S ASSOCIATION WITH THE EU 
EKONOMSKI I PRAVNI ASPEKTI PRIDRUŽIVANJA HRVATSKE EU
In this part we shall briefly outline the views of the authors of this book on certain economic and legal aspects of Croatia's joining of the EU - macroeconomics, banking and finance, taxes, state aid, trade policy, energy, agriculture, employment, the legal system, the non-governmental sector and equality between men and women. 
U ovom ćemo dijelu ukratko opisati poglede autora ove knjige na određene ekonomske i pravne aspekte pridruživanja Hrvatske EU makroekonomiju, bankarstvo i financije, poreze, državne potpore, trgovinsku politiku, energetiku, poljoprivredu, zaposlenost, pravni sustav, nevladin sektor i ravnopravnost spolova.
Macroeconomics 
Makroekonomija
Dubravko Mihaljek analyses the economic criteria for membership in the EU and the European Monetary Union (EMU), attempting to compare the starting position of Croatia with that of other CEE countries. 
Dubravko Mihaljek analizira ekonomske kriterije za članstvo u EU i Europskoj monetarnoj uniji (EMU) te pokušava usporediti početnu poziciju Hrvatske s pozicijom drugih zemalja SIE.
He concludes that Croatia does not lag behind the other countries in CEE and that it even has a certain advantage with respect to the main macroeconomic criteria (except for the budget deficit), efficacy of investment and potential growth. 
Zaključuje da Hrvatska ne zaostaje za ostalim zemljama SIE ili da čak ima određenu prednost s obzirom na glavne makroekonomske kriterije (osim proračunskog deficita), efikasnost investiranja i potencijalni rast.
However, the lag in certain important microeconomic areas - the securities market and the policy of market competition, is estimated at almost four years of systematic reform efforts. 
Međutim, zaostajanje na nekim važnim mikroekonomskim područjima - tržištu vrijednosnica i u politici tržišnog natjecanja - procjenjuje se na gotovo četiri godine sustavnih reformskih napora.
For this reason it is necessary to persist in the implementation of reforms and run economic policy very circumspectly. 
Stoga je nužno ustrajati u provođenju reformi i oprezno voditi ekonomsku politiku.
Banking and finance 
Bankarstvo i financije
In connection with most of the criteria relating to banking and finance, Velimir Šonje concludes that Croatia has the character of an advanced country. 
Kada je riječ o većini kriterija koji se odnose na bankarstvo i financije, Velimir Šonje zaključuje da Hrvatska ima karakter napredne zemlje.
A more considerable lag is observed in the area of the development of the capital market and openness to international financial flows, which in the future could turn out to be serious sources of vulnerability in the process of joining the EU. 
Znatnije zaostajanje primjećuje se na području razvoja tržišta kapitala i otvorenosti za međunarodne financijske tokove, što se u budućnosti mogu pokazati ozbiljnim izvorima ranjivosti u procesu priključivanja EU.
Taxation 
Porezi
Hrvoje Arbutina, Danijela Kuliš and Mihaela Pitarević conclude that the Croatian tax system is comparable with those of the members of the EU. 
Hrvoje Arbutina, Danijela Kuliš i Mihaela Pitarević zaključuju da je hrvatski porezni sustav usporediv s poreznim sustavima članica EU.
The key difference is the considerably greater tax burden in Croatia than in the EU, relating, however, to contributions, which have to be gradually reduced, as the situation allows. 
Ključna je razlika bitno veće porezno opterećenje u Hrvatskoj nego u EU, ali ono se odnosi na doprinose i njih će trebati, ovisno o mogućnostima, postupno snižavati.
All the essential taxes conceptually correspond to the same kind of taxes in the countries of the EU. 
Svi bitni porezi koncepcijski odgovaraju istovrsnim porezima u zemljama EU.
Nevertheless, it is desirable to carry out certain adjustments to VAT as soon as possible, while the harmonisation of profit tax and of some excise taxes should be postponed until the moment when it becomes unavoidable because of accession to the EU. 
Ipak, određene prilagodbe poreza na dodanu vrijednost poželjno je provesti što prije, dok usklađenja poreza na dobit, te usklađenja nekih stopa trošarina treba odgoditi do trenutka kad će se zbog pristupa EU morati izvršiti.
The maintenance of the current situation in the area of these taxes is not in line with the provisions of European tax regulations, but it is nevertheless in Croatia's interest. 
Održanje sadašnjeg stanja na području tih poreza nije u skladu s odredbama europskih propisa, ali je u interesu Hrvatske.
Trade policy 
Trgovinska politika
Ana-Maria Boromisa and Mia Mikić state that during the transition period the reforms necessary for joining the EU were not carried out and that progress is slower than in the candidate countries. 
Ana-Maria Boromisa i Mia Mikić navode da u Hrvatskoj tijekom tranzicijskog razdoblja nisu provedene reforme nužne za uključivanje u EU te je napredak sporiji nego u zemljama kandidatkinjama.
Croatia did, however, start the EU convergence process at a higher level of development than a number of other potential members, and the lag in the preparations for membership has not totally destroyed Croatia's initial advantages. 
Hrvatska je, međutim, započela proces približavanja EU na višem stupnju razvijenosti od nekih drugih kandidata, pa to zaostajanje u pripremi za pridruživanje nije u potpunosti poništilo početne prednosti Hrvatske.
It is a question, however, whether these advantages will not perhaps completely disappear in the first phase of the next expansion of the EU. 
Pitanje je, međutim, hoće li te prednosti potpuno nestati s prvom fazom idućeg proširenja EU.
Although the legal system in Croatia is very largely harmonised with the EU system, Ana-Maria Boromisa claims that the process of converging on the EU in the area of energy cannot be considered a success, because practice, that is, the manner in which the rules are interpreted and ultimately implemented, is developing in the opposite direction from the principles set up by the EU. 
Iako je pravni sustav već uvelike usklađen sa sustavom EU, Ana-Maria Boromisa tvrdi da se proces približavanja EU na području energetike ne može smatrati uspješnim jer se praksa, dakle način tumačenja i konačne primjene pravnih pravila, razvija suprotno načelima koje postavlja EU.
Since the laws assume their final shape in the course of their application, and since it is much more difficult to change the way the rules are interpreted and implemented, particular attention needs to be devoted to practice during the harmonisation process. 
Budući da pravna pravila dobivaju konačan oblik tek u primjeni, a način tumačenja i primjenu mnogo je teže mijenjati od samih pravila, u procesu prilagodbi osobitu važnost treba pridati praksi.