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It identifies the ideas of the project, gives a brief chronology of the relationship between the EU and Croatia, presents changes in Croatia in last couple of years, details the challenges of participation and ends with some conclusions and recommendations. 
Obrazložit ćemo osnovne ideje projekta, dati kratku kronologiju odnosa EU i Hrvatske, prikazati promjene u Hrvatskoj u posljednjih nekoliko godina, obrazložiti izazove sudjelovanja i završiti s određenim zaključcima i preporukama.
To these three questions we added one about the capabilities of Croatian institutions to adapt to the requirements of modern and open societies. 
Osim toga, zapitali smo se i o mogućnostima hrvatskih institucija da se prilagode zahtjevima modernih i otvorenih društava.
Several or almost all the chapters try to answer the question about the place of Croatia in Europe, comparing its data, policies and institutions with those of EU members, other candidates and West Balkan countries. 
Većina, ako ne i sva poglavlja, pokušavaju odgovoriti na pitanje o mjestu Hrvatske u Europi uspoređujući podatke, politike i institucije s onima u članicama EU, drugim kandidatkinjama i zemljama zapadnog Balkana.
The results are diverse from high rankings in measurements of perceptions of wellbeing and happiness to huge differences in state aid as a share of GDP. 
Nalazi su različiti, od visoke rangiranosti u mjerenjima percepcije zadovoljstva i sreće građana do velikih razlika u udjelu državnih potpora u BDP-u.
Probably the most obvious problem encountered in almost all the investigated fields is the lack of reliable statistical data. 
Jedan od najvećih problema, uočen u gotovo svim područjima kojima smo se bavili, jest nedostatak pouzdanih statističkih podataka.
This indicates the necessity of developing a system of collecting and monitoring qualitative and quantitative indicators to enable reliable comparisons with other countries. 
To upućuje na nužnost sustavnog prikupljanja kvalitativnih i kvantitativnih pokazatelja koji će omogućiti pouzdane usporedbe s drugim zemljama.
Comparing the Croatian speed of entry into the EU and the experiences of new members one could conclude that capacity to meet the tight timetable and to draft qualitative reform could lead to poor quality of legislation, insufficient policy analysis, government overload and counter productive results. 
Uspoređujući brzinu kojom Hrvatska želi ući u EU i iskustva novih članica, možemo zaključiti kako sposobnost da se udovolji tako ubrzanom rasporedu i da se pripreme kvalitetne reforme može rezultirati nekvalitetnim zakonodavstvom, nedovoljno pripremljenim politikama, preopterećenošću državnog aparata i kontraproduktivnim rezultatima.
However, the chapter on the needs for regional cooperation in protecting the Adriatic Sea shows how Croatia could also act as a leader in proposing joint actions for several EU member and non-member countries. 
Ipak, poglavlje o potrebi regionalne suradnje u zaštiti Jadranskog mora pokazuje kako Hrvatska može djelovati i kao inicijator zajedničkog djelovanja nekoliko država članica i nečlanica EU.
The chapter on European citizenship and the chapter about communicating Europe in which authors from Croatia, not yet the member of the EU, approach topics relevant for the development of EU concepts and practices show that Croatian authors could also contribute to EU discussions. 
Poglavlje o europskom građanstvu i poglavlje o komuniciranju Europe u kojima autorice iz Hrvatske, koja još nije članica EU, pristupaju temama značajnim za razvoj koncepata i praksi EU pokazuju da i hrvatski autori mogu korisno pridonositi EU raspravama.
The problems of the economy are dealt with in a chapter on the Lisbon Strategy, state aid reform and health care policy and reform. 
Problemi gospodarstva obrađuju se u poglavljima o Lisabonskoj strategiji, o državnim potporama i o zdravstvenoj politici te o njezinoj reformi.
Topics posing problems for the most developed countries are even more pronounced in Croatia. 
Riječ je o problemima s kojima se suočavaju i najrazvijenije države, a u Hrvatskoj su jače izraženi.
Goals are difficult to achieve, but could be used as benchmarks and for learning from the best performers. 
Lisabonske je ciljeve teško postići, ali valja im težiti i učiti iz iskustava onih koji su im se najviše približili.
The main economic problems lie in the slow reforms and privatization processes with high involvement of the state in the economy, inadequate education, administrative and managerial capabilities. 
Glavni su problemi spore reforme i privatizacijski proces, pretjerana uloga države u gospodarstvu, neprimjereno obrazovanje te slabosti javne uprave.
Problems can be easily observed in high foreign and public debt, slow results in increasing employment and poor results in decreasing public expenditures. 
Problemi se ogledaju u visokom inozemnom i javnom dugu, sporom porastu zapošljavanja i slabim rezultatima u smanjivanju javnih rashoda.
Instead of dealing with the nature of the political elite, which is partly dealt with in the chapter on lobbying and interest groups and that on negotiation experience, authors were more oriented to the attitudes of the ordinary citizen. 
Umjesto da naglasak stave na prirodu političke elite, koja je djelomično obrađena u poglavlju o lobiranju i interesnim skupinama te u poglavlju o pregovorima, sudionici projekta više su se usmjerili na stavove građana.
One can find them in chapters on quality of life, life satisfaction and happiness; euro scepticism, and the determinants of the support of citizens for the EU. 
O tim je stavovima riječ u poglavljima o kvaliteti života, životnom zadovoljstvu i sreći; o euroskepticizmu i formiranju stavova građana prema EU.
The results show a rather high and stable distrust of the EU, rising unwillingness to join the EU, views toward the EU that are formed more on the basis of impressions than of utilitarian considerations, and dissatisfaction with the standard of living and social conditions. 
Nalazi pokazuju prilično visoko i trajno nepovjerenje u EU, sve veću nesklonost pridruživanju, formiranje stavova prema EU koje je više impresionističko nego utilitarno te nezadovoljstvo životnim standardom i socijalnim uvjetima.
The political elite should be aware of the attitudes of population to avoid unpleasant surprises at the moment of the final decision on joining the EU. 
Politička elita očito treba biti svjesna stavova građana kako bi se izbjegla neugodna iznenađenja u trenutku konačne odluke o pridruživanju.
If the benefits of reforms can be reaped even without joining the EU, a Croatian “no” for the EU does not have to be a disaster for the country, but it could be a serious setback for the political elite. 
Ako se do tada i bez pridruživanja ostvare određene koristi od reformi, hrvatsko “ne” za EU ne mora biti katastrofa za državu, ali može postati pogubno za političku elitu.
The findings of the authors, particularly concerning the dissatisfaction with the standard of living and with social conditions, are also connected with economic problems. 
Nalazi autora, posebice o nezadovoljstvu životnim standardom i socijalnim uvjetima također se mogu povezati s ekonomskim problemima.
Implementation of structural reforms aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the economy, restructuring of social services and improving governance will be necessary to create the conditions for utilitarian assessments. 
Stoga su nužne strukturne reforme usmjerene na porast konkurentnosti gospodarstva, restrukturiranje socijalnih usluga i poboljšanje javne uprave kako bi se stvorili uvjeti za utilitarne procjene.
The capabilities of institutions to adapt to the requirements of modern and open societies - probably dealt with in almost all chapters - are, despite many developments in good directions, still the weakest spot. 
Mogućnosti institucija da se prilagode zahtjevima modernih i otvorenih društava - kojima se bave gotovo svi autori ovog projekta usprkos mnogim pozitivnim pomacima, ipak su najbolnija točka.
Almost all authors engaged in this project emphasize the limited progress of reforms, which continue to be made only partially, without strategies and under strong political influences. 
Gotovo svi autori naglašavaju ograničeni napredak reformi, koje se i dalje provode parcijalno, bez strategija i još uvijek pod jakim utjecajima politike.
Box 1 Brief overview of European Union Monitoring Project 
Kratki prikaz projekta praćenja pridruživanja Hrvatske Europskoj uniji
It all started in 2002 at the initiative and with the financial support of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung office in Zagreb. 
Sve je počelo 2002. na nagovor i uz financijsku pomoć zagrebačkog ureda Zaklade Friedrich Ebert.
The first book (Ott, 2003) dealt with economic and legal challenges. 
Prva knjiga (Ott, 2003) bavila se izazovima ekonomskih i pravnih prilagodbi.
Major problems found were related to education, public administration, normative vs. real conformity with the EU, building of efficient institutions and a society that respects laws and individual rights. 
Među glavnim problemima istaknuli smo one povezane s obrazovanjem, javnom upravom, normativnom prema stvarnoj usklađenosti sa zahtjevima EU, izgradnjom efikasnih institucija i društva koje će poštovati zakone i prava pojedinaca.
Awareness of such problems led to the second book (Ott, 2004) dealing with institutional challenges. 
Te su nas spoznaje dovele do druge knjige (Ott, 2004), one o izazovima institucionalnih prilagodbi.
We stressed that dealing with institutions was not only fashionable, but also important for both the economy and the society, as institutions could influence development, growth and democratization. 
Naglasili smo da je bavljenje institucijama ne samo moderno, već i značajno kako za ekonomiju, tako i za društvo, jer institucije mogu utjecati na gospodarski razvoj i rast te demokratizaciju.
We said that adjustments were often just normative, bureaucracy was flourishing and laws were often poorly harmonized and deficient. 
Zapazili smo da su prilagodbe često samo normativne, birokracija cvjeta, a zakoni su često slabo usklađeni i nepotpuni.
The key issues with or without the accession would be: better and faster application of rules and institutions; quality and depoliticisation of the public administration, particularly the judiciary and institutions for deregulation and liberalization of markets. 
Bez obzira na eventualno pridruživanje, kao ključne su se nametnule ove teme: bolja i brža primjena pravila i institucija, kvaliteta i depolitizacija javne uprave, posebice sudstva i institucija za deregulaciju i liberalizaciju tržišta.
As we believed that we were nearing the negotiations, our third book (Ott, 2005) dealt with the challenges of negotiations. 
Kako smo vjerovali da se bližimo pregovorima, treća se knjiga (Ott, 2005) bavila izazovima pregovora.
We stressed that Croatia's future could depend on overall preparedness and credibility not only regarding the sole person missing as it seemed then; developments in Bulgaria and/or Romania; EU attitudes towards Turkey and fatigue of the EU with the last enlargement. 
Zaključili smo da bi budućnost Hrvatske mogla ovisiti o ukupnoj spremnosti i vjerodostojnosti zemlje, i to ne samo u vezi s jednom osobom koja je nedostajala, kao što se tada činilo; zbivanjima u Bugarskoj i/ili Rumunjskoj; stavovima EU prema Turskoj i zamoru EU posljednjim proširenjem.
We suggested that accession should be used as the process of transformation of the country. 
Predložili smo da se pridruživanje iskoristi kao proces transformacije zemlje.
We said that a kind of real integration of Croatia in the European space already existed even without the formal accession and that it should be further deepened through the building of institutions and harmonization with modern, democratic societies. 
Naglasili smo da neka vrsta stvarne integracije Hrvatske u europski prostor postoji i bez formalnog pridruživanja i da se treba dalje produbljivati izgradnjom institucija i usklađivanjem sa zahtjevima modernih demokratskih društava.
We also warned that despite the declarative dedication of Croatian government to join the EU as soon as possible, and despite the encouraging signals from the EU, hesitations in structural and institutional reforms could hamper not only the success of negotiations and delay the accession, but also hamper the transformation of the country into a modern, efficient and democratic state. 
Usprkos deklarativnoj odluci Vlade o priključenju EU u najbržem mogućem roku, i usprkos ohrabrujućim signalima iz EU, bilo je očito da bi oklijevanja u strukturnim i institucionalnim reformama mogla ugroziti ne samo uspjeh pregovora i odgoditi pridruživanje, već i odgoditi transformaciju u modernu, efikasnu i demokratsku državu.
Unfortunately, some of the views proved to be correct before we even managed to publish the book, when the EU postponed the start of negotiations. 
Nažalost, neki od stavova pokazali su se točnima i prije nego što je knjiga objavljena kad je EU odgodio početak pregovora.
Before planning this fourth book (Ott, 2006) we somehow started hoping that the future EU could probably go more in the direction of a looser, less federalist and more decentralized club than an ever-tighter Union. 
Pri planiranju ove četvrte knjige (Ott, 2006) krenuli smo od pretpostavke da bi se budući EU mogao razvijati više u smjeru labavijega, manje federalnog i decentraliziranijeg kluba nego sve čvršće Unije.
We also started hoping that the current members would opt for a stronger subsidiarity principle. 
Također smo pretpostavili da bi se sadašnje članice mogle odlučiti za jaču primjenu načela supsidijarnosti.
Member countries would in that case be able to take different approaches towards the issues that would not substantially harm the principles of the free flow of services, goods, labour and capital. 
Takva bi odluka mogla omogućiti članicama da imaju različitije pristupe temama koje neće značajno štetiti načelima slobodnog toka usluga, dobara, rada i kapitala.
If this were so, such an EU could seem more appealing to a small country like Croatia, which could certainly benefit from participating in a common market, but could hardly substantially participate in governing the Union. 
Takav bi EU mogao biti još privlačniji maloj zemlji kao što je Hrvatska, koja bi sigurno mogla imati koristi od sudjelovanja u zajedničkom tržištu, ali teško bi mogla značajno sudjelovati u upravljanju Unijom.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CROATIA AND EUROPEAN UNION 
RAZVOJ ODNOSA IZMEĐU HRVATSKE I EUROPSKE UNIJE
Due to the war Croatia experienced in the early 1990s and its political, institutional and economic consequences in the following years, country lagged behind other Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in its relationship with the EU. 
Zbog rata koji je Hrvatskoj bio nametnut početkom 1990-ih i njegovih političkih, institucionalnih i ekonomskih posljedica u idućim godinama, zemlja je u odnosima s EU zaostala za ostalim zemljama središnje i istočne Europe.
The Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) was signed in 2001, Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003 and after numerous ups and downs in the relationship, mostly caused by the clumsy cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), accession negotiations and the screening stage of the accession negotiations started in October 2005. 
Ugovor o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju potpisan je 2001, Hrvatska se prijavila za članstvo 2003. i nakon brojnih uspona i padova u odnosima uglavnom uzrokovanim nespretnostima u suradnji s Međunarodnim sudom za ratne zločine u Hagu, pregovori o pridruživanju i faza screeninga počeli su u listopadu 2005.
All other chapters also went through various stages of multilateral and bilateral screening to fulfilling the requirements for opening the chapters according to the report from the Commission. 
I sva su ostala poglavlja do tada već prošla različite faze multilateralnoga i bilateralnog screeninga kako bi se udovoljilo zahtjevima za otvaranje poglavlja u skladu s izvještajem Komisije.
The most difficult ones were chapters on regional policy and coordination of structural instruments, judiciary and fundamental rights, foreign security and defence policy and finally finance and budgetary provisions that did not even start the first explanatory stage of the screening. 
Za najteža poglavlja o regionalnoj politici, koordinaciji strukturnih instrumenata, vanjskoj sigurnosti, obrambenoj politici i, konačno, financijama i proračunu u to doba još nije počela ni prva eksplanatorna faza screeninga.
It is true that some chapters are more complicated than others. 
Istina je da su neka poglavlja kompliciranija.
It is also true that Croatia's intentions are to close the chapters faster than any of the previous candidates. 
Istina je i to da Hrvatska namjerava zatvoriti poglavlja brže od svih prethodnih kandidatkinja.
This intention is fuelled first by the high expectations of the population and second by the logical conclusion that country could learn from the experiences of the previous candidates. 
Ubrzani se pristup opravdava visokim očekivanjima građana, kao i logičnim zaključkom da zemlja može učiti iz iskustava prethodnih kandidatkinja.
However, as things in Croatia are changing rather slowly, we could remind ourselves of the conclusions of the Progress Report of the European Commission (2005). 
Ipak, budući da se prilike u Hrvatskoj ne mijenjaju tako brzo, uglavnom još uvijek vrijede zaključci izvještaja Europske komisije o napretku (European Commission, 2005).
State interventions in the economy remain significant and little progress has been made with respect to the restructuring of large state-owned enterprises in particular in the shipbuilding, steel and energy sector. 
Državna intervencija u gospodarstvu i dalje je značajna, a slabi je napredak postignut u restrukturiranju velikih poduzeća u državnom vlasništvu, posebice u brodogradnji, željezarama i energetici.
The strengthening of financial discipline of state-owned enterprises remains a particular policy challenge. 
Jačanje financijske discipline poduzeća u državnom vlasništvu i dalje je poseban izazov politici.
Croatia needs to address the identified weaknesses and problems with determination”. 
Hrvatska se treba odlučno uhvatiti u koštac s uočenim slabostima i problemima”.
These statements could be seen as guidelines for the majority of the authors engaged in this project, leading them to approaches they deemed particularly important and interesting. 
Te se spoznaje mogu smatrati svojevrsnim smjernicama za većinu autora okupljenih na projektu i one su vodile pristupima koje su smatrali posebno značajnim i zanimljivim.
The briefest facts about the developments in the Croatian economy could be summarized in following way: 
Razvoj hrvatskoga gospodarstva ukratko bi se mogao sažeti na sljedeći način.
• Economic growth is favourable (a 3.8% rise of GDP in 2004, 4.3% in 2005 and 6.0% in 2006/Q1) with predictions of 4.4% for 2006 and 4.5% for 2007. 
• Ekonomski je rast povoljan (3,8% BDP-a 2004, 4,3% 2005. i 6% 2006/Q1), s predviđenih 4,4% 2006. i 4,5% 2007.
• Inflation is accelerating from 2.1% in 2004 to 3.6% in 2006/Jan-Jul. and is expected to stay at similar levels in 2006 and 2007. 
• Inflacija se ubrzava s 2,1% 2004. na 3,6% 2006/I-VII, a očekuje se da će na sličnoj razini ostati 2006. i 2007.
• The current account deficit is growing (4.9% GDP in 2004, 6.3% in 2005 and 6.5% in 2006/Q1) with unfavourable predictions (around 6% in 2006 and 2007). 
• Deficit tekućeg računa raste (4,9% BDP-a 2004, 6,3% 2005. i 6,5% 2006/Q1), s nepovoljnim predviđanjima (oko 6% 2006. i 2007).
• Foreign debt is increasing (80.2% GDP in 2004, 82.5% in 2005 and 87.9% in 2006/Q1) although it is expected to decrease to 81.5% in 2006. 
• Inozemni dug raste (80,2% BDP-a 2004, 82,5% 2005. i 87,9% 2006/ Q1) premda se očekuje sniženje na 81,5% 2006.
• Total public debt is slightly increasing (46.4% GDP in 2004, 47.4% in 2005 and 47.8% in 2006/Q1) although expected to decrease to around 44% in 2006 and 2007. 
• Ukupni javni dug polako raste (46,4% BDP-a 2004, 47,4% 2005. i 47,8% 2006/Q1), premda se u 2006. i 2007. očekuje sniženje na oko 44%.
• General government budget deficit is showing better results (4.6% GDP in 2004, 3.4% in 2005 and 2.9% in 2006/Q1) although expected to be around 3.5% in 2006 and 2007. 
• Deficit proračuna opće države pokazuje bolje rezultate (4,6% BDP-a 2004, 3,4% 2005. i 2,9% 2006/Q1), a očekuje se da će 2006. i 2007. iznositi oko 3,5%.
• Employment growth continues (around 1% per year), and the unemployment rate fell to under 13%. 
• Porast zapošljavanja se nastavlja (oko 1% u godini), a stopa nezaposlenih smanjila se ispod 13%.
We could say that macroeconomic trends are generally favourable: above average GDP growth, rising employment, decreasing general government budget deficit, moderate growth of salaries, and slight appreciation of domestic currency. 
Mogli bismo zaključiti da su makroekonomska kretanja uglavnom povoljna: rast BDP-a, zapošljavanje, deficit proračuna opće države, umjeren rast plaća i umjerena aprecijacija domaće valute.
However, inflation, although not alarming, is accelerating. 
Ipak, iako ne alarmantno, inflacija se ubrzava.
Current account deficit and foreign and public debt are growing, ranking Croatia among highly indebted countries. 
Zbog rastućeg deficita tekućeg računa te inozemnoga i javnog duga Hrvatsku je moguće svrstati među visoko zadužene države.
Policymakers should have in mind that countries like Croatia should aim for much lower public debt targets than those envisaged by the Maastricht criteria (20-40% instead of 60% GDP). 
Odgovorni za donošenje odluka morali bi imati na umu da zemlje poput Hrvatske trebaju težiti znatno nižim razinama javnog duga nego što ih zahtijeva Maastricht (20-40% umjesto 60% BDP-a).
Thanks to the decreased budget deficit fiscal policy could be evaluated positively. 
Zahvaljujući smanjenju proračunskog deficita, fiskalnu politiku možemo ocijeniti povoljnom.
However, one could still be puzzled about the pension debt payments bookkeeping and cautious because the positive signs are resulting from revenue increase without any serious results on the expenditure side of the budget. 
Ipak, ni dalje nije jasno kako će se knjižiti povrat duga umirovljenicima, a nije dobro ni to što su pozitivni rezultati posljedica porasta prihoda bez značajnijih rezultata u smanjivanju rashoda.
Slow dynamics, poor results and scandals in privatization process are certainly not contributing to the improvement of the fiscal position of the country. 
Spora dinamika, slabi rezultati i skandali u privatizacijskom procesu sigurno neće pridonijeti poboljšanju fiskalnog položaja zemlje.
Despite the still high levels of unemployment and despite the realistic expectations that the EU will ask for a transition period for workers from Croatia, the government could start thinking in advance and aiming for a liberalisation of the labour market. 
Usprkos i dalje visokoj razini nezaposlenosti i realističnim očekivanjima da će EU zahtijevati prijelazno razdoblje za radnike iz Hrvatske, Vlada bi mogla razmišljati unaprijed i težiti liberalizaciji tržišta rada.
Free movement of workers benefits countries that have liberalized that market. 
Slobodno kretanje radnika koristilo je zemljama koje su liberalizirale svoja tržišta.
It has helped to remedy labour market deficiencies, open new jobs, decrease unemployment and increase economic growth. 
Ono im je pomoglo da ublaže nedostatke tržišta rada, otvore nova radna mjesta, smanje nezaposlenost i povećaju ekonomski rast.
Only two percent of the EU active population lives and works in other member states and the movement of workers is still slow. 
Samo 2% aktivnog stanovništva EU živi i radi u nekoj drugoj zemlji članici i kretanje radnika još je uvijek slabo.
That is the reason why an additional number of old member states lately further liberalised their labour markets. 
Upravo je to razlog zbog kojega je dodatni broj starih zemalja članica u novije doba dodatno liberalizirao svoja tržišta rada.