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To date, a large majority in Croatia has supported the aim of joining the European Union. 
Dosad je pretežit dio stanovništva Hrvatske podržavao pridruživanje Europskoj uniji.
To start the project we organized a workshop in Zagreb at the end of March 2002 gathering interested researchers and potential authors for the study to reflect on the concept of the project and discuss the priorities to be covered. 
Ovaj smo projekt započeli organiziranjem radionice krajem ožujka 2002. u Zagrebu na kojoj su se okupili zainteresirani istraživači i mogući autori pojedinih dionica projekta kako bi se razmotrio koncept projekta i raspravili prioriteti što bi ih on trebao obuhvatiti.
Furthermore, we invited two researchers from Poland and Bulgaria, who are participating in similar projects in their countries, to report on their approaches and experiences. 
Tada smo pozvali dvoje istraživača iz Poljske i Bugarske koji su sudjelovali u sličnim projektima u svojim zemljama, i oni su izvijestili o svojim pristupima i iskustvima.
Last but not least, at this stage of the project we also asked representatives of the Ministry of European Integration to take part in the discussion of priority areas as seen by their Ministry. 
Također smo u tom dijelu projekta zamolili predstavnike Ministarstva za europske integracije RH za sudjelovanje u raspravi i obavještavanje o prioritetnim područjima prema ocjeni Ministarstva.
As a result of this workshop a team of authors agreed to prepare papers on the identified priority areas and along common guidelines. 
Kao rezultat te radionice nekoliko je autora pripremilo materijal u kojemu se određuju prioritetna područja i utvrđuju opće upute za ostvarenje projekta.
The studies presented in this book give the reader an insight into the situation and problems of different areas in Croatian society and their political approaches to the implementation of reform programs in preparing the country for EU membership. 
Studije sadržane u ovoj knjizi daju čitateljima uvid u stanje i probleme u različitim područjima hrvatskog društva te političke pristupe provedbi programa reformi u pripremi zemlje za članstvo u EU.
The book concentrates on economy, legislation, and civil society issues. 
Sadržaj knjige usmjeren je na pitanja gospodarstva, zakonodavstva i civilnog društva.
By this selection we think we have chosen some of the most important areas in the context of EU accession at the present time. 
Vjerujemo da smo njihovim odabirom obuhvatili najvažnija područja u sadašnjem kontekstu pridruživanja EU.
We hope to contribute by this work to the efforts of Croatia to implement the necessary reforms and thus smoothing the way to the European Union. 
Nadamo se da smo time pridonijeli naporima Hrvatske u provedbi potrebnih reformi i time olakšali njezin put u Europsku uniju.
Finally, I would like to thank all those who participated in this project, particularly Dr. Katarina Ott, director of the Institute of Public Finance and editor of the volume, as well as Prof. Dr. Nenad Zakošek, for assisting in editing the contributions. 
Konačno, želio bih zahvaliti svim sudionicima u projektu, posebice dr. Katarini Ott, ravnateljici Instituta za javne financije i urednici knjige, te prof. dr. Nenadu Zakošeku za sudjelovanje u uređivanju i pripremi priloga.
Dr. Rudiger Pintar Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Head of Regional Office for Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 
Dr. Rudiger Pintar voditelj Regionalnog ureda za Hrvatsku i Bosnu i Hercegovinu Zaklada Friedrich Ebert
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
ZAHVALA
On behalf on the Institute of Public Finance, and also personally, I would like to thank our friends from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, particularly Rudiger Pintar and Nenad Zakošek, who first of all encouraged us to deal with monitoring Croatian accession to the European Union, and then also financed our work. 
U ime Instituta za javne financije i u svoje ime želim zahvaliti kolegama iz Zaklade Friedrich Ebert osobito Rudigeru Pintaru i Nenadu Zakošeku koji su nas najprije naveli da se bavimo praćenjem priključenja Hrvatske Europskoj uniji, a zatim i financirali projekt.
Thanks to this complex and interesting project, lawyers, agronomists, economists and engineers found themselves involved in a common venture and without a doubt learned a great deal from each other. 
Zahvaljujući tom složenom i zanimljivom projektu, okupili su se zajedno pravnici, agronomi, ekonomisti, sociolozi, inženjeri i sigurno su jedni od drugih mnogo korisnoga naučili.
I would like to thank all those who took part in the project, particularly the authors of the chapters in the book, for the work they have put in. 
Svim sudionicima projekta, a posebice autorima tekstova objavljenih u ovoj knjizi, zahvaljujem na uloženom trudu.
And thank you too to the anonymous referees of all the papers, who most certainly contributed to the quality of the writing. 
Zahvaljujem i anonimnim recenzentima svih radova koji su sigurno znatno pridonijeli kvaliteti tekstova.
Foreign experts also assisted our endeavours, Marek ZirkSadowski from Poland and Irina Bokova from Bulgaria, who came to Zagreb and shared with us their experience in work on projects in their own countries. 
U našim su nam naporima pomogli i strani stručnjaci Marek ZirkSadowski iz Poljske i Irina Bokova iz Bugarske, koji su došli u Zagreb i podijelili s nama svoja iskustva u radu na sličnim projektima u svojim zemljama.
Finally, I wish to thank employees of the Institute of Public Finance, particularly Ivica Urban, Pava Turudija and Martina Matejčić for their dedicated work, without which this book could not have been produced. 
Konačno, zahvaljujem suradnicima Instituta za javne financije, posebice Ivici Urbanu, Pavi Turudiji i Martini Matejčić na predanom radu bez kojega ova knjiga ne bi bila moguća.
Katarina Ott Editor 
Katarina Ott urednica
Chapter 1 
Poglavlje 1.
CROATIAN ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION 
PRIDRUŽIVANJE HRVATSKE EUROPSKOJ UNIJI
Economic and legal challenges 
Izazovi ekonomske i pravne prilagodbe
Institute of Public Finance Zagreb 
Institut za javne financije Zagreb
There are two types of society: closed societies and open ... 
Postoje dvije vrste društava: zatvorena i otvorena...
When we use the word democracy we do not or should not mean any particular form of political structure; such matters are secondary. 
Kad rabimo riječ demokracija, ne mislimo ili ne bismo trebali misliti na bilo koji poseban oblik političke strukture; takva su pitanja sekundarna.
What we mean or ought to mean is the completely open society... 
Ono što mislimo ili bismo trebali misliti jest potpuno otvoreno društvo...
We may not know very much, but we do know something... and while we must always be prepared to change our minds, we must act as best we can in the light of what we do know. 
Možda ne znamo mnogo, ali znamoponešto...i dok moramo uvijek biti spremni mijenjati mišljenje, moramo djelovati najbolje što možemo u svjetlu onoga što znamo.
Part one raises the question of whether the EU is fiction or reality, part two puts Croatia in the context of the EU, while the third part concentrates on macroeconomics, banking and finances, taxes, government aid, trade policy, power, agriculture, employment and unemployment, the legal system, the non-governmental sector and equality between men and women. 
U prvom dijelu poglavlja postavlja se pitanje je li EU fikcija ili stvarnost, u drugome se Hrvatska stavlja u kontekst EU, a u trećemu se usredotočujemo na makroekonomiju, bankarstvo i financije, poreze, državne potpore, trgovinsku politiku, energetiku, poljoprivredu, (ne)zaposlenost, pravni sustav, nevladin sektor i ravnopravnost spolova.
Part four analyses key questions of Croatia's accession to the EU - regulation within the EU itself, the normative and real harmonisation of Croatia and the EU, Croatian advantages and its points of vulnerability, and a comparison of Croatia with member countries and candidate countries. 
U četvrtom se dijelu analiziraju ključna pitanja približavanja Hrvatske EU regulacija unutar EU, normativna i stvarna usklađenost Hrvatske s EU, hrvatske prednosti i slabe točke te usporedba Hrvatske sa zemljama članicama i zemljama kandidatkinjama.
The chapter also offers a number of recommendations for individual areas, while particular stress is placed upon recommendations that relate to the importance of the public administration and the independent agencies, the question of whether it is better to make adjustments at once or only when they are essential, and the attitude to regional initiatives. 
Poglavlje nudi i brojne preporuke za pojedina područja, a posebno su naglašene preporuke koje se odnose na važnost javne uprave i neovisnih agencija, na pitanje treba li prilagodbe uvesti odmah ili tek kad bude nužno te na odnos prema regionalnim inicijativama.
The message of the paper is that most of the criteria of Maastricht, Copenhagen and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement are posed in such a way that they can only be of benefit to the country. 
Poruka poglavlja je da su većina kriterija iz Maastrichta i Kopenhagena i pretežit dio odredaba Sporazuma o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju postavljeni tako da zemlji mogu samo koristiti.
Our goal ought to be to live in a society that meets as many of these criteria as possible, and whether Croatia will, in so doing, be a member of the EU or of some other association, or an association with some other name that will be relevant at the time Croatia has achieved all this is less important. 
Cilj bi nam trebao biti život u društvu koje zadovoljava što više tih kriterija, a hoće li Hrvatska pritom biti i članica EU ili neke druge asocijacije, odnosno asocijacije drukčijeg naziva koja će u trenutku kad Hrvatska sve to ostvari biti aktualna, manje je važno.
The EU may help Croatia in its economic and social development, but only the citizens of Croatia can achieve economic development, institutions that are more efficient, and a society that is going to respect the laws and the rights of individuals. 
EU može Hrvatskoj pomoći u gospodarskome i socijalnom razvoju, ali samo građani Hrvatske mogu ostvariti gospodarski razvoj, učinkovitije institucije te društvo koje će poštovati zakone i prava pojedinaca.
Key words: 
Kljucne rijeci:
European Union, Croatia, economic and legal adjustment 
Europska unija, Hrvatska, ekonomska i pravna prilagodba
The objective of this chapter is to show the working of a group of people of various specialities gathered together in the Croatian accession to the EU project. 
Cilj je ovog poglavlja da prikaže djelovanje skupine ljudi raznih zanimanja okupljenih na projektu o pridruživanju Hrvatske EU.
We would like to be able to help the makers of political decisions, the media and other interested readers in understanding the requirements of the EU and the situation as it is in Croatia and to propose concrete conclusions and recommendations of necessary measures. 
Željeli bismo donositeljima političkih odluka, medijima i ostalim zainteresiranim čitateljima pomoći u razumijevanju zahtjeva EU i stanja u Hrvatskoj te predložiti konkretne zaključke i preporuke nužnih mjera.
We have focused on certain, in our opinion interesting and crucial, areas - 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. 
Usredotočili smo se na određena, po našem mišljenju bitna ili zanimljiva područja - makroekonomiju, bankarstvo i financije, poreze, državne potpore, trgovinsku politiku, energetiku, poljoprivredu, zaposlenost, pravni sustav, nevladin sektor i ravnopravnost spolova.
Since this is a longterm project, in the coming years we shall renew and update our knowledge about some areas worked on this year, and also bring in certain new topics. 
Budući da je riječ o dugoročnom projektu u idućim ćemo godinama obnavljati i upotpunjavati spoznaje o nekim već ove godine obrađenim područjima, odnosno uvoditi određene nove teme.
Our aim is in time to identify the most important areas in which the expectations and the real state of affairs diverge the most, and in which we might be able to contribute to the quality of public debate and, in the end, to Croatia's accession to the EU. 
Cilj nam je s vremenom identificirati najvažnija područja u kojima se očekivanja i stvarno stanje možda najviše razlikuju i u kojima bismo mogli pridonijeti kvaliteti javne rasprave i, u konačnici, priključenju Hrvatske EU.
With a few divergences, each one of the chapters in this book is composed in more or less the same way. 
Uz manja odstupanja, svako od poglavlja ove knjige sastavljeno je na otprilike jednak način.
First of all the conditions for the accession of new members are analysed, that is, the basic framework that the EU has set for future members is put forward, for this is the goal to which Croatia needs to strive. 
Najprije se analiziraju uvjeti za pridruživanje novih članica, odnosno utvrđuje osnovni okvir koji je EU zadao budućim članicama, što je istodobno i cilj kojemu Hrvatska treba težiti.
In the second part, whenever it is possible, the condition in Croatia is compared with the state of affairs in selected other countries. 
U drugom se dijelu, kad god je to moguće, uspoređuje stanje u Hrvatskoj sa stanjem u odabranim drugim zemljama.
Then the initial state of affairs in Croatia on the road towards the EU is determined, that is, an estimate is made of how much Croatia is lagging behind, or whether it has any initial advantage with respect to the criteria for membership in the EU. 
Utvrđuje se početno stanje u Hrvatskoj na putu prema EU, odnosno ustanovljuje koliko Hrvatska »zaostaje« ili ima određenu početnu prednost s obzirom na kriterije za članstvo u EU.
Then there is an endeavour to determine the realistic degree of stability and the main limitations which could stand in the way of Croatia's attaining the set objectives. 
Pritom se nastoji utvrditi realni stupanj stabilnosti te glavna ograničenja koja bi Hrvatsku mogla sprečavati u ostvarivanju zadanih ciljeva.
At the end, we endeavour to draw concrete conclusions and recommendations of measures necessary for a fairly rapid adaptation of Croatia to the standards for membership in the EU. 
Na kraju se pokušavaju dati konkretni zaključci i preporuke mjera nužnih za brže prilagođavanje Hrvatske standardima članstva u EU.
We have attempted to write in as popular a way as possible, keeping in mind the well-informed and educated reader who is nevertheless not an expert in the area concerned. 
Pokušali smo pisati što popularnije, imajući na umu obaviještene, obrazovane čitatelje koji nisu stručnjaci za područje o kojemu je riječ.
In addition, we have not adhered blindly to the currently set requirements of the EU; rather, according to our own research and understandings, we have drawn attention to any Croatian weaknesses and advantages there might be. 
Usto se nismo slijepo držali trenutačno zadanih zahtjeva EU nego smo na temelju vlastitih istraživanja i spoznaja upozorili i na eventualne hrvatske slabosti i prednosti.
In so doing, we have endeavoured to ignore current political problems (such as the relation with the ICTY, dangers of sanctions and so on), for these problems will inevitably be settled in the course of time, while the essential structural problems will remain, and it is with them that we shall have, sooner or later, to come to terms, irrespective of any accession to the EU. 
Pritom smo pokušali zanemariti trenutačne dnevnopolitičke probleme (primjerice, odnos s Haaškim sudom, opasnosti od sankcija itd.) jer će se ti problemi s vremenom riješiti, a bitne strukturne teme i problemi ostaju i s njima ćemo se morati prije ili kasnije suočiti, bez obzira na eventualno priključenje EU.
The Union may help Croatia in its economic and social development, but only the citizens of Croatia can make sure of continued economic growth, more effective institutions and a society capable of respecting both laws and the rights of the individual. 
EU može Hrvatskoj pomoći u gospodarskom i socijalnom razvoju, ali samo građani Hrvatske mogu ostvariti kontinuirani gospodarski razvoj, učinkovitije institucije te društvo koje će poštovati zakone i prava pojedinaca.
After the introduction, the first part of this chapter makes a brief reference to the EU, while the second puts Croatia in the context of the EU, and the third describes the economic and legal aspects of Croatian joining of the EU according to topics and authors, while the fourth deals problematically with the key questions of Croatian convergence with the EU; at the end comes a conclusion. 
Nakon uvoda, u prvom dijelu ovog poglavlja, dan je kratak osvrt na EU, u drugom se Hrvatska stavlja u kontekst EU, u trećem se opisuju ekonomski i pravni aspekti pridruživanja Hrvatske EU prema temama, odnosno autorima, u četvrtom se problematski obrađuju ključna pitanja približavanja Hrvatske EU, i na kraju slijedi zaključak.
This chapter is written with the objective of acquainting the reader with the contents of the book as a whole and to encourage him or her to read the sections that are of particular interest. 
Ovo je poglavlje napisano s ciljem da čitatelja uputi u sadržaj cijele knjige i potakne ga na čitanje dijelova koji ga posebno zanimaju.
As a result of an approach of this kind, the text does have certain repetitions, but then, the whole of the book does not need to be read, nor does the whole of this chapter. 
Zbog takvog pristupa u tekstu ima određenih ponavljanja, ali se zato ne mora čitati cijela knjiga, pa čak ni cijelo ovo poglavlje.
Readers can simply opt for given sections or topics. 
Čitatelj se jednostavno može odlučiti za određene dijelove odnosno teme.
THE EU - FICTION OR REALITY 
EU - FIKCIJA ILI STVARNOST
We can start this chapter with a very simple table that paints the relative and absolute significance of Croatia and the EU. 
Poglavlje počinjemo vrlo jednostavnom tablicom koja oslikava relativno i apsolutno značenje Hrvatske i EU.
The area of Croatia occupies a mere 4.5% of the area of EU, its population is only a bit more than 1% of the EU population, the Croatian GDP is only 0.25% of the EU and Croatia's per capita GDP is only 21% of that in the EU. 
Hrvatski prostor zauzima tek 4,5 % prostora EU, hrvatsko stanovništvo čini tek nešto više od 1 % stanovništva EU, hrvatski BDP je tek 0,25 % europskoga, a BDP po stanovniku u Hrvatskoj iznosi tek 21 % onoga u EU.
These are figures that we should constantly bear in mind. 
To su podaci koje uvijek trebamo imati na umu.
The area covered by today's EU has in the last fifty years passed through a number of phases, starting from irrepressible optimism and the feeling in the 1950s that everything was possible, moving to concern, vacillation and weighing of the costs and benefits in the nineties. 
Prostor današnjeg EU posljednjih je pedesetak godina prošao kroz više faza, počevši od neobuzdanog optimizma i osjećaja da je u pedesetim godinama prošlog stoljeća sve bilo moguće, do zabrinutosti, oklijevanja, odvagivanja troškova i koristi devedesetih godina.
Countries interested in EU membership today have to face many problems. 
Zemlje zainteresirane za članstvo u EU susreću se danas s brojnim problemima.
The basic problem is the hesitation of the members because of financial reasons, particularly because of the vast amounts that the EU spends every year on regional and agricultural assistance. 
Osnovni je problem neodlučnost članica zbog financijskih razloga, posebno zbog golemih iznosa koje EU svake godine troši na poljoprivredu i regionalnu pomoć.
Secondly, a very large problem is the rise in the influence of populist parties (for example, in France, Austria, Holland and Denmark) which are panicking about a possible flood of immigrants from the poorer parts of Europe. 
Drugi, vrlo velik problem jest porast utjecaja populističkih stranaka (primjerice, u Francuskoj, Austriji, Nizozemskoj i Danskoj) koje se panično boje poplave imigranata iz siromašnijih dijelova Europe.
Apart from that, the administrative obstacles are such that applicant countries have to adopt and apply more than eighty thousand pages of EU law. 
Osim toga, administrativne su prepreke takve da zemlje pristupnice trebaju usvojiti i primijeniti više od osamdeset tisuća stranica zakona EU.
However, according to Gallup polls, more than 60% of EU citizens today support the enlargement of the EU. 
Ipak, prema istraživanjima Gallupa, više od 60 % građana EU podržava proširenje EU.
The only exceptions to this are Finland, Sweden and the UK. 
Iznimka su samo Finska, Švedska i UK.
These conditions relate to the principles of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental liberties, and the rule of law. 
Uvjeti se odnose na načela slobode, demokracije, poštovanja ljudskih prava i temeljnih sloboda te vladavinu prava.
In the Copenhagen criteria, adopted in 1993 for the sake of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and protection of minorities, a functioning market economy and respect for the criteria of political, economic and monetary union were particularly stressed. 
U kriterijima iz Kopenhagena, koji su 1993. doneseni radi zemalja središnje i istočne Europe (SIE), posebno se naglašavaju demokracija, vladavina prava, poštovanje ljudskih prava i zaštita manjina, funkcionalno tržišno gospodarstvo te poštovanje kriterija političke, gospodarske i monetarne unije.
The Copenhagen criteria relate to the development of the fundamental political, administrative and judicial institutions, their aim being the creation of the conditions for the adjustment of the CEE countries to the institutional structure of the EU in as short a time as possible (for more about the Copenhagen criteria, Mihaljekii). 
Kriteriji iz Kopenhagena odnose se na razvoj temeljnih političkih, administrativnih i pravosudnih institucija, a cilj im je stvaranje uvjeta za što brže prilagođivanje zemalja SIE institucionalnom ustroju EU (više o kriterijima iz Kopenhagena, Mihaljekii).
During the long history of the EU, new members have joined in various manners (for more about procedure, Rodin). 
Tijekom duge povijesti EU nove su članice primane na različite načine (više o proceduri, Rodin).
In more recent times, the first step has been making an association agreement for an unspecified period of time. 
U novije doba prvi je korak sklapanje ugovora o pridruživanju na neodređeno vrijeme.
The association treaties are entered into between the EU (the Council and the Parliament) and the member states, and have to be ratified by all states members. 
Ugovore o pridruživanju sklapaju EU (Vijeće i Parlament) i države članice, a moraju ih ratificirati sve države članice.
The performance of the obligations defined in the treaties is monitored by the Commission and the Council, which publish their reports. 
Izvršavanje obveza iz ugovora prate Komisija i Vijeće te objavljuju izvješća.
If everything is in order, the next step is that the associated states submit applications for full membership. 
Ako je sve u redu, kreće se na podnošenje zahtjeva pridružene države za prijam u punopravno članstvo.
It does not have to be like this though. 
No ne mora uvijek biti tako.
For example, since 1963, Turkey, not from its own free will, has kept the status of associate member, and Iceland and Norway do not wish to take this step, and are more satisfied with associate membership in order to be able to protect their own interest (Iceland its fisheries, Norway its oil) (for more about exceptions, Bartlettiii). 
Turska, primjerice, ne svojom voljom, od 1963. ima status pridružene članice, a Island i Norveška i ne žele napraviti taj dodatni korak, već im odgovara pridruženo članstvo kako bi zaštitile svoje interese (Island ribarstvo, Norveška naftu) (više o iznimkama, Bartlettiii).
After an associate member has submitted its application for full membership, an accession partnership is entered into, defining the relation with a given applicant country and helping it to attain full membership. 
Nakon što pridružena članica podnese zahtjev za punopravno članstvo, sklapa se pristupno ortaštvo kojim se uređuje odnos s pojedinom pristupnicom i pomaže joj se u ostvarenju punopravnog članstva.