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Ramona Franić and Tito Zimbrek point out that Croatian agriculture is behind that of the member countries. 
Ramona Franić i Tito Zimbrek ističu kako hrvatska poljoprivreda zaostaje za zemljama članicama.
Since the signing of the SAA, the situation has been constantly improving, but Croatia will have to accept the liberalisation of EU-origin products and yet attempt to retain certain privileges. 
Situacija se nakon potpisivanja SSP-a stalno poboljšava, ali će Hrvatska morati prihvatiti liberalizaciju uvoza proizvoda podrijetlom iz EU i nastojati zadržati određene povlastice.
What is crucial is to improve the competitiveness of domestic agriculture, while making sure to preserve domestic natural resources. 
Ključno je poboljšati konkurentnost domaće poljoprivrede, uz istodobno očuvanje domaćih prirodnih resursa.
The harmonisation of the legislation is essential, but this technical task is less of a problem than the accommodation to be made by experts that will have to apply them. 
Nužna je prilagodba zakonodavstva, iako će taj tehnički zadatak biti manji problem nego prilagodba stručnjaka koji će ih trebati primjenjivati.
Of particular importance is that domestic experts should become thoroughly acquainted with the CAP, in order to be able to cope with the challenges in the long years of negotiation and adjustment that await us. 
Posebice je važno da domaći stručnjaci što bolje upoznaju ZPP kako bi se mogli nositi s njegovim izazovima u dugim godinama pregovora i prilagodbi koje nas očekuju.
Employment 
Zaposlenost
The legal system 
Pravni sustav
Siniša Rodin, in his paper on the legal system in Croatia, points out that certain constitutional changes are required in Croatia not only for EU membership, but even for the implementation of the SAA. 
Siniša Rodin u tekstu o pravnom sustavu ističe da su u Hrvatskoj ne samo za učlanjenje u EU, već i za provedbu SSP-a prijeko potrebne određene ustavne promjene.
In this process, the measure of harmonisation of the legal system will not be just the substance of the legal norms, but also the economic and social contents that are being governed by them. 
Pritom mjerilo prilagođenosti pravnog sustava neće biti isključivo sadržaj pravnih normi, već i politički, gospodarski i socijalni sadržaj koji se njima uređuje.
The non-governmental sector 
Nevladin sektor
Igor Vidacak studies the relation between the non-governmental sector and the government, i.e., the civil dialogue. 
Igor Vidačak proučava odnos nevladina sektora i Vlade, odnosno civilni dijalog.
He claims that this relationship is behind EU standards, but not behind those of the candidate countries. 
Ističe da taj odnos zaostaje za standardima u EU, ali ne i za zemljama kandidatkinjama.
Thanks to the high-quality work of the Office for NGOs, the first steps in the right direction have been made, but in order successfully to be able to meet the requirements of the SAA and for EU accession, the government still needs to take a number of measures as does, and more importantly, the non-governmental sector. 
Zahvaljujući kvalitetnom radu Ureda za udruge, prvi su koraci u dobrom smjeru napravljeni, ali za uspješno zadovoljavanje zahtjeva SSP-a i priključenja EU brojne mjere treba poduzeti Vlada, ali i, što je još važnije, nevladin sektor.
Equality between men and women 
Ravnopravnost spolova
Snježana Vasiljević concludes that gender equality in Croatia has not been sufficiently regulated. 
Snježana Vasiljević zaključuje da ravnopravnost spolova u Hrvatskoj nije dovoljno uređena.
Except at the constitutional level, so far no legal solution has been adopted to guarantee gender equality, or freedom of sexual orientation. 
Osim na ustavnoj razini, do sada nije usvojeno nikakvo zakonsko rješenje kojim bi se jamčila ravnopravnost spolova, kao ni sloboda spolne orijentacije.
Since this is one of the obligations of the country according to international law and the SAA, it is necessary to keep a constant eye on the development of this part of European law, to take over the approaches of the more advanced members of the EU, and as soon as possible to pass a special law or to build the most essential provisions into already existing laws and, of course, to sensitise the public. 
Budući da je to jedna od obveza prema međunarodnim ugovorima i prema SSP-u, potrebno je stalno pratiti razvoj tog dijela europskog prava, preuzimati rješenja naprednijih članica EU, što prije donijeti poseban zakon ili ugraditi najnužnije odredbe u već postojeće zakone te, naravno, senzibilizirati javnost, osobito ženske udruge, koje se moraju postaviti manje monopolski, a više stručno i konstruktivno.
CROATIAN CONVERGENCE WITH THE EU: THE CRUCIAL ISSUES 
KLJUČNA PITANJA PRIBLIŽAVANJA HRVATSKE EU
The authors of this book have adhered to a structure of work set in advance. 
Autori ove knjige držali su se unaprijed propisane strukture rada.
Both because of this structure and because of the viewpoints and considerations of the authors, certain topics have run through all the papers here, such as the issue of legal regulation within the EU itself, the distinction between normative and the real conformity with the EU, the observation of Croatian advantages and failings, comparison with other countries, and in many of the recommendations the importance of the public administration and independent bodies is particularly highlighted, as is the question of whether adjustments need to be made at once or only when EU accession is impending, and a reference is made to our attitude to regional initiatives. 
Što zbog te strukture, što zbog samih stajališta i razmišljanja autora, kroz sve se tekstove provlače određene teme, npr. pitanje pravne regulacije unutar samog EU, razlikovanje normativne i stvarne usklađenosti s EU, uočavanje hrvatskih prednosti i nedostataka, usporedba s drugim zemljama, a u brojnim se preporukama posebice ističe značenje javne uprave i neovisnih tijela, kao i pitanje treba li prilagodbe provesti odmah ili tek kad priključenje EU bude aktualno, a daje se i osvrt na naš odnos prema regionalnim inicijativama.
The issue of regulation within the EU 
Pitanje regulacije unutar EU
As already mentioned, the candidate countries have to take over and apply the acquis communautaire, the legal patrimony of the EU. 
Kao što je već objašnjeno, zemlje kandidatkinje moraju preuzeti i primjenjivati acquis communautaire, odnosno pravnu stečevinu EU.
The acquis is above all of a normative nature, but a large number of conditions that are set up have a political and economic nature. 
Acquis je prije svega normativne prirode, ali velik broj uvjeta koji se postavljaju imaju političku i gospodarsku narav.
The topics worked on in this book sometimes are and sometimes are not covered by the acquis, and the authors themselves have defined the criteria that seemed to them to be crucial for joining the EU. 
Teme obrađivane u ovoj knjizi katkad jesu, a katkad nisu obuhvaćene acquisom, pa su autori sami određivali kriterije koji su im se učinili bitnima za pristup EU.
When, for example, it is macroeconomics, banking, finances, trade and agriculture that are concerned, certain chapters of the acquis affect them directly, but in addition it is also necessary to respect the Copenhagen and Maastricht criteria as well as the conditions of the SAA. 
Kad je, primjerice, riječ o makroekonomiji, bankarstvu, financijama, trgovini i poljoprivredi, određena ih poglavlja acquisa izravno dotiču, ali je usto potrebno poštovati i kriterije iz Kopenhagena i Maastrichta, kao i uvjete SSP-a.
In agriculture, the CAP needs to be borne particularly in mind, for it is one of the most important and complicated mechanismus of the EU from a legal, economic, regulatory and financial point of view. 
U poljoprivredi valja posebno imati na umu ZPP, koji je jedna od najvažnijih i najkompliciranijih tekovina EU u pravnom, ekonomskom, regulativnom i financijskom smislu.
There is a specific situation with, for example, taxes, which do not have a special chapter in the acquis, but do have directives, very concrete in the case of indirect taxes, and much more generalised for direct taxes, the taxation of income being left entirely to the members. 
Specifična je situacija npr. s porezima, za koje ne postoji posebno poglavlje acquisa, ali postoje smjernice, i to vrlo konkretne za neizravne, a znatno općenitije za izravne poreze, s time da je oporezivanje dohotka u potpunosti prepušteno članicama.
Although there are directives for the area of taxation, because of the great unevenness of approach among the EU members relatively poor results in the harmonisation of taxation have been achieved. 
Premda postoje smjernice za područje poreza, zbog velikih neujednačenosti među članicama EU postiže relativno slabe rezultate u usklađivanju poreza.
The situation with state aid is similar; there is a certain system of rules about how it is used, with possible bans and a concrete orientation about its reduction and its redirection from vertical to horizontal objectives. 
Slično je s potporama, za koje postoji određeni sustav pravila njihova korištenja, uz moguće zabrane i konkretno usmjeravanje prema njihovu smanjivanju i preusmjeravanju iz okomitih u vodoravne.
There is also no acquis about employment, there are no direct EU demands, and yet the authors point out that it is important to keep an eye on what is happening. 
O zaposlenosti također ne postoji acquis, nema izravnih zahtjeva EU, ali autori ističu da valja paziti što se događa.
Although the unemployment issue is within the sphere of competence of the member countries, there is a European Employment Strategy, a single framework that members apply diversely with different results. 
Iako je pitanje zapošljavanja u djelokrugu zemalja članica, postoji Europska strategija zapošljavanja kao jedinstveni okvir koji članice različito primjenjuju i s različitim rezultatima.
No clearly defined acquis exists for the issues of the non-governmental sector either, nor for equality between men and women, and yet there are numerous strategic documents, rules, recommendations and international treaties, including the SAA itself, which are certainly binding on us. 
Jasno definirani acquis ne postoji ni za pitanja nevladina sektora ni za ravnopravnost spolova, ali postoje brojni strateški dokumenti, pravila, preporuke i međunarodni ugovori, pa i sam SSP, koji nas i te kako obvezuju.
All of this leads us to the conclusion that it is essential to educate experts of all profiles to keep up with the many requirements that derive from the acquis itself, and for tracking the various regulations, directives, international treaties, the practice of courts and institutions, the practice of the member countries and practice in relations between the EU and the candidate countries. 
Sve to navodi na zaključak da je nužno obrazovati stručnjake svih profila radi praćenja brojnih zahtjeva koji proistječu iz samog acquisa, ali i za praćenje raznih propisa, smjernica, međunarodnih ugovora, prakse sudova i institucija, prakse zemalja članica i prakse odnosa EU i zemalja kandidatkinja.
And here it is necessary to achieve complementarity in the knowledge of experts from various areas, and also the involvement of non-government experts in the process. 
Pritom je potrebno postići komplementarnost znanja stručnjaka različitih područja, kao i uključivanje nevladinih stručnjaka u taj proces.
Normative and real conformity with the EU 
Normativna i stvarna usklađenost s EU
Most of the authors in the book have stressed the need to distinguish the normative adoption of the conditions of the EU and putting them into practice. 
Većina autora u ovoj knjizi naglašava nužnost razlikovanja normativnog usvajanja uvjeta EU i njihova provođenja u praksi.
Rodin, for example, says that it is essential to create an appropriate environment, because conformity is not just the acceptance of norms, rather of functional and organic coalescence with them, the measure of conformity being not only the legal, but also the political, economic and social content of the adjustment. 
Rodin, primjerice, ističe kako je potrebno stvoriti prikladno okruženje jer usklađivanje nije tek prihvaćanje normi, već organsko i funkcionalno srastanje s njima, a mjerilo prilagodbe nije isključivo pravni, već i politički, gospodarski i socijalni sadržaj prilagodbe.
Concurring with this is Šonje, who is of the opinion that it is not enough to look only at the conformity of the legislation, for the real capacity of a country to meet the conditions depends on the structure and conduct of its institutions (in this case, of the banks, financial intermediaries and so on). 
S njime se slaže i Šonje, koji smatra da nije dovoljno promatrati samo normativnu usklađenost zakonodavstva jer stvarna sposobnost zemlje da zadovolji uvjete ovisi o strukturi i ponašanju njezinih institucija (u ovom slučaju banaka, financijskih posrednika itd.).
Boromisa says the same thing, as do Franić and Zimbrek, who at the same time stress that it is easy to make laws, the main challenge, however, lying in the adjustment of the administrative structures that are going to implement them. 
Isto tvrdi Boromisa, te Franić i Zimbrek, koji usto ističu da je lako donijeti zakone, ali je glavni izazov prilagodba upravnih struktura koje će ih provoditi.
What is the situation in individual areas? 
A kakvo je stanje na pojedinim područjima?
In finance and banking, for example, with certain exceptions, we can on the whole be satisfied with both the regulations and their implementation in practice. 
U financijama i bankarstvu, na primjer, uz određene iznimke, možemo uglavnom biti zadovoljni i normativnom regulacijom i provedbom u praksi.
In energy we have achieved a relatively high level of formal conformity, but implementation lags behind, that is, the legal system has been adjusted, but practice (interpretation and implementation) are developing in ways opposite to the principles of the EU. 
U energetici smo postigli relativno visoku razinu formalne usklađenosti, ali provedba kasni, odnosno pravni je sustav usklađen, ali praksa (tumačenja i primjena) razvijaju se suprotno načelima EU.
Requirements for equality between men and women and concerning sexual harassment, also, have not even been normatively met. 
Zahtjeve o ravnopravnosti spolova i spolnog uznemiravanja, nažalost, nismo čak ni normativno zadovoljili.
Except at the constitutional level, no legal solution has been adopted to guarantee gender equality or freedom of sexual orientation, and there are no suitable laws to protect the rights of individuals at the normative level. 
Osim na ustavnoj razini, nije usvojeno nikakvo zakonsko rješenje kojim bi se jamčila ravnopravnost spolova, kao ni sloboda spolne orijentacije te nema adekvatnih zakona kojima bi se zaštitila prava pojedinaca na normativnoj razini.
Croatia's advantages 
Hrvatske prednosti
Although we are all often more apt to point up the shortcomings, the bad side of the situation in Croatia, the authors in the book also draw attention to many Croatian advantages, that is, the good side. 
Iako smo svi često skloni prije svega isticati nedostatke, odnosno loše strane situacije u Hrvatskoj, autori ove knjige ističu i brojne hrvatske prednosti, odnosno dobre strane.
In terms of the economy, Mihaljek puts the stress on the favourable outlook for long-term growth and investment effectiveness, Šonje stresses the low rate of inflation, the harmonised interest rates, a stable rate of exchange, and a good banking system structure, while Arbutina, Kuliš and Pitarević note the advantages of the tax system, which is almost totally comparable with systems in the EU. 
Ekonomski gledano, Mihaljek prije svega ističe povoljne izglede dugoročnog razvoja i efikasnost investiranja, Šonje naglašava nisku stopu inflacije, usklađene kamatne stope, stabilan tečaj i povoljnu strukturu bankovnog sustava, a Arbutina, Kuliš i Pitarević uočavaju prednosti poreznog sustava, koji je gotovo potpuno usporediv sa sustavima EU.
Boromisa and Mikić, speaking of trade, state that Croatia started the convergence process at a higher level of development than some of the candidates, but also warn that these advantages could be lost after the first future enlargement of the EU. 
Boromisa i Mikić, govoreći o trgovini, ističu da je Hrvatska proces približavanja započela na višem stupnju razvijenosti od nekih drugih kandidata, ali istodobno upozoravaju da treba imati na umu kako bi se te prednosti mogle i izgubiti nakon prvoga budućeg proširenja EU.
Zimbrek and Franić note that in agriculture we can consider the relative richness of agricultural land an advantage, of course, with the many problems that need to be settled (the irrational management of it, the fragmentation of the land, the uncultivated and abandoned hectares and so on). 
Zimbrek i Franić navode kako se u poljoprivredi prednošću može smatrati razmjerno bogatstvo poljoprivrednog zemljišta, naravno, uz brojne probleme koje treba riješiti (neracionalno gospodarenje, usitnjenost zemljišta, neobrađeno i zapušteno zemljište itd.).
As for measures for encouraging employment, Bejaković and Gotovac note that we are going in the right direction, albeit very slowly. 
Kad je riječ o mjerama za poticanje zapošljavanja, Bejaković i Gotovac primjećuju da idemo u dobrom smjeru, ali vrlo sporo.
Vidacak highlights the programme of cooperation between the government and the NGOs, which is a good take-off point for the development of a civil dialogue. 
Vidačak pak ističe program suradnje Vlade i nevladinih organizacija, koji je dobro polazište za razvoj civilnog dijaloga.
The theoretical framework for this cooperation is excellently worked out, and it just needs to be applied in practice. 
Teorijski okvir te suradnje izvrsno je razrađen i samo ga treba primjenjivati u praksi.
Even in the area of gender equality there have been positive steps forward. 
Cak i na području ravnopravnosti spolova ima pozitivnih pomaka.
Vasiljević notes that a provision concerning affirmative action was put into the 2001 Labour Law. 
Vasiljević navodi kako je u Zakon o radu 2001. uvrštena odredba o pozitivnoj diskriminaciji.
A provision concerning sexual harassment was also proposed, but clearly this was too much for the legislator at one time. 
Predlagana je i odredba o spolnom uznemiravanju, ali to je za zakonodavce zasad očito bilo previše.
Croatia, then, does have certain advantages. 
Dakle, Hrvatska ima određenih prednosti.
We have highlighted just a few of those stated in the book, and it is up to us to attempt first of all to recognise them, improve on them, and then make intelligent use of them. 
Istaknuli smo samo neke od navedenih u knjizi, i na nama je da ih pokušamo prije svega prepoznati, unapređivati, a zatim i pametno iskoristiti.
Vulnerable points 
Točke ranjivosti
The authors of the book have also diagnosed of course various points of vulnerability. 
Autori knjige dijagnosticirali su, naravno, i različite točke ranjivosti.
In macroeconomic terms, Mihaljek points to the low level of participation of the private sector in GDP, the high budgetary deficit, the large amount of the public debt, with a rapid growth in indebtedness, and the undeveloped securities market. 
Makroekonomski gledano, Mihaljek ističe niski udjel privatnog sektora u društvenom proizvodu, visoki proračunski deficit, visoka razina javnog duga, uz brz rast zaduženosti i nerazvijeno tržište vrijednosnica.
Šonje repeats some of the fears (e.g., the fiscal deficit, the undeveloped securities market) but in particular puts forward the restrictive foreign currency regulations, that is, the closure to international financial flows. 
Šonje ponavlja neke od bojazni (npr. fiskalni deficit, nerazvijeno tržište vrijednosnica), ali posebno ističe restriktivne devizne propise, odnosno zatvorenost prema međunarodnim financijskim tokovima.
Arbutina, Kuliš and Pitarević are concerned by the tax burden, which is higher than in the EU, primarily because of high contributions. 
Arbutina, Kuliš i Pitarević zabrinuti su zbog poreznog opterećenja koje je više nego u EU, prije svega zahvaljujući visokim doprinosima.
The Croatian economy is highly dependent on state aid, particularly sectoral aid (Kesner-Škreb and Mikić). 
Hrvatsko gospodarstvo uvelike je ovisno o državnim potporama, naročito sektorskim (Kesner-Škreb i Mikić).
Zimbrek and Franić stress the large deficit in the balance of trade and the lack of competitiveness of Croatian agriculture, as well as the serious social and economic aspect, for agricultural policy is actually being used as social policy. 
Zimbrek i Franić naglašavaju velik deficit vanjskotrgovinske bilance i nekonkurentnost hrvatske poljoprivrede, ali i težak socio-ekonomski aspekt jer se poljoprivredna politika koristi zapravo kao socijalna politika.
Bejaković and Gotovac too put forward the large expenditures for social policy and welfare and the inclination towards an exaggerated preservation of existing employment rather than new job creation. 
I Bejaković i Gotovac ističu velika izdvajanja za socijalnu politiku i socijalnu skrb, te sklonost pretjeranom očuvanju postojeće zaposlenosti umjesto nastojanja za otvaranjem novih radnih mjesta.
Below we shall make certain recommendations that might perhaps help us to emerge from this closed circle. 
U daljnjem ćemo tekstu dati određene preporuke koje bi možda mogle pomoći izlasku iz tog zatvorenog kruga.
From the legal point of view, Rodin is concerned by the jurisprudential optimism and the uncritical flood of regulations that are not connected organically and functionally with real life. 
Pravno gledano, Rodina brine normativni optimizam i nekritično bujanje propisa bez stvarnoga organskog i funkcionalnog srastanja.
Nevertheless, it would seem that the special points of vulnerability, those points in which we fall furthest and most visibly behind, because of which we can fail the test most easily, are matters of the construction of civil society and protection of the rights of individuals. 
Ipak, čini se da su posebne točke ranjivosti, odnosno točke u kojima možda najvidljivije zaostajemo, zbog kojih najlakše »padamo na ispitima« pitanja izgradnje civilnog društva i zaštite prava pojedinaca.
These are topics that are increasingly important in the EU, to which increasing attention is being devoted. 
To su pak teme koje su u EU sve važnije, kojima se pridaje sve više pozornosti.
For this reason it is a matter of concern that there is not even the most essential, at least normative, legal solution for some of these questions in Croatia, such as equality between men and women and the right to free sexual orientation. 
Stoga zabrinjava činjenica da o nekima od tih pitanja u Hrvatskoj ne postoje čak ni najnužnija, barem normativna zakonska rješenja (npr. ravnopravnost spolova i pravo na spolnu orijentaciju).
A comparison of Croatia with the EU members and applicant countries 
Usporedba Hrvatske s članicama EU i zemljama kandidatkinjama
One of the objectives of the book was an attempt to compare the situation in Croatia with that in member countries and candidate countries. 
Jedan od ciljeva ove knjige bio je i pokušaj usporedbe stanja u Hrvatskoj sa stanjem u zemljama članicama i zemljama kandidatkinjama.
The most optimistic of our authors are Arbutina, Kuliš and Pitarević, who claim that the Croatian tax system is comparable with the system of the EU members and that, in the matter of taxation at least Croatia would easily join the EU. 
Najoptimističnijima se čine Arbutina, Kuliš i Pitarević, koji tvrde da je hrvatski porezni sustav usporediv sa sustavom članica EU i da bi se Hrvatska, kad je riječ o porezima, s lakoćom mogla priključiti EU.
When looked at in the context of the SAA, however, it unfortunately is failing to meet the provisions about regional cooperation. 
No u odnosu prema SSP-u, nažalost, ne ispunjava odredbe o regionalnoj suradnji.
According to Mihaljek, in the two areas where we are most behind, in the policy of market competition and the securities market, Croatia needs four years to catch up with the CEE average. 
Prema Mihaljeku, u dva područja gdje najviše zaostaje u politici tržišnog natjecanja i tržištu vrijednosnica - Hrvatskoj bi trebale četiri godine da dosegne prosjek SIE.