EU neighbours: Politics Europe on Croatians and the EU

Croatia was the most recent nation to join the European Union, a few decades after the break-up of Yugoslavia, and centuries after being part of the Roman Empire.

In a Politics Europe film, Adam Fleming heard about gladiator battles and the restructuring needed for the nation to meet EU standards, while it battles a recession.

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