‘Will the EU sink our next billions here?’

Published on 23 May 2013 at 10:42

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“Greece, Cyprus and now Croatia. Indebted, corrupt and haunted by high unemployment: that is Croatia,” announces an alarmed Bild
The tabloid seriously doubts that the “EU will be doing itself a service” by making Croatia its 28th member on July 1.
“Brussels has already shelled out a billion to assist the Zagreb government's accession,” points out the newspaper, which announces that ”the euros will flow even more readily after accession, because the Croats are hoping to cash in on €3bn in EU funds.”

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