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“Welcome Croatia”, headlines Die Presse in Croatian. The daily points out that Austria’s politicians are delighted by Croatia’s entry into the EU, which they consider to be a major foreign policy success.
Although EU states that tend to dwell on Croatia’s unemployment rate, level of corruption and economic recession are keeping their distance, Austria is the main investor in the country, which once formed part of the Austrian Empire.
The daily quotes Croatian president Ivo Josipović, for whom “Austria has the potential to become our closest partner,” and observes that, in contrast, German chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend the accession ceremony in Zagreb, due to a dispute over an extradition case.
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