The Road to Brussels: Following Croatia's EU Journey (Transitions Online Series Book 4)

After declaring its independence in 1991, Croatia embarked on its long, obstacle-strewn journey to EU membership. The devastating war following Yugoslavia’s breakup and the resulting morass of economic instability, political polarization, and minority exclusion posed questions about nation-building and the direction forward. In spite of those challenges, Croatia has become an example for other countries in the region that aspire to join the EU. The Road to Brussels is compiled from TOL’s extensive archives with unique insights and probing analysis detailing Croatia’s navigation through issues such as postwar reconstruction, reconciliation, responses to proceedings at the Hague war-crimes tribunal, education reform, media transformation, and the processes of adopting EU legal, commercial, and democratic structures.