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Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
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Croatia
Country in Central and Southeast Europe
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2013 enlargement of the European Union
Accession of Croatia to the European Union
The most recent enlargement of the European Union saw Croatia become the European Union's 28th member state on 1 July 2013. The country applied for EU membership in 2003, and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in early 2004. Candidate country…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
European Union
Supranational political and economic union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated population of over 450 million as of 2025. The EU is often described…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 1
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