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Post by boris8 on Sept 3, 2012 9:34:10 GMT
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Post by John8 on Sept 3, 2012 16:46:53 GMT
As a Croat, I am always proud to see people like you taking the effort and writing nice things about the place I come from. I wish there is even more of you guys visiting us here and spreading the good word (and spending your money, undoubtedly :-)). It is true, "Croatia has effectively won its war in 1995, when Ante Gotovina led the operation that booted the Serbs out of the Krajina" and "the streets are clean, the roads are fast and smooth (and brand new actually), the supermarkets are stocked with every conceivable delicacy in the kind of air-conditioned hygiene you might expect in Austria".
But there is one thing you have not experienced Boris (regrettably or not, probably not since you've been there for a vacation) and that it corruption and state inefficiency that makes Croatian people choke in state administration and stupidity as well as one of the most aggressive taxation systems in Europe. The most reforms in Croatia were actually made as a consequence of EU pressure to fight corruption and deal with our wrongdoings from the early nineties war for independence (and we have dealt with a lot of issues successfully). Croatian institutions didn't have the power to deal with that and EU 'accession conditions' indeed helped to push as away from the the 'dark side'. Don't forget, Croatian ex prime minister Ivo Sanader is currently in prosecution in 5 large corruption cases tagged with more than 40 million Euros of embezzled state funds. We could not have prosecuted this corrupted 'fox' without help from the EU!
From a perspective of Croatian people, arguing against EU accession would be like rejecting a dinner call from ones' boss. Can you imagine the impact that would have on ones' career? 61% of Croats voted pro on on the EU accession referendum. It was a clear yes to the EU.
I think EU is lacking leaders and reformists. This is about what we can do together to grow rather than what we can do to protect and defend what we have. We should do the work and look into the next 50 years and not cry over a crisis that is dividing the Union.
Just a modest view from Croatia.
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Post by Tonica on Sept 5, 2012 9:48:52 GMT
Komentari su interesantni, ima ih 635, nevjerovatno!
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Post by Boris8 on Sept 28, 2012 20:44:40 GMT
I obo o Dubrovniku u NY Timesu:
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Post by Boris8 on Sept 28, 2012 20:45:31 GMT
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Post by grah on Oct 6, 2012 17:18:22 GMT
As a Croat, I am always proud to see people like you taking the effort and writing nice things about the place I come from. I wish there is even more of you guys visiting us here and spreading the good word (and spending your money, undoubtedly :-)). It is true, "Croatia has effectively won its war in 1995, when Ante Gotovina led the operation that booted the Serbs out of the Krajina" and "the streets are clean, the roads are fast and smooth (and brand new actually), the supermarkets are stocked with every conceivable delicacy in the kind of air-conditioned hygiene you might expect in Austria". But there is one thing you have not experienced Boris (regrettably or not, probably not since you've been there for a vacation) and that it corruption and state inefficiency that makes Croatian people choke in state administration and stupidity as well as one of the most aggressive taxation systems in Europe. The most reforms in Croatia were actually made as a consequence of EU pressure to fight corruption and deal with our wrongdoings from the early nineties war for independence (and we have dealt with a lot of issues successfully). Croatian institutions didn't have the power to deal with that and EU 'accession conditions' indeed helped to push as away from the the 'dark side'. Don't forget, Croatian ex prime minister Ivo Sanader is currently in prosecution in 5 large corruption cases tagged with more than 40 million Euros of embezzled state funds. We could not have prosecuted this corrupted 'fox' without help from the EU! From a perspective of Croatian people, arguing against EU accession would be like rejecting a dinner call from ones' boss. Can you imagine the impact that would have on ones' career? 61% of Croats voted pro on on the EU accession referendum. It was a clear yes to the EU. I think EU is lacking leaders and reformists. This is about what we can do together to grow rather than what we can do to protect and defend what we have. We should do the work and look into the next 50 years and not cry over a crisis that is dividing the Union. Just a modest view from Croatia. interesantno i sto je najgore, istinito!// Hrvati imaju jako los mentalitet...obicno je to mentalitet "tko sam sta sam"a koji definitivno imaju ljudi na vodecim mjestima, pa se zbog toga sve reflektira kroz podmicivanje, birokratsku administraciju i ostale bedastoce samo Hrvatima znane... |
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