Mixed reactions for Croatia to join EU

Croatia will formally become the 28th member of the European Union on Monday. This will make Croatia the latest entrant to the bloc since Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007. It took more than a decade of negotiations for the central European country to get to this stage. It is looking forward to attracting more foreign investment and expanding exports to the EU market. However, the continuous economic recession, high unemployment and increased competition in the region may also create new challenges for Croatians. Ordinary Croatians voiced their feelings on joining the EU. "There perhaps might be more job opportunities with us joining the EU. But our country may not be as competitive as other EU members." Zagreb resident said. "I’m afraid that everything will become far more expensive than it used to be. So, I don’t think it’s going to be very useful for us. Maybe I hope it will bring law and order, because that’s what we need." Zagreb resident said. "We don’t have the same living standard as other EU countries. But I feel that we have all that we need to have, such as islands and cropland. But we don’t know how to make full use of these resources and we need someone to provide us with guidance." said Zagreb resident.