Still no enthusiasm for Europe

A majority of Croatians have voted in favour of joining the EU, but the turnout was under 50 percent. Enthusiasm for the European project is still lacking, writes the left-liberal daily Delo: "Yesterday's Yes was a historic landmark, but the new government still has plenty to do before its actions can be called historic. It must implement the necessary reforms which the EU has turned a blind eye to during the accession negotiations for strategic reasons. The people themselves have already done the groundwork: they have elected a Euro-friendly president, voted out the [right-wing conservative ruling party] HDZ and voted in a pro-European government. And yesterday a further European cornerstone was laid. But the goal will only be achieved when the people are better off and really do believe in the European project."

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