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What is in it for us?\nFor Croatia the EU 1._ brings an 2._ to undertake a number of major reforms for the benefit of its citizens – such as introducing a strong legislative system (the 3._ of law), fight against corruption, increasing the efficiency of public administration, etc.\nEconomically speaking, by joining the EU Croatia will be 4._ a huge market of over 470 million people in 27 countries, called the Internal Market, which allows for a free movement of people, capital, goods and services, 5._ Croatian citizens to study and work in the Union without restrictions.\n\nPossible disadvantages\nBy joining the European Union Croatia will have to abide by the European law – it takes 6._ over any other. This is a disadvantage, because what may benefit one country may not benefit another. However, there is a 7._ of subsidiarity, which allows for the national law, in certain cases, to 8._ priority over the EU law.\nOnly a portion of Croatian 9._ will be transferred to the European Commission, in areas such as agriculture, fishery, education and social care. As representatives of an EU member country, Croatian ministers and governments will get to sit at the same table with the rest of the EU national leaders within the Council and have a veto in decision 10._ process.\n\nDispelling the myths\nEU myth 1: By joining the EU we will lose our national identity.\nCroatia will definitely 11._ its national identity; actually it may become stronger, as the EU encourages the 12._ of a variety of national identities.\nAs EU members, many countries have experienced a true socio-economic renaissance, which has 13._\n\n—\n\nGLOSSARY\n\n| membership | članstvo |\n| incentive | poticaj |\n| to enter a market | ući na tržište |\n| the rule of law | vladavina prava |\n| to enable | omogućiti |\n| to take precedence of / over | imati prvenstvo pred |\n| principle of subsidiarity | načelo supsidijarnosti |\n| to take priority | imati pravo prvenstva |\n| sovereignty | suverenitet |\n| decision making | odlučivanje |\n| to maintain | zadržati; očuvati |\n| coexistence | istodobno postojanje, koegzistencija |\n| to increase | povećati |\n| cottage cheese and sour cream | sir i vrhnje |\n| to distinguish | razlikovati, razlučiti |\n| to comply with (e.g. standards) | držati se (npr. standarda) |\n| to apply | vrijediti za; dati se primijeniti; primijeniti |\n| pre-accession funds | prepristupni fondovi |\n| with the aim of | s ciljem… |\n| to strengthen | (o)jačati |\n| to ensure | osigurati |\n\n—\n\nPre-accession funds\nPre-accession funds were initiated by the EU with the 19._ of helping candidate countries during their preparations for the membership. Croatia has started using the funds in October 2004. Pre-accession program PHARE (French Pologne-Hongrie: assistance à la restructuration économique) is focused on institution building in order for them to function effectively within the EU and implement its acquis communautaire, as well as social and economic cohesion 20._.\nThe money from the ISPA program (Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession) 21._ financial support in legislation implementation in the areas of environmental protection and infrastructure investments, while the SAPARD program (Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development) supports agriculture and rural development.\nTwo years ago the pre-accession programs have been replaced by a single pre-accession instrument called IPA (Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance).\n\n—\n\nExercise 1: Find the legal expressions in the text to match the following explanations:\n\n| 1. članstvo u EU | 2. slobodno kretanje ljudi, dobara i usluga |\n| 3. držati se zakona | 4. suverenitet |\n| 5. društveno-gospodarski preporod | 6. prepristupni fondovi |\n\n—\n\n’English at Work 2′ – novi nastavak provjerenog priručnika za one koji žele znati više! Proširene HalPetove lekcije koje izlaze u tjedniku Lideru obrađuju teme poslovnog engleskog jezika na zanimljiv, jednostavan i praktičan način: Business Skills at Work – Managing Personal Finance – Moral Issues – People in Business – Personal Excellence – Law and Politics – Language Issues – Hard Times – Business Trends\nNaručite svoj primjerak u Liderovoj web-knjižari: webknjizara.liderpress.hr\n\n—\n\nHalPet – centar za edukaciju poslovnog stranog jezika i komunikacijskih vještina, Iločka 1, 10000 Zagreb; 01/3095-222 [email protected], www.halpet.hr\n\n—\n\nTHE BEST OF ENGLISH AT WORK – PART 85\n\n—\n\nLider / www.liderpress.hr 51\n\n—\n\n10/4/11 4:27:57 PM\n\n—\n\n051 engleski.indd Sec2:51\n
