Croatia's EU Accession: Spreading Peace Through Integration
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, the Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America and the U.S. Institute of Peace organized a panel discussion with Ambassador Joško Paro, Ambassador João Vale de Almeida, Ambassador Peter Galbtraith, and Mr. Jonathan Moore about Croatia’s journey to accession into the EU and the regional implications of Croatia’s membership.
On July 1, 2013, the Republic of Croatia will become the 28th member of the European Union. It is only the second country formed from the dissolution of Yugoslavia to become an EU member state, and the first to emerge from protracted conflict. Croatia negotiated its way through the myriad of EU membership requirements, undertook political and economic reforms, and it now stands poised to take its place among the family of European nations.
To mark the special occasion, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, the Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America and the U.S. Institute of Peace invite you to a panel discussion on what it took to achieve this milestone, the way forward, and implications for the region.
- Paul Hughes, Introduction
U.S. Institute of Peace - Ambassador Joško Paro
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia - Ambassador João Vale de Almeida
Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America - Ambassador Peter Galbraith
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia 1993-1998 - Jonathan Moore
U.S. Department of State - Viola Gienger, Moderator
U.S. Institute of Peace
