克罗地亚加入欧盟(1/2)
Hints:Republic of Croatia
John Kerry
Balkan
Slovenia
Yugoslavia
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口语节目地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11921/item/791487/http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201307/201307111028575904462.mp3The United States congratulates the Republic of Croatia on its recent accession to membership in the European Union. "It is an occasion to honor Croatia and the many achievements of its citizens," said Secretary of State John Kerry.
18 years after the end of the Balkan civil war, Croatia is, after Slovenia, only the second of seven countries that emerged from the break-up of Yugoslavia to join the European Union, or EU. Qualifying for membership was not easy, nor was it painless for this country of just over 4 million people.
Croatia is largely dependent on the tourist industry, a difficult proposition in the midst of a global recession and has an unemployment rate that fluctuates around 20%. Still, the country and the politicians from all parties made a commitment to harmonize Croatia's standards to those of the EU, something that involved much hard work.
Croatia reformed its judicial system to be more transparent and more accountable; cracked down on corruption and organized crime; strengthened the protection of minorities and human rights and resolved a border dispute with Slovenia.美国就克罗地亚共和国正式加入欧盟表示祝贺。“借此机会，（美国）要向克罗地亚及其公民取得的众多成就致以敬意," 国务卿John Kerry如是说。
巴尔干半岛内战结束18年后，克罗地亚成为自南斯拉夫（社会主义联邦共和国）解体后独立的7个国家中第二个加入欧盟的国家，第一个是斯洛文尼亚。取得欧盟成员国的资格并不容易，对这个仅有四百万人口的国家来说，这个过程并非是一帆风顺的。
克罗地亚（的经济）很大程度上依赖于旅游业，而伴随全球经济衰退，旅游业并不景气，国家整体失业率在20%上下波动。尽管如此，克罗地亚政府及各党派的政治家们仍然承诺会努力协调，使克罗地亚达到欧盟的标准，而这是非常艰难的。
克罗地亚对司法制度进行了改革，使其更加透明更加负责任；对官僚腐败及集团犯罪进行了镇压；加强了对少数民族及人权的保护，并且解决了与斯洛文尼亚的边境争端。
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