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Croatia: on Europe’s doorstep (part 1)

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The country hopes to become an EU member by the end of 2011. In its bid to join the club the Croatian government has vowed to crackdown on corruption and better integrate its Serb minority. Europe District went to see how things have been going so far and put the question to Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and President Ivo Josipović.

EUROPE DISTRICT
By FRANCE 24

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Senior Producer: Loick Berrou
Presenter: Christophe Robeet
Producer: Magali Faure
Reporter: Valérie Labonne
Cameraman: Stéphane Bodenne

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