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Croatia: welcome to the European club! (part 1)

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Croatia has been given the go-ahead to join the European Union in July 2013. President Ivo Josipovic tells Europe District what this means for his country. We also take you behind the scenes of the government’s campaign to convince eurosceptics. Plus: do you speak Croatian? The soon-to-be 24th language of the EU is the subject of heated debate over its linguistic origin.

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Senior Producer: Loick Berrou
Presenter: Christophe Robeet
Producer: Magali Faure
Reporter: Valérie Labonne
Cameraman: Stéphane Bodenne
Editing: Marlène Billerey and Max Paquereau

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Kosovo: seeking recognition (part 1)
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