Croatia Celebrates Entry to the European Union
Fireworks lit the sky and festive crowds gathered on the streets to mark Croatia's entry into the European Union, a major milestone some 20 years after the country won independence in a bloody civil war. As the 28th EU member state, Croatia's achievement seems historic because the small Balkan nation of 4.2 million endured years of attacks after declaring independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.
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