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PRE-ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS OF THE CROATIA AND ADJUSTMENT TO THE EU AGRICULTURAL POLICY

European Union has been continually expanding its borders, aiming at connecting the Member States by common economic and political interests. The upcoming Croatian accession to the EU fits into this context. Croatia has been preparing for EU accession by taking the necessary institutional and policy measures, related to the regulations about the Community acquis. However, the measures for adjustment to the Community acquis cannot be an end in itself but their implementation should be the goal. The common agricultural policy of the European Union offers a range of possible options for the development of rural areas, the implementation of which should obtain a transparent structure as early as pre-accession phase. By its policy of development of agriculture and rural areas, the Union has been initiating a new approach especially for the underdeveloped rural areas, creating attractive conditions for the existence of the rural population also referring to environmental protection measures. The aim of this thesis is to provide an analysis of the present situation in the Croatian agricultural policy, to elaborate and structurally depict political fields which comprise the strategic topics for upgrading and constant improvement, to show the ways of mobilizing the neglected potential of Croatian rural areas and to display the types of financial help offered by the EU.

Common Agricultural Policy; Croatia; European Union; subsides; strategy

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