'We Wanted to Wake Up Croatia': Commission Says Zagreb Must Improve before Joining EU

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Croatia must do its homework before it can join the European Union next summer as planned, says European Enlargement Minister Stefan Füle. He told SPIEGEL that the progress report released this month was an effort to "wake up" Zagreb, and emphasized that the accession process can be stopped any time.

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