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Croatia becomes 28th country to join eurozone

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Croatia became the 28th member July 1 of the European Union, a major milestone some 20 years after the small country won independence in a bloody civil war that shook the continent.

Though Croatian enthusiasm for the achievement has been dampened by the EU's financial turmoil, it is a historic turning point for the Balkan nation of 4.2 million, which declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. (AP)

クロアチアがEUに加盟、28ヵ国目

旧ユーゴスラビアのクロアチアが７月１日、欧州連合（EU）に正式に加盟した。

The Japan Times ST: July 12, 2013