Iako je ekonomski pokretač koji slijedi s članstvom u EU velikim dijelom umanjen zbog globalnog kreditnog sloma i problematičnog stanja eura, Hrvatska može očekivati određene pogodnosti kad naredne godine postane 28. članica EU.
Although the economic engine that comes with EU membership has been greatly diminished by the global credit crunch and the struggling euro, Croatia can expect to see some benefits when it becomes the EU’s 28th member next year.