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  Congratulations Croatia. You deserve this for recognizing the necessity of a common Europe for Croatia’s national security and self-preservation.
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  Croatia is embarking on a historic year as it joins the EU's border-free Schengen zone and it ditches its own currency, the kuna, adopting the euro.
  Mr Plenkovic said that Schengen membership would "Mean a lot for Croatia as a tourist country, which is to a large extent a destination where tourists travel by car".
  Croatia's entry into the Schengen zone is expected to boost its tourism industry, which accounts for 20% of its GDP and welcomes millions of visitors each year.
  
  
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