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Croatia says 'yes' to joining European Union |
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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Croatia's state referendum commission says a
majority of Croats have voted in favor of joining the debt-stricken
European Union.
Croatia's president Ivo Josipovic casts his ballot at a polling station
in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sunday. Officials say that with about 30 percent of the ballot calculated, about
67 percent of those who took part in the referendum Sunday answered
"yes" to the question: "Do you support the membership of the Republic of
Croatia in the European Union?" About 32 percent were against, while the rest of the ballots were
invalid. About 42 percent of eligible voters took part in the
referendum, illustrating voters' apathy toward the 27-nation bloc. Croatia signed an EU accession treaty last year and will become its 28th
member in July 2013 after all the bloc's states ratify the deal.
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