The impact of Croatia´s accession to the European union on the operations of logistics companies

Predmet istraživanja ovog rada je utjecaj ulaska Republike Hrvatske u Europsku uniju na poslovanje logističkog poduzeća. Utjecaj se analiza na primjeru poduzeća La Log d.o.o. Cilj ovog rada je analizirati kako je ulazak utjecao na logistiku i poslovanje logističkog poduzeća, koji uvjeti su se mijenjali i kako se Hrvatska ali i samo poduzeće prilagodilo zahtjevima Europske unije. Republika Hrvatska iskoristila je prilike koje su nastupile ulaskom u Europsku uniju, što je vidljivo iz poslovnih rezultata logističkih poduzeća. Međunarodna razmjena roba povećana je, samim time i promet i prihodi logističkih poduzeća. Sve navedeno utjecalo je i na značajan rast zaposlenosti u tom sektoru. Na području Europske unije, u cestovnom je prijevozu 2019. godini prevezeno ukupno 13.527.194 tisuća tona robe (EU-27). Udio Hrvatske mali je i iznosi tek 0,60%, no bilježi se trend rasta. Na razini Republike Hrvatske najveća tri subjekta u djelatnosti prijevoza robe drže 5,51% udjela u poslovnim prihodima, a najvećih deset 13,23%. La Log d.o.o. se u svojoj djelatnosti prema ostvarenim prihodima nalazi na 3. mjestu s udjelom od 1,58%. Financijksi pokazatelji poduzeća La Log ukazuju na uspješno poslovanje i prije pristupanja Hrvatske Europskoj uniji, no većina financijskih pokazatelja bilježi bolje rezultate nakon ulaska zemlje u Uniju.The subject of research in this paper is the impact of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union on the operations of a logistics company. The impact is analyzed on the example of La Log d.o.o. The aim of this paper is to analyze how the accession has affected the logistics and operations of the logistics company, which conditions are changing and how Croatia and the company itself have adapted to the requirements of the European Union. The Republic of Croatia took advantage of the opportunities that arose with the accession to the European Union, which is evident from the business results of logistics companies. International trade in goods has increased, as have the turnover and revenues of logistics companies. All of the above also contributed to a significant increase in employment in this sector. In 2019, a total of 13.527.194 thousand tons of goods were transported by road in the European Union (EU-27). The share of Croatia is small and amounts to only 0,60%, but there is a growth trend. At the level of the Republic of Croatia, the largest three entities in the activity of transport of goods hold a 5,51% share in operating revenues, and the largest ten 13,23%. La Log d.o.o. is in its activity according to the realized revenues on the 3rd place with a share of 1,58%. La Log's financial indicators indicate successful business even before Croatia's accession to the European Union, but most financial indicators record better results after joining the country in the Union