Croatian Public Administration and the Process of Association with the European Union

Hrvatska je uprava, od hrvatske samostalnosti, bila predmet ispitivanja domaćih i stranih stručnjaka. Ovdje se ukratko rekapituliraju rezultati tih ispitivanja, osobito u svjetlu procesa pridruživanja Hrvatske EU. Razmatraju se također upravna iskustva Slovenije u procesu pridruživanja i daju prijedlozi u vezi s pripremanjem za početak pregovora s Europskom komisijom.Croatian public administration, since the early nineties, was the object of several appraisals and reform projects. First, as part of the project “Croatia in the 21st century”, then in studies of international agencies, and, most recently, in a project of the Croatian government for the reform of the administative system. The results of these projects are all relevant to the process of Croatia becoming a member of the European Union. After Croatia was given candidate status by the European Commission, and before the beginning of talks about the adjustmens necessary in the Croatian administrative system in order to be able to implement European norms and policies, it is important to compare the experience of a neighboring country, Slovenia, going through the same process earlier. It is also essential that preparations in Croatia for these talks start immediately