Impact of entry into the Eurozone and the introduction of the euro as national value on entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia

U ovom diplomskom radu prikazano je poduzetništvo, njegova povijest i nastajanje, prikazano je i poduzetništvo u Republici Hrvatskoj i Europskoj uniji, broj poduzeća te klasificiranje poduzeća prema zakonima koji su se mjenjali u EU, ali i u RH. Prikazan je i razvoj Europske unije, odnosno od prvih ideja o integracije Europske unije do suvremene EU koju danas poznajemo. Prikazana je i Republika Hrvatska, odnosno poduzetništvo u RH. Povijest nastajanja poduzetništva u RH, od propasti komunističke Jugoslavije do pojavljivanja i jačanja poduzetništva u suverenoj Republici Hrvatskoj. Proces pristupanja Republike Hrvatske EU, te proces i mjere koje su prethodile pristupanje Hrvatske u Schengen zonu i službene promjene valute. Na kraju rada prikazani su podaci koji su dobiveni provedenim anketnim upitnikom o percepciji građana na euro.This diploma thesis presents entrepreneurship, its history and development, entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia and the European Union, the number of companies and the classification of companies according to the laws that have changed in the EU, but also in the Republic of Croatia. The development of the European Union is also shown, i.e. from the first ideas about the integration of the European Union to the modern EU that we know today. The Republic of Croatia, that is, entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia, is also shown. The history of the emergence of entrepreneurship in the Republic of Croatia, from the collapse of communist Yugoslavia to the emergence and strengthening of entrepreneurship in the sovereign Republic of Croatia. The process of accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU, and the process and measures that preceded Croatia's accession to the Schengen zone and official currency changes. At the end of the paper, the data obtained from the survey questionnaire on citizens' perception of the euro are presented