In the European Parliament on Wednesday 22 June, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković praised the benefits of EU membership for his country, which has been independent for only 30 years. He portrayed a Croatia that is economically strong, with unemployment at its lowest level in 20 years and membership of the euro area in early 2023 (see EUROPE B12963A1), and ready to play a stabilising role in the Western Balkans, including in the supply of energy to increase the region’s...