Abstract
According to E. Bomber and A. Stubb (2003) , the European integration is 'a process by which sovereign states relinquish (surrender or pool) national sovereignty to maximize their collective power and interests.' Usually, the European integration involves different institutions where states relinquish their sovereignty: for instance the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Western European Union (WEU), NATO and of course the European Union. (EU) As the subject is quite large and in order to be as concise as possible, we will talk about the impact of European Integration on Croatia and Switzerland only trough the European Union.
We must add the European Integration had had an impact on Switzerland since the creation of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on the 3rd of May 1960, far before signing the Bilateral Agreements with the EU. However, we can state that the 'Croatian journey to the EU really only began in any meaningful sense in 2000' , with the death of Tudjman, the really anti-Europe first president of Croatia from 1992 to 1999.
The outline for this essay would be: Has the prospect of EU membership had a positive impact on Croatia and Switzerland?
On the first hand, we will compare the influence of European Integration on the Swiss and Croatian political and economic sphere and on the other hand, its impact on the controversial issue of nationalism and human rights in both countries.
