AP TELEVISION Zagreb, Croatia - 7 June 2013 1. Wide of workers from the Domestic Factory for Undergarments (DTR) marching in protest 2. DTR workers marching past man playing piano 3. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Kata Secic, DTR employee: "It is a bigger market. Our children might have better opportunities in terms of finding jobs. Things may move. I suppose the laws will be stricter and there will be fewer possibilities for the crimes that have been occurring during the transition period." Zagreb, Croatia - 23 May 2013 4. Wide of downtown skyline 5. Wide of EU and Croatian flags flying on government building 6. Close of flags Zagreb, Croatia - 6 June 2013 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Davor Gnjero, Croatian economy analyst: "EU enlargement on Croatia will be, in the long term, very fruitful for Croatia. But, at the moment, the problem of losing influence on regional markets will have an influence on Croatian economics." Medulin, Croatia - 4 June 2013 8. Tracking shot on fishing boat 9. Mid of boat's bow Medulin, Croatia - 5 June 2013 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Neven Luketa, investment consultant: "On all stages, on all levels, we have that kind of corrupted business, from local community to the government. So first we have to change our way of thinking and conducting business, be more open and fair to the investors, and then results will come." Medulin, Croatia - 4 June 2013 11. Mid of fisherman sailing boat 12. Close of winch on boat 13. Close of net being pulled from sea 14. Close of fisherman pulling net 15. Mid of fisherman taking fish out of net 16. Close of caught fish in box Medulin, Croatia - 4 June 2013 17. Close of crab trying to escape from net Medulin, Croatia - 5 June 2013 18. SOUNDBITE (Croatian) Davor Skoric, fisherman: "It has been reduced to fishermen's tools. Those who use drift nets complain that they will have to lower net heights. Those who use bottom trawlers will have to go further from the shore - three or maybe six miles. And for those of us who use small nets or traps, it will be better." 19. Mid of fisherman Davor Skoric rowing his boat Brussels, Belgium - 14 June 2013 20. Various of Peter Stano, European Commission spokesperson for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy 21. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Stano, European Commission spokesperson for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy: "The work on strengthening the rule of law, the work on fighting the corruption and strengthening the independence of judiciary is ongoing work. It is not work that will end on 30 June. This is work which will continue because, as you know, this is a task and topic and challenge also for the member states to fight corruption. And Croatia knows what it has to do and they are doing what is expected from them, and we hope that we will see the results soon." 22. Wide of European Commission building STORYLINE: Croatia's upcoming historic entry into the European Union is not the first thing on Kata Secic's mind. The 53-year-old Croatian textile factory worker has a more immediate worry - she hasn't received her 300-euro-a-month (400 US dollar) wage for months because her shirt and underwear producer has gone bust. A decade ago, when Croatia started negotiating EU entry, the country was overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a member of the European elite. Now, with the EU in deep financial turmoil and Croatia's own economy in recession for five consecutive years, that excitement has all but vanished as the Balkan country officially becomes a member on 1 July. Secic has been marching on the streets of the Croatian capital, Zagreb, every day for a month alongside dozens of her co-workers. "Our children might have better opportunities in terms of finding jobs. Things may move," she concedes. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f31cdc309f16ef9bb7cf44b5fae7d233 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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