January 23, 2012 - Croatia has been going through the first weeks of 2012 in the accelerated rhythm of the referendum on the accession to the European Union. As the date of the referendum, 22 January comes closer, the rhythm is approaching a fast staccato. Indeed, everything reminds us of such clear-cut, distinctive notes. These days everybody, whether they are ‘for’ Croatian membership in the European Union or ‘against’ it, is playing their own notes with little attention to the other. Croatia is deafened by the confusing pre-referendum cacophony... click here for the full article Tihomir Ponos