Challenges and Opportunities of Leadership within the Context of EU Accession: Croatia as a Case Study Speaker(s): Roberta Maierhofer, Florian Bieber, Tomislav Boric, Christian Buchmann, Richard Kühnel, Johan Verstraaten Date: 12 Jul 2012 - 20:00Location: Schloss Seggau - KongresssaalOn July 1, 2013 Croatia will become the 28th member state of the European Union after a long application process. Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003, negotiations took place between 2005 and 2011.