CROATIA-EUROZONE-SCHENGEN AREA-ENTRY

CROATIA-EUROZONE-SCHENGEN AREA-ENTRY

(230102) -- BREGANA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the free passage of vehicles at the Bregana border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia, Jan. 1, 2023. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, visited Croatia on New Year's day to mark the country's entry into the eurozone and the border-free Schengen area. Various activities were held at border crossings with Slovenia and Hungary on early Sunday morning to celebrate the historic moment. (Luka Stanzl/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

CROATIA-EUROZONE-SCHENGEN AREA-ENTRY

CROATIA-EUROZONE-SCHENGEN AREA-ENTRY

(230102) -- BREGANA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ursula von der Leyen (front, 2nd L), president of the European Commission, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (front, 4th L) and Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar (front, 3rd L) attend an activity to mark Croatia's entry into the eurozone and the Schengen area at the Bregana border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia, Jan. 1, 2023. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, visited Croatia on New Year's day to mark the country's entry into the eurozone and the border-free Schengen area. Various activities were held at border crossings with Slovenia and Hungary on early Sunday morning to celebrate the historic moment. (Luka Stanzl/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

CROATIA-EUROZONE-SCHENGEN AREA-ENTRY

CROATIA-EUROZONE-SCHENGEN AREA-ENTRY

(230102) -- BREGANA, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic speaks to the media at the Bregana border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia, Jan. 1, 2023. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, visited Croatia on New Year's day to mark the country's entry into the eurozone and the border-free Schengen area. Various activities were held at border crossings with Slovenia and Hungary on early Sunday morning to celebrate the historic moment. (Luka Stanzl/PIXSELL via Xinhua)