Croatia

Croatia has been a member of the European Union since 1 July 2013. A brief听overview of the country鈥檚 political system, trade and economy听can be viewed on . The Croatian community in London is very small compared to those of most other East European countries that are in the EU. This is likely partly due to the fact that until 30 June 2018 听which significantly restricted their right to work and reside in the UK. It is estimated that

Migration from Croatia to the United听Kingdom started long before the EU accession. Following the end of World War II, a small number of Croatian political exiles听settled in London and established a听Croatian听emigre听bi-monthly newspaper 听听[New Croatia]听which was published in London from 1959 until 1991,听available at the听SSEES听Library: STORE听Pers. S-1494.听1975-1990 (incomplete run). The听Nova听Hrvatska听London听emigre听circle comprised most notably members of the听interwar听Croatian Peasant Party who advocated for a democratic Croatia.