Brussels , Belgium June , 19/2013 EESC Croatia the new member of the European Union. Croatia Flashes of Diversity . On this picture : Jane Morrice / Martin Westlake / Vladimir Dronjak 2013_06_19_CROATIA_FLASHES_OF_DIVERSITY ï¿?EU2013This evening I accompanied our Vice-President, Jane Morrice, to the opening of a fine photographic exhibition organised by the Committee in order to celebrate the imminent arrival of the European Union’s 28th Member State – Croatia – which will join the Union officially on 1 July. The exhibition was officially opened by Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak (in the picture) who told us how the photographs, taken by Mario Romulic and Drazen Stojcic, truly did give flashes of the great diversity and beauty of his country, which stretched from the Danube to the Adriatic, had over 1,000 islands and will boast one of the longest land frontiers in the Union (1,000 kilometres, with Bosnia). Catch the exhibition if you can (it is on until 5 July). It is free and all you need is proof of your identity.