Brexit and the Balkan Tangerine Farmer
The U.K. points to Croatia's border with Bosnia as an example of the EU's past flexibility.
A police officer stands at the border crossing between Croatia and Bosnia, near the Croatian town of Metkovic
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Zoran Jerkovic, a Croatian engineer with a sideline growing fruit, might seem an unlikely addition to the Brexit debate.
The 50-year-old lives in Metkovic, a town of 16,000 people that became part of the European Union when Croatia joined in 2013. While neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina remains out, the EU agreed to a system of permits allowing locals unhindered travel across the border. Jerkovic goes back and forth to tend his crop of tangerines.