The discussion was organised by e-academia.hr and involved, among others, Andrej Plenkovic, the State Secretary for European Integration at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, and Nigel Paul Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party and a member of the European Parliament for Southeast England.

Farage said that it was necessary for both the "Yes" and the "No" side to have a limited spending budget for the campaign, and that there should be a public debate on the issue.

Sociology professor and politician Slaven Letica said that "this is not the right time for Croatia to join the EU." He said that although he had established the European Movement in Croatia 21 years ago, in the meantime "the EU has done nothing to oblige us", adding that Croatia paid its right to forthcoming membership "with its national pride and territory". Letica said that independent experts should make an analysis of the profitability of EU membership.

Economist Velimir Srica said he was "not against EU membership, but not at this moment." He said that the Croatian public was more inclined to EU membership than the Euro-sceptics thought, although its support has dropped in recent years over the question of relations with the Hague war crimes tribunal and the slowness of the EU accession process. Srica said, however, that that was beneficial for Croatia because the country was now better prepared for membership.

Plenkovic said that Croatia was well prepared for EU membership and that its public was very inclined to it. He said that Croatia "is also well received in the EU countries and will soon become a constructive member," adding that a public debate on the matter was necessary and welcome.