The pace of adjustment will depend on the assessment of the level to which Croatian legislation is harmonised with that of the Union, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.
Grabar-Kitarovic said that KN6.6 billion would be set aside from the national budget for the implementation of those laws in the 2006-2008 period, and that a third of that amount would be invested in science and research.
"This plan shows that Croatia is ready to meet the short- and medium-term priorities in achieving its strategic goal, becoming a member of the European Union," the minister said.
She went on to say that the European Commission expected Croatia to continue cooperating with the Hague war crimes tribunal, maintain macroeconomic stability, continue adjusting its legislation, establish an effective market economy and judiciary, and reform the state administration.
Grabar-Kitarovic pointed out that Croatia should use EU pre-accession funds to the greatest extent possible so as to able to use all the funds once it joined the bloc.
All parliamentary parties supported the proposed plan, with some of them saying that the Government and the Parliament were late in adjusting legislation.