Speaking to the press after the meeting in the government headquarters, PM Sanader said the model would ensure much faster construction of schools, sports halls, health centres and homes for senior citizens, which would otherwise take 20-25 years.
Construction works will not be financed with budgetary funds, but with money from financial funds and banks, and facilities built this way will remain the property of local self-government units after 25 years, Sanader said.
The model is already being applied in some parts of Croatia, he said, adding that county prefects and mayors had given full support to the model which is being applied in Europe.
Science Minister Dragan Primorac said that construction costs according to the model of public-private partnership were 17 percent lower than traditional construction costs. Public-private partnership is operative leasing in line with EU standards, which will help Croatia catch up with new EU members, Primorac said.
Asked about Democratic Centre leader Vesna Skare Ozbolt's request for the Council for the Civilian Supervision of Secret Services to establish if she had been monitored at the time when she was Justice Minister, PM Sanader said he supported discussion on all requests. Speaking about the case at hand, Sanader said he believed that Skare Ozbolt was trying to attract attention ahead of the election campaign for early local elections in Velika Gorica.