The results of the programme are best seen in stricter penalties for corruption-related criminal acts, more transparent hospital waiting lists, and national school exams, the minister said.
She dismissed claims that all discovered corruption-related crimes were only "the tip of the iceberg", while the most difficult cases were still undiscovered.
Lovrin, who heads the ministry which coordinates the national anti-corruption programme in all sectors, cited anti-corruption measures from within the jurisdiction of all ministries, state administration, the State Audit Office, the Public Procurement Office, and the Croatian Privatisation Fund. Most measures refer to adopted or proposed legal regulations, codes of ethics, rules of procedure and new units in charge of fighting corruption.
The minister said that the backlog of court cases had been reduced, that judges were obliged to submit declarations of assets, and that judicial inspection was introduced.
She noted that bodies in charge of implementing the anti-corruption programme had been strengthened in terms of finances and personnel.
Asked to comment on Lovrin's statements about the success of the anti-corruption programme, the head of Transparency International Croatia, Zorislav Antun Petrovic, said he was dissatisfied with the fact that the programme lacked measures ensuring the transparent financing of local administration and appointment of state officials to public companies' supervisory boards.
Petrovic also said the government was late with goals set in the national programme, such as regulations referring to the financing of political parties. Only by respecting the set goals can the authorities prove that they actually want to combat corruption, Petrovic said.