We can say that we have finished all jobs we scheduled in the plan of our activities to close the policy chapter No. 23. I think that I can say that all institutions are making additional efforts to successfully close that policy chapter, Kosor told reporters after a working meeting on the fulfillment of obligations stemming from the Judiciary and Fundamental Rights policy chapter.
According to the premier, some of the results of those additional efforts are already visible.
"It is important to show additional efforts which we are making as well as resoluteness of all institutions as it is not only the government that has to do something. It is expected from other institutions," she said.
"Progress is being made in all policy chapters... All preparations have been completed, all benchmarks have been met for closing two policy chapters and we believe closing one more chapter, that is Fisheries. We expect that it would be possible to close at least two policy chapters next month," the Croatian premier said.
Seven policy chapters remain to be closed in the EU-Croatia entry talks, with one of them "Other Issues" not being subject to negotiations. The other six policy chapters are -- Agriculture and Rural Development (No. 11), Regional Policy and the Co-ordination of Structural Instruments (No. 22), Fisheries (No.13), Competition Policy (No. 8), Judiciary and Fundamental Rights (No.23) and Financial and Budgetary Provisions (No. 33).
Today's working meeting was also attended by Supreme Court President Branko Hrvatin, Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic and Public Ombudsman Jurica Malcic.
Kosor recalled that after it had been provided with a report from Brussels about its performance in Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, Croatia made the plan of activities which was forwarded to the European Commission.
She announced the adoption of new laws, including new legislation on the Office of the Public Ombudsman.
Kosor said she would inform the European Commission about today's working meeting.