Under the programme, for instance, an interested party who wants to open a company in Croatia should make three steps, namely go to the Commercial Court and its registry, the Finance Agency (FINA) and a public notary, where they will obtain all necessary documents and information, as against the nine steps (nine places) which all interested in opening a company have had to make for this purpose so far.
One Stop Shop is also a decisive move in the fight against corruption, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader said, explaining that the reduction of the number of necessary documents and licences which should be issued means the reduction of room for possible corruption and of the number of clerks who would be prone to taking bribes.
During its session on Wednesday, the Sanader cabinet endorsed criteria for the division of shares from the Croatian War Veterans' Funds to its beneficiaries.
The government adopted a national plan for combating trafficking in humans from 2005 to 2008, and the relevant operational plan for next year.
Trade in humans is a global problem and annually four million people are victims of this sort of crime in the world.
Trends in Croatia are still not worrisome, but there is a mild increase in the incidence of this crime, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said, adding that in the first nine months of this years 17 victims of human trafficking in Croatia were identified, five of whom were Croatian nationals.
The government also gave the green light for the conclusion of an agreement on financing between Croatia and the European Community in order that European Union pre-accession funds can be used.