ZAGREB, May 7 (Hina) - Croatia's State Audit Office will investigate the legality of the privatisation of Suncani Hvar, while the government was set a five-day deadline to examine the statements Tourism Minister Pave Zupan Ruskovic
made in parliament concerning the privatisation of this tourist company.
ZAGREB, May 7 (Hina) - Croatia's State Audit Office will
investigate the legality of the privatisation of Suncani Hvar,
while the government was set a five-day deadline to examine the
statements Tourism Minister Pave Zupan Ruskovic made in parliament
concerning the privatisation of this tourist company. #L#
This was noted in conclusions adopted by the parliamentary benches
of the ruling and opposition parties regarding the privatisation of
Suncani Hvar, which was discussed at the previous parliamentary
sitting.
With its conclusions parliament obliged the State Audit Office to
investigate the legality of the privatisation of Suncani Hvar and
to report on any possible illegal dealings to relevant bodies.
The government was obliged to propose a concept for the
administration and privatisation of the tourist sector, and to
submit a bill to amend the Law on Privatisation within 30 days.
The government will investigate the statements made by the tourism
minister during a parliamentary discussion on Suncani Hvar at the
request of the Croatian Peasant Party bench. This party believes
the minister expressed stances that were in opposition to decisions
adopted by the government.
The minister insisted no mistakes had been made during an
international tender for the sale of the company and the selection
of the partner, and that Slovenia's Terme Catez had made the best
offer. A government commission claimed errors had been made and
cancelled the tender.
Today MPs adopted a conclusion by parliament's tourism committee
binding the government to propose a tourism privatisation concept
within 30 days, and to submit a report on the situation in the ACY
Opatija company.
Also adopted was a conclusion by the Libra bench requesting that the
Audit Office compile a report on the privatisation process from
1991 to 2003 and submit it by June 1.
Parliament also adopted a law ratifying a free trade agreement
between Croatia and Yugoslavia, as well as a decision on the
supervision of security services in Croatia.
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