HB, HIP, SOCIAL ACADEMY TO COOPERATE ON ECONOMIC PROGRAMME

ZAGREB, Oct 28 (Hina) - The presidents of the Croatian Bloc (HB), the Croatian True Revival (HIP), and the Social Academy Zagreb on Tuesday signed an agreement on cooperation in the drawing up of an economy programme for a modern Croatia. #L# HB president Ivic Pasalic said Croatia today was faced with an economic, social and moral crisis, and that the way out lay in a consensus of all political powers since the problem outgrew partisan interests. Pasalic said the agreement signed today confirmed a willingness to hold talks with non-governmental organisations and institutions. HIP president Miroslav Tudjman said the origin of the economic and national crisis was in the lack of a consensus on points on which Croatia had been built. Such a consensus needs to be reached and a new Croatia built, he said. Croatia needs to restructure and reconceptualise the economy, which is a prerequisite for entering the European Union, said Social Academy president Stjepan Figuric. The Academy is a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit organisation of citizens which strives towards the creation of a socially and economically balanced society through the application of the values and principles of the social teachings of the Church, said Figuric. (hina) ha sb