ZAGREB, April 8 (Hina) - The European Commission report on Croatia, published last week, eliminates political prejudices, manipulation and our fears that the process of stabilisation and association leads to the re-establishment of
the former state we left ten years ago, Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said on Monday.
ZAGREB, April 8 (Hina) - The European Commission report on Croatia,
published last week, eliminates political prejudices,
manipulation and our fears that the process of stabilisation and
association leads to the re-establishment of the former state we
left ten years ago, Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula said on
Monday. #L#
"Croatia is recognised in the report as a separate country which
deals with its problems gradually and successfully and which the
introductory part of the report mentions as a positive example,"
Picula told a news conference at which he and European Integration
Minister Neven Mimica commented on the EC report.
The foreign minister says the principle of individual approach is
mentioned in several places in the report and that Croatia
momentarily is faced with only one challenge - whether it will be
able to keep up the pace in fulfilling international commitments.
At the same time, one should not ignore the objections - the
inefficiency of some sectors of state administration and justice,
refugee returns, and the need for a closer and better regional
cooperation, he said.
Minister Mimica says the EC positively assesses the government's
macroeconomic measures and their effects on the economy in general.
"The overall mark is that the economy continues making progress in
transition to a free market economy," he said. On the other hand,
what worries is the fact that the successful macroeconomic results
from the financial sphere have still not reflected on the sphere of
real economy, he added.
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