ZAGREB, May 29 (Hina) - Addressing a special parliamentary session on the occasion of Croatian Sabor Day, May 30, parliamentary president Zlatko Tomcic said on Wednesday that May 30, 1990 would be remembered in Croatian history, after
50 years of a one-party system, as a key watershed and irrefutable proof of the maturity and determination of the Croatian people.
ZAGREB, May 29 (Hina) - Addressing a special parliamentary session
on the occasion of Croatian Sabor Day, May 30, parliamentary
president Zlatko Tomcic said on Wednesday that May 30, 1990 would be
remembered in Croatian history, after 50 years of a one-party
system, as a key watershed and irrefutable proof of the maturity and
determination of the Croatian people. #L#
Recalling the suffering of the Croatian people in the Homeland War,
Tomcic evaluated that the struggle for a multi-party, prosperous
Croatia was not less demanding than the struggle waged for the
creation of the Croatian state had been.
Speaking about the many difficulties Croatia is faced with today,
Tomcic mentioned unemployment, the functioning of the
administrative system as a whole and of the judiciary, and problems
in education and science.
Tomcic said the government and its ministries were expected to send
into parliamentary procedure strategy proposals which will
eliminate said problems as soon as possible.
Speaking of the incumbent authorities' successes, Tomcic mentioned
the constitutional changes which replaced the semi-presidential
system and bolstered the role of parliament.
The basic goal of the constitutional changes will not be achieved if
all constituent bearers of authority - government, parliament,
president of the republic - fail to act jointly and in concert.
Recalling that the Sabor last year became a one-house parliament,
Tomcic announced the possibility of introducing a new house of
strong regions, following contemporary trends.
As for successes on the international plan, particularly the
signing of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the
European Union, Tomcic said that integration into European
structures would depend on the willingness of every Croatian
citizen to persevere along that road.
Today's special session ended with Croatian actors reading Josip
Jelacic's manifesto and excerpts from speeches by Croatian
politicians Ante Starcevic, Stjepan Radic, Vladimir Nazor, Zarko
Domljan, Franjo Tudjman, and Stjepan Mesic.
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