PARL. COMMITTEE ON UNASSIGNED POLICEMEN AND FOREIGNERS

ZAGREB, June 18 (Hina)- The parliamentary Committee for Internal Affairs and National Security on Tuesday discussed a report on resolving the problem of unassigned policemen which will be discussed in the parliament on Wednesday. #L# Representatives of police unions and associations of unassigned policemen once again pointed to numerous irregularities in the process of rationalisation in the Interior Ministry. They amongst other things noted that based on the Erdut Agreement, 39 Serb nationals were hired without meeting relevant criteria. "We have nothing against Serbs but some of those hired took part in the armed conflict against Croatia, many have completed only elementary school and some even have criminal records," police union president Dubravko Jagic said. The Committee for Labour, Health and Social Policies discussed a bill on foreigners, under which visits of foreign citizens would be divided into three categories - visits up to 90 days, temporary or permanent residency. Foreigners may be able to work on the basis of work permits. An annual quota for work permits would be introduced. The quota would be determined by the government by October 31 the previous year. The same bill should have been discussed by the Immigration Committee, however, for lack of a quorum, this was postponed. (hina) sp sb