BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3877 HINA ZAGREB, JANUARY 18

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3877 HINA ZAGREB, JANUARY 18 PM RACAN OUTLINES KEY GOVERNMENT GOALS IN 2001 - EXTENDEDZAGREB, Jan 18 (Hina) - The year we have entered will be crucial for reforms, development and employment, Prime Minister Ivica Racan said on Thursday outlining the government's four key goals in 2001. These are to increase production and export and cut the unemployment rate, decentralise the state and bring administration up-to-date, complete the privatisation of the state portfolio and wrap up preparations for a pension and health reform, and associated membership in the European Union. The success of the government programme calls for confidence and tolerance in society, partnership relations, and the active participation of all, Racan told a government session marking its first anniversary in office. Summing up what was achieved in 2000, the prime minister said Croatia had improved its political and financial standing in the world, coming out