WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Hina) - Croatia has joined a group of European countries in transition which have stable democracy thanks to the activities of the incumbent authorities, said the Washington-based organisation 'Freedom House'.
According to researchers of this non-profit and non-partisan organisation, this club includes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and three Baltic countries as well as Croatia and Bulgaria which joined them last year. According to a report 'Nations in Transit 2001' which FH has just published, Croatia has made important steps both in the rule of law and in the market liberalisation. The report, focusing on 27 former Communist states, covers the period from 1 July 1999 to 31 October 2000. The report described the change of authorities and measures taken by the current Croatian president Stjepan Mesic and the Ivica Racan Cabinet as crucial moments for the country. For FH, p
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Hina) - Croatia has joined a group of European
countries in transition which have stable democracy thanks to the
activities of the incumbent authorities, said the Washington-based
organisation 'Freedom House'.
According to researchers of this non-profit and non-partisan
organisation, this club includes the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and three Baltic countries as well as
Croatia and Bulgaria which joined them last year.
According to a report 'Nations in Transit 2001' which FH has just
published, Croatia has made important steps both in the rule of law
and in the market liberalisation.
The report, focusing on 27 former Communist states, covers the
period from 1 July 1999 to 31 October 2000.
The report described the change of authorities and measures taken
by the current Croatian president Stjepan Mesic and the Ivica Racan
Cabinet as crucial moments for the country.
For FH, positive moves in Croatia are greater media freedoms, the
restriction of security services' powers and some legislative
changes as well as the conduct towards Bosnia-Hezegovina and the
cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal.
This organisation, however, advises Zagreb to make some amendments
to the citizenship law, and change the treatment of ethnic
minorities as well as of women in society. Much still has to be done
in the struggle against corruption and in the economic field, the
report read.
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