ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - Prime Minister Ivica Racan informed his cabinet on Thursday he would move that parliament take a vote of confidence in Ingrid Anticevic-Martinovic as new justice minister and Neven Mimica as new minister for
European integration. Parliament has to take a position within 30 days, when a decision on the appointments is signed by the PM and the parliamentary speaker. Anticevic-Martinovic is an MP of the ruling coalition's Social Democrats (SDP) and chairwoman of parliament's legislation committee. She should replace Stjepan Ivanisevic who requested to be relieved as justice minister before the summer owing to health. Mimica is Croatia's chief negotiator with the European Union. He is to replace Ivan Jakovcic of the Istrian Democratic Assembly who resigned as minister for European integration owing to the contested statute of Istria County. PM Racan today also announced the
ZAGREB, Sept 20 (Hina) - Prime Minister Ivica Racan informed his
cabinet on Thursday he would move that parliament take a vote of
confidence in Ingrid Anticevic-Martinovic as new justice minister
and Neven Mimica as new minister for European integration.
Parliament has to take a position within 30 days, when a decision on
the appointments is signed by the PM and the parliamentary
speaker.
Anticevic-Martinovic is an MP of the ruling coalition's Social
Democrats (SDP) and chairwoman of parliament's legislation
committee. She should replace Stjepan Ivanisevic who requested to
be relieved as justice minister before the summer owing to health.
Mimica is Croatia's chief negotiator with the European Union. He is
to replace Ivan Jakovcic of the Istrian Democratic Assembly who
resigned as minister for European integration owing to the
contested statute of Istria County.
PM Racan today also announced the government would hold intensive
talks in coming weeks on improving its performance.
(hina) ha