BRIJUNI BRIJUNI, Oct 4 (Hina) - A three-day conference "Croatia -- Associate EU Member: Development of Economy, Bookkeeping and Finances" began on the north Adriatic island of Brijuni on Thursday. The symposium has gathered some 200
managers, experts and scientists from the fields of finances and bookkeeping. The first speaker, Vladimir Stipetic, spoke about the dynamics of the economic development of the European Union and its members, stressing that the second half of the 20th century without doubt brought mankind progress which, however, was not equally distributed. "The Croatian gross domestic product per capita is currently only 30 percent of the average GDP of EU member-countries, and for admission into the EU, it should amount to at least 60 percent," Stipetic stressed. He added that only Slovenia and the Czech Republic fulfilled the condition of all the candidate countries. Croatia could fulfil it only i
BRIJUNI, Oct 4 (Hina) - A three-day conference "Croatia --
Associate EU Member: Development of Economy, Bookkeeping and
Finances" began on the north Adriatic island of Brijuni on
Thursday. The symposium has gathered some 200 managers, experts and
scientists from the fields of finances and bookkeeping.
The first speaker, Vladimir Stipetic, spoke about the dynamics of
the economic development of the European Union and its members,
stressing that the second half of the 20th century without doubt
brought mankind progress which, however, was not equally
distributed.
"The Croatian gross domestic product per capita is currently only
30 percent of the average GDP of EU member-countries, and for
admission into the EU, it should amount to at least 60 percent,"
Stipetic stressed.
He added that only Slovenia and the Czech Republic fulfilled the
condition of all the candidate countries. Croatia could fulfil it
only in 2020 if it maintains the present rhythm of growth and
development, he stressed.
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