BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-GOVERNMENT-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3521HINA Zagreb, February 1, 2000CRO UPPER HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS ZAGREB, Feb 1 (Hina) - At its 37th session held on Tuesday the Croatian National Sabor's House of Counties unanimously supported by urgent procedure the passing of three laws regarding changes to current legal regulations on the Government and the organisation of the state administration. Deputy Prime Minister Slavko Linic presented the bills on behalf of the Croatian Government. He said the new Government would try to work with quality materials and refrain from passing laws through urgent procedure. Elaborating a bill on amendments to the Law on the Croatian Government, Linic said it was a novelty that one of the deputy prime ministers would be Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan's first deputy. Also proposed was the cancellation of the office of deputy prime ministers, and expert and administration work