ZAGREB, Feb 24 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday appointed four committees for negotiations with trade unions which proposed the commencement of negotiations on new work agreements, salaries, and other substantive laws for
this year. The government also passed a decree on the internal organisation of the new Ministry for European Integration, and forwarded to parliament a positive opinion on state audit reports. The government appointed committees for negotiations with unions of public and state services, state and local civil and public servants, and elementary and secondary schools' unions. Appointed to the committees were competent ministers. A correct relationship with unions is important, Finance Minister Mato Crkvenac said, adding consultations on social peace, for a period of three years at least, must start immediately. The government after an extensive discussion gave the
ZAGREB, Feb 24 (Hina) - The Croatian government on Thursday
appointed four committees for negotiations with trade unions which
proposed the commencement of negotiations on new work agreements,
salaries, and other substantive laws for this year.
The government also passed a decree on the internal organisation of
the new Ministry for European Integration, and forwarded to
parliament a positive opinion on state audit reports.
The government appointed committees for negotiations with unions
of public and state services, state and local civil and public
servants, and elementary and secondary schools' unions. Appointed
to the committees were competent ministers.
A correct relationship with unions is important, Finance Minister
Mato Crkvenac said, adding consultations on social peace, for a
period of three years at least, must start immediately.
The government after an extensive discussion gave the green light
to the internal organisation of the Ministry for European
Integration, which at present employs 32 people. Their number
should be increased to 77 by year's end, and to 125 by the end of
2001.
The government concluded it had no objections to a State Audit
Office report for 1999, nor audits for 1998. It was said up-to-date
audits were necessary to act on encountered irregularities. The
government bound all ministries to at once eliminate all
irregularities stated in 1998 audits, and to define the extent of
unauthorised budgetary spending.
The government forwarded to parliament for urgent procedure a bill
on changes to the Law on the State Agency for the Insurance of
Savings Deposits and the Financial Rehabilitation of Banks. The
Agency's board has been proposed to exclude representatives of the
Croatian National Bank. The board would include six members, and be
chaired by a deputy premier.
Personnel changes are also planned for the Council of the Office for
Cooperation with the International Court of Justice and the
International Criminal Tribunal.
According to a decree passed today, the Council would include a
deputy premier, the ministers of foreign affairs, the interior,
defence, and justice, the managers of the Office for National
Security and the Croatian Intelligence Service, and a certain
number of government-appointed experts on penal and international
law.
In view of the fact that bankruptcy proceedings have been initiated
over "Tisak", the largest national press distributor, the
government today put out of force all conclusions the previous
government adopted last December. The conclusions, said Deputy
Premier Slavko Linic, referred to the rehabilitation of "Tisak" and
were in main part not effected.
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