BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-BENEFITS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3754HINA Zagreb, September 18 2000MINISTER: EU TRADE BENEFITS MOST SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL, ECONOMIC STEPZAGREB, Sept 18 (Hina) - Economy Minister Goranko Fizulic said on Monday the European Union had made the most significant political and economic move in relation to Croatia with today's decision on the assymetrical liberalisation of the trade regime with Croatia. According to the minister, the decision means a one-sided liberalisation of EU-Croatia foreign trade which will enable Croatia to export almost all industrial products to the EU duty-free, except fish and fish products, wine, and baby-beef. "Croatian exporters have been given the possibility to export their products on the EU market without any restrictions and without paying tariffs. At the same time, Croatia has the right to retain existing tariffs and the valid tariffs regime for European products," Fizulic said in a statement to Hina an