CAKOVEC, Oct 13 (Hina) - Addressing councillors in the Assembly of Medjimurje County (northern Croatia), Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Friday tackled several currently very important issues in the country. In his speech Mesic
pointed to the importance of stimulating the production and giving incentives to the creation of new jobs through efforts aimed at making the country open for foreign investment which can help activate Croatian resources. He stressed that strategic objectives and manners for their accomplishment should be defined. The head of state was informed of problems this northern Croatian county was faced with, and supported councillors' suggestion for the de-centralisation of budgetary means so that units of local self-government and government could get more budgetary funds. In relation to some aspects of Croatia's foreign policy, Mesic reiterated the country's orientation towards th
CAKOVEC, Oct 13 (Hina) - Addressing councillors in the Assembly of
Medjimurje County (northern Croatia), Croatian President Stjepan
Mesic on Friday tackled several currently very important issues in
the country.
In his speech Mesic pointed to the importance of stimulating the
production and giving incentives to the creation of new jobs
through efforts aimed at making the country open for foreign
investment which can help activate Croatian resources.
He stressed that strategic objectives and manners for their
accomplishment should be defined.
The head of state was informed of problems this northern Croatian
county was faced with, and supported councillors' suggestion for
the de-centralisation of budgetary means so that units of local
self-government and government could get more budgetary funds.
In relation to some aspects of Croatia's foreign policy, Mesic
reiterated the country's orientation towards the accepting of
European standards and the entry in European integration
processes.
Commenting on the change in authorities in Yugoslavia
(Serbia/Montenegro), Mesic said it remained to be seen in the
future whether the change in authorities meant the real alteration
of the current Yugoslav policy.
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