BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3806 HINA ZAGREB, 8 NOVEMBER 2000

HR-POLITICS-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3806 HINA ZAGREB, 8 NOVEMBER 2000 LOWER HOUSE BEGINS DEBATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTSZAGREB, Nov 8 (Hina) - The Croatian national parliament's House of Representatives resumed its eighth session on Wednesday with a long-awaited debate on a constitutional amendments motion. According to Mato Arlovic, chairman of parliament's Committee on the Constitution, Rule Book and Political System, which moved the amendments, their main aspects are the creation of foundations for effecting all recently discussed reforms, the creation of conditions for the decentralisation of the state and the reinforcement of local government and self-government, and the creation of foundations for reforming the judicial authority to make it more independent as well as more effective in protecting citizens and the constitution. Arlovic said the amendments adjusted Croatian regulations to those in force in the European Union, thus preparing the ground for st