BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK ENDORSES CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO EU

( Editorial: --> 7536 ) ZAGREB, March 6 (Hina) - Croatia has done a lot to move closer to European standards, it has significantly higher average income per person and significantly lower rate of inflation than countries included into the first phase of joining the European Union, Dietrich Wolf of the Bayerische Landesbank Managing Board said in Zagreb Thursday night. Wolf, who is also the chairman of the Croatian-Bavarian Society, told Thursday's convention that Croatia met all preconditions for joining the EU, and it was a question of time when this would take place. I am certain Croatia will become a member of the EU and the European economy and monetary union, Wolf stressed. He added there were already some positive signals from European countries, especially Germany, which were supporting Croatia's accession into the EU. A specific political signal, according to Wolf, is Croatia's soon to be admission into the PHARE Programme. (hina) lm mm 061210 MET mar 98