GERMAN FEDERAL PARLIAMENT DELEGATION VISITS OSIJEK

OSIJEK, July 21 (Hina) - A delegation of the German Federal Parliament's Committee for Economic Cooperation and Development on Monday visited the eastern Croatian town of Osijek. They held talks with Deputy Prefect of the Osijek-Baranja County Anica Horvat and the head of the County's Office for Economy, Drago Tadic, which focused on possibilities and modes of future cooperation. Present at the talks was also German Ambassador to Croatia Volker Haak. In order to eliminate as soon as possible the aftermath of the war, the German Federal Parliament allocated a 105 million kuna-loan for Croatia's small and medium-sized enterprise, of which 11 million kunas are intended for the Danube region of eastern Croatia. Parliament member Irmgard Schwaeteer assessed that new jobs would certainly facilitate reconciliation in this region. (hina) ha 211826 MET jul 97