In a lecture delivered on Sunday, Josipovic said that combating corruption was also one of the benchmarks for Croatia's accession negotiations with the European Union in the policy chapter "Judiciary and Fundamental Rights."
"What is good is that awareness about this problem is raised as people really want to see Croatia get rid of corruption," the president said in his one-hour-long lecture in that Istrian town.
According to him, the structure of the corruption index, conducted regularly by Transparency International, shows that the picture of corruption in Croatia is similar to the picture of corruption in other countries.
People perceive political life to be most riddled by corruption. Public heath care and education sectors follow it, he said, adding that the "anomaly" in Croatia is the perception of high corruption in the judiciary, a sector which he said should be a guarantee of confidence and safety.
I personally believe in increasing confidence in the judiciary as I hold that there is enough strength to promote good staff and good practice, the president said.
In this context, he spoke about good steps already taken to this effect such as changes in the criminal code designed to discourage white-collar crime as well as organised crime.
Josipovic also spoke about the importance of preventing conflict of interest and detecting corruption in its early stages.
The president also held talks with local authorities in Groznjan.