Sanader was one of the speakers at the opening of the summit which has become Europe"s most important dialogue between business leaders and policy makers. Organisers of the summit expect this year's event to attract over 2,500 business people
Also speaking at the opening were Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering, who addressed those present via video link, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin and European Economic and Social Committee President Dimitris Dimitriadis.
All speakers focused on the coming celebration of the 50th anniversary of the European Union that will be marked by the adoption of a declaration of the EU summit in Berlin.
In his speech, Belgian PM Verhofstadt mentioned Croatia as the 28th member of the EU. PM Sanader said that during short bilateral talks he invited Verhofsdadt to visit Croatia which the Belgian PM accepted. "During our talks, he promised he would keep supporting Croatia and accepted my invitation to visit our country," Sanader told reporters.
The Croatian PM, his deputy Damir Polancec, state secretary Martina Dalic, president of the National Competitiveness Council Darko Marinec and Croatian Employers' Association president Emil Tedeschi, took part in a presentation entitled "Croatia, the 28th member of the EU - How to Invest in Croatia".