Vrankovic has presented the priorities and measures of the economic policy of the Croatian government, including the positive effects of industrial restructuring on the small and medium-sized business sector and the need for this sector to strengthen and become competitive in Europe.
"The unstoppable process of globalisation, the transition to the market economy and the desire of Croatia to join the European Union impose the need for new development policies in order to create an open and competitive economy," Vrankovic said in his address to the forum.
The forum is focused on new challenges and prospects for the industrial sector after 15 years of market reform in transition economies.