ZAGREB, Dec 29 (Hina) - Taking over his office on Monday, Croatia's new Minister of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development Bozidar Kalmeta said that he would continue all the good projects of his predecessor.
ZAGREB, Dec 29 (Hina) - Taking over his office on Monday, Croatia's new
Minister of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development Bozidar
Kalmeta said that he would continue all the good projects of his
predecessor.#L#
Taking over his office from the former Minister of Maritime Affairs,
Transport and Communications, Roland Zuvanic, Kalmeta said he would
resume good projects, including the construction of highways, the
restructuring of Croatian Railways, and the liberalisation of the
telecommunications market.
Kalmeta said his first task was the organisation of a new ministry
which would be in charge of the tasks from within the jurisdiction of
the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications, the
Ministry of Tourism, and part of the Ministry of Public Works,
Reconstruction and Construction.
He said he would appoint three state secretaries to be in charge of
the tasks from within the jurisdiction of the three former ministries.
He said that concrete names would be known after consultations, to
take place this week.
Croatian Highways and Croatian Roads will most probably be merged into
one company, Kalmeta said, adding that the reason for this was to stop
projects in Croatian Roads from lagging behind Croatian Highways
projects.
Asked how he would improve the promotion of Croatia as a maritime
country, Kalmeta said he would appoint a state secretary for the sea.
Asked about possible lay-offs in the new ministry, Kalmeta announced
job classification and voiced hope that there would not be many
non-assigned employees as well as that all such employees should be
provided for.
(Hina) rml