OPATIJA, Dec 12 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said Thursday that an end to restrictions and self-sacrifice was around the corner for Croatia, but for this the government needed the cooperation of employers and
unions.
OPATIJA, Dec 12 (Hina) - Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan said
Thursday that an end to restrictions and self-sacrifice was around
the corner for Croatia, but for this the government needed the
cooperation of employers and unions. #L#
"An end to a period in which we needed restrictions and self-
sacrifice is near," Racan said at the electoral congress of the
Federation of Independent Unions of Croatia (SSSH) in Opatija on
Thursday.
Speaking to social partners, the prime minister said "it is now
important that you transform macroeconomic stability into more
work and higher wages."
In the past three years, the government has failed to do many
things, but results are there and need to be acknowledged. "It is
easier to criticise and I accept that, but you should also think
about what you need to be do," Racan said in response to SSSH
president Davor Juric who said in his opening statement that the
government had not fulfilled its electoral promises.
Racan believes that the chief obstacles to development were a lack
of developmental projects and entrepreneur spirit, insufficiently
educated people, and fear of competition.
"We must make the labour market more flexible so we can decrease
unemployment and facilitate employment," Labour and Social Welfare
Minister Davorko Vidovic stated.
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