Amit Mukherjee of the World Bank presented an analysis of the financial performance of the judiciary and concluded that the reform of the judiciary was being conducted well.
The advisory council consists of representatives of courts, state prosecutor's offices, the Justice Ministry and other people engaged in the implementation of the project.
The World Bank has allocated a loan of EUR 26 million and the Croatian government will provide another EUR 1.9 million for refurbishing court buildings in Split, Karlovac and Pula and for the reconstruction of buildings housing state prosecutor's offices in Zagreb and Pula. The funds will also be spent on the upgrading of the information technology system and on the further training of judges.
The head of the European Union Delegation in Croatia, Paul Vandoren, said that Croatia would enter the EU with an enhanced and more efficient judicial system.
Vandoren said that the more efficient judiciary improved not only the human rights situation but also a business climate.
Dutch Ambassador Stella Ronner-Grubacic said that Croatia had made big progress in coming closer to the EU. She reiterated her criticism over incidents at a gay pride parade in Split on Saturday.
Justice Minister Drazen Bosnjakovic said that the project was being implemented very well and that 80 percent of the EUR 26-million World Bank loan would be used this year.
The project is to be finished in 2015.