BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH

HR-INTEGRATION-CONFERENCE-Umjetnost/kultura/zabava BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 3182HINA Zagreb, February 21, 1999"CROATIA AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION" CONFERENCE ENDS IN ZAGREBZAGREB, Feb 21 (Hina) - A two-day international conference called "Croatia and European Integration - Trade Unions and Political Parties - European Signposts" ended in Zagreb on Sunday. The event was organised by the Brussels-based European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity and the Zagreb-based "A new Society" association. On its second day, the conference revolved around the social dimension of the expansion of the European Union (EU) and relations between trade unions and political parties. Renate Langewiesche from the Institute of the European Trade Unions Confederation said that during its "four expansions" the EU received countries with a long tradition of market economy and dialogue among social partners. According to her, the countries trying to join the EU, including Cr