VIENNA VIENNA, Nov 11 (Hina) - Addressing the world's financial and economic experts in Vienna on Thursday, Croatian Premier Zlatko Matesa said Croatia's aim was access to the European Union. In that respect, he added, Croatia was
trying to apply the same standards in the development process as other EU countries. Every country in transition encounters the problem of its own legacy, Matesa said, adding the EU has a great responsibility in the region as the only real political force whose task should be to incite the process of democratisation in transition countries. Matesa said all countries in transition found themselves in a very difficult situation when faced with problems resulting from an urgent and efficacious implementation of reforms in politics and economy, on the trail of standards of developed democracies and the free market. The Croatian premier said it was necessary that the EU acknowle
VIENNA, Nov 11 (Hina) - Addressing the world's financial and
economic experts in Vienna on Thursday, Croatian Premier Zlatko
Matesa said Croatia's aim was access to the European Union. In that
respect, he added, Croatia was trying to apply the same standards in
the development process as other EU countries.
Every country in transition encounters the problem of its own
legacy, Matesa said, adding the EU has a great responsibility in the
region as the only real political force whose task should be to
incite the process of democratisation in transition countries.
Matesa said all countries in transition found themselves in a very
difficult situation when faced with problems resulting from an
urgent and efficacious implementation of reforms in politics and
economy, on the trail of standards of developed democracies and the
free market.
The Croatian premier said it was necessary that the EU acknowledge
separately each country's specific difficulties and approach it on
an individual basis.
Matesa was speaking at the Fifth International Financial and
Economic Forum which gathered more than 1,000 participants from all
European countries and international financial institutions.
The forum focused on EU's economic aspects, the creation of a
monetary union, the introduction of the EUR, and global economic
trends on the eve of the new millennium.
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