A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON THURSDAY

ZAGREB, May 11 (Hina) - Today's VJESNIK devotes the front page to the debate on labour legislation in Parliament, headlined "The Labour Act - the Road to Market Relations" and the Akashi-Sarinic talks,headlined "Croatia Respects the Highest Standards". "Maybe we have really given more importance to reports of the alarming situation in western Slavonia than the situation warranted," Akashi said after the talks. A comment piece by Ivan Sabic, headlined "Karadzic Removes the Remaining Croats" deals with the persecution of Croats in Banja Luka. Recalling Karadzic's words that "Bosnian Croats will be sorry for their disloyalty to the Serbs", the comment piece warns: "If this message was not very clear at the time, now after the latest attacks on the scattered Croatian and Catholic remnants in Banja Luka, there is no doubt as to its meaning." Today's VECERNJI LIST covers the labour legislation debate under the headline "Government Won't Give Up the Labour Bill". A comment piece by Mate Piskor discusses antifascism in Croatia and the 50th anniversary of the victory over fascism. The paper carries an interview with Minister Zlatko Matesa, focused on Croatia's relations with world financial institutions. (hina) jn as 111140 MET may 95