A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON WEDNESDAY

ZAGREB, Dec 14 (Hina) - Today's VECERNJI LIST carries a front-page article headlined "International Law on Croatian side" on the process of succession from the former Yugoslav federation. "The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) offers to recognize Croatia within its internationally accepted borders, asking in return for Croatia's recognition of Yugoslav continuity, which it could not obtain through any international legal act, the FRY is trying to shorten its way to the international community " Vecernji List writes. "Croatia must show its teeth!", Social-Democratic Party leader Ivica Racan said in an interview with the paper. "I think a decisive policy reduces the possibility of war while a bad policy increases the prospect of solving the problems by war. But the question is how and with what results," Racan said. VJESNIK leads with an article on the Russian attack on the self-proclaimed Republic of Chechnya. The newspaper writes about Sunday's electoral assembly of the Croatian Farmer's Party saying "the HSS, which chose Zlatko Tomcic to be its president at Sunday's election, confirmed itself as pme the most stable and promising parties in Croatia." The paper includes a commentary headlined "Has Valentic Promised Too Much" in response to the Prime Minister's statement that the Government promises low inflation, currency stability, production growth, higher living standard, fresh investments and companies restructuring if Parliament endorses the 1995 Budget. (Hina) mar rv 141234 MET dec 94