State Secretary Marija Pejčinović Burić and Crans Montana Forum’s president and founder Jean-Paul Carter held consultations for ambassadors accredited to Croatia and a press conference pending the 2nd Crans Montana Forum

This year’s Forum should gather the representatives of the European and world’s political and business elite, present the growing potential of the Croatian economy and discuss the political and economic issues of joint interest such as the future of the EU, experiences in using the EU and other international institutions’ assistance, the development of financial, transport, energy and other sectors in South East Europe, attracting direct foreign investment, the development of tourism, etc. This is of special significance considering Croatia’s preparations for joining the EU and the importance of the European way for Croatia and other countries in the region.

“Concerning the exceptionally successful 2005 as regards the political events rounded off with the opening of the EU negotiations on 3 October last year, but the economic significant achievements as well, the Crans Montana Forum will provide an excellent opportunity for the presentation of the Croatian economy’s growing potentials and investment possibilities, as well as the opening of useful contacts with European and world’s economic subjects. The Forum primarily intended for businessmen – Croatian, European and the worlds’, as well as the business subjects from the countries in the region who, by organising this Forum, we wish to stimulate to strengthen the ongoing reform processes and continue along the European way”, said State Secretary Pejčinović Burić.

The Crans Montana Forum is a distinguished international business economic forum that has for almost two decades been organising meetings to stimulate international dialogue and the forming of high level partnerships between politics and economy, as well as between the economic subjects. All of the information on Zagreb’s Crans Montana Forum can be found at the Forum’s website www.cmf.ch or the MFAEI pages dedicated to this project www.mvp.hr/cmf.