This year’s work talks with the aim to encourage development in 2006 and the following years, are a continuance of talks held in Zagreb on 14 December 2005.

During the talks, the up-to-now collaboration was said to be positive. It was agreed that, as in the previous years, the bilateral collaboration should be directed towards the implementation of economic reforms and building a market economy, encouraging small and midsize companies and developing communal infrastructure.

In the framework of bilateral technical cooperation, the Republic of Croatia has 2 million Euros of non-repayable funds at its disposal in 2006 to be spent on the following projects: Promotion of Economy and Employment, Promotion of Economy and Employment in Food Industry and on the Fund for Studies and Expert Workforce.

The talks were held in an open and friendly atmosphere. Afterwards, the heads of delegations signed Minutes of Work Talks.