The Council of the Commission for the Internalization of Croatian Economy held a session today at Banski dvori, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Vesna Pusić. The Council, composed of the minister of foreign and European affairs, economy, entrepreneurship and crafts, finance, regional development and EU funds, and agriculture provides strategic guidelines for the Commission, reviews its proposals for legal and other solutions in the area of export policy and submits them to the government, as well as propose to the government the policy of stimulating foreign investments.
The session presented the draft of the 2014-2015 Export Support Action Plan, prepared by the Commission based on direct input and the needs of Croatian exporters and business associations as the main driving force behind the country’s coming out of recession. The Action Plan is to systematically and clearly compile and present all the measures and activities that ensure continuous support for Croatian exporters and facilitate the placement of Croatian goods and services on foreign markets.
The Council approved the draft, which is now to be sent to the government for adoption, after which its implementation should begin.
The Commission is a central body established by the government and tasked with realizing the following key goals: drafting and implementing export support measures both at home and abroad, directing foreign investments towards export-aimed production and coordinating the promotion of Croatian economy abroad. The Commission has held three sessions in the last several months, monitoring the drafting of the relevant strategic documents, such as the Industrialization Strategy and Investment Stimulation Strategy, and integrating the export support guidelines into the country’s long-term development plans.