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Dinkic, Croatian Minister of Economy sign economic cooperation agreement
Belgrade/Zagreb,
24 June 2009
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional Development Mladjan Dinkic and Croatian Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Damir Polancec signed today in Zagreb an agreement on economic cooperation between Serbia and Croatia.
Mladjan Dinkic, left, and Damir Polancec after signing the agreement
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infobiro.tv
The agreement, envisaging joint appearance on regional markets, as well as the Russian market, will help develop economic cooperation between the two countries and synchronise Serbian and Croatian regulations with EU standards, which will move both countries forwards towards the EU.
The agreement stipulates cooperation concerning shipbuilding, energy, electrical engineering, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, as well as the food, pharmaceutical, tobacco, chemical and wood industries and the SME sector.
Dinkic and Polancec agreed that there should be no obstacles to the placing of Serbian goods on the Croatian market in future and that the principle of reciprocity should be established as a guarantee that Serbian and Croatian economic interests are equally respected.
The meeting concluded that both sides are interested in developing economic cooperation and solving mutual problems as soon as possible.
Regardless of events of the past, Serbia and Croatia are turned to each other and to the future, primarily when it comes to economic cooperation. The future lies in the closest possible links between their economies, because that means more work for their citizens, greater trade volume and stronger economies, Dinkic stressed, noting that in this time of crisis there must be stronger cooperation in the region.
Dinkic and Polancec concluded that both countries will be open to mutual investment.
They also agreed that by adopting the Law on the protection of domestic production, Bosnia-Herzegovina broke the CEFTA agreement and announced that they will take joint action to have the law repealed since the procedures implied by CEFTA have not been fulfilled. Dinkic stressed that Serbia and Croatia will feel the negative consequences of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s increased customs tax on a number of products imported from these two countries.
In that sense we will jointly react at the CEFTA Committee and even notify representatives from the European Commission because in this time of crisis such blatant protectionism cannot yield beneficial effects, noted Dinkic, adding that a solution must be found which will not harm any party.
At the Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb an Economic Forum was also held at which the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) and the Croatian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency presented Serbia and Croatia’s investment possibilities.
The agreement stipulates cooperation concerning shipbuilding, energy, electrical engineering, infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, as well as the food, pharmaceutical, tobacco, chemical and wood industries and the SME sector.
Dinkic and Polancec agreed that there should be no obstacles to the placing of Serbian goods on the Croatian market in future and that the principle of reciprocity should be established as a guarantee that Serbian and Croatian economic interests are equally respected.
The meeting concluded that both sides are interested in developing economic cooperation and solving mutual problems as soon as possible.
Regardless of events of the past, Serbia and Croatia are turned to each other and to the future, primarily when it comes to economic cooperation. The future lies in the closest possible links between their economies, because that means more work for their citizens, greater trade volume and stronger economies, Dinkic stressed, noting that in this time of crisis there must be stronger cooperation in the region.
Dinkic and Polancec concluded that both countries will be open to mutual investment.
They also agreed that by adopting the Law on the protection of domestic production, Bosnia-Herzegovina broke the CEFTA agreement and announced that they will take joint action to have the law repealed since the procedures implied by CEFTA have not been fulfilled. Dinkic stressed that Serbia and Croatia will feel the negative consequences of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s increased customs tax on a number of products imported from these two countries.
In that sense we will jointly react at the CEFTA Committee and even notify representatives from the European Commission because in this time of crisis such blatant protectionism cannot yield beneficial effects, noted Dinkic, adding that a solution must be found which will not harm any party.
At the Chamber of Commerce in Zagreb an Economic Forum was also held at which the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) and the Croatian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency presented Serbia and Croatia’s investment possibilities.
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