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<div align="Center"><b>Stability Pact Business Advisory Council Conference</b><br> |
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<div align="Center"><b>PLIVA co-organiser of the event</b><br> |
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<i>4 June 2002</i><br> |
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The Stability Pact Business Advisory Council (BAC) Conference is being held |
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in Zagreb on Tuesday, 4 June. The topic of the event is: Investment opportunities |
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in Croatia.<br> |
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PLIVA is co-host and co-organiser of this extremely important event for Croatia |
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attended by two hundred participants from EU, South East Europe and Croatia. |
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Co-organisers of the conference are the Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatian |
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Employers’ Association and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. <br> |
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The purpose of the event is to encourage potential investors and increase |
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direct investments in Croatian key economic sectors. Among the topics discussed |
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are strengthening regional cooperation and including all countries in the |
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region in the processes of development and stabilisation. <br> |
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The conference is chaired by BAC Co-Chairman Manfred Nussbaumer. The plenary |
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session held in the morning will include introductory speeches by Deputy |
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Prime Minister of Croatia Goran Granic; Stability Pact Special Coordinator |
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Erhard Busek; Croatian Minister of European Integration Neven Mimica; Assistant |
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to Croatian Minister of Economy Renata Seperic; and CEO of PLIVA Zeljko Covic, |
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who is the Croatian representative in BAC. <br> |
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After the plenary session, the conference continues with six roundtables |
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covering the topics of infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, tourism, water |
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management, environment protection, agriculture and food processing. <br> |
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For additional information, please contact:<br> |
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Dubravko Merlic<br> |
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Corporate Communications<br> |
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Director<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 / 6120 852<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 / 6160 358<br> |
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr">Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr</a><br> |
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Roberta Brusic<br> |
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Corporate Communications<br> |
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Public Relations Manager<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 / 6160 434<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 / 6120 687<br> |
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Email: <a href="mailto:Roberta.Brusic@pliva.hr">Roberta.Brusic@pliva.hr</a><br> |