But I do not want to reopen old wounds, as we have enough evidence that Croatia Airlines' decision was not made based on economic but on political interests. It is not my intention to be overcritical, this question is just a part of the problem. I think that American business has not been adequately informed about investment opportunities in Croatia. The majority of American businessmen still think that there are conflicts going on in Croatia. I think that American business is losing good investment opportunities because of this.
Bad infrastructure is certainly one of the reasons.
The aim of the South Eastern European Initiative is not the political rebuilding of the former Yugoslavia, but the fact that until 1989 one had to cross three borders on the way from Istanbul to Vienna and now this number is eight. If a truck has to spend half a day at each border, it costs a lot of money and prolongs the trip. Because traffic has become heavier since the fall of the Berlin Wall, we all want these countries to work on building highways together. That is the background for the Southeastern European Initiative. As far as Croatia is concerned, there remain the problems of transparency in business dealings.