The Amnesty International Assembly will also meet on the 12th December. More than 80 countries will participate in the campaign. The House of Representatives will commence today's session with 20 items on the agenda. The bill for constitutional law, changes to the controversial law for the value added tax and student issues will pass through the House in emergency proceedings. The Croatian Emigration Institute has published its anthology for 1998.
Editions are available in Croatian, Spanish and English.
Delegates agreed that substantial progress had been made since the last conference in Sintra, Portugal. In particular in the democratisation process, the military implementation of the peace agreements and the minor progress in the return of refugee's. They also agreed that problems where still persisting in the functioning of government bodies, in reconstruction, in the establishment of multi-ethnicity, human rights, the freedom of movement and in the fight against corruption. It was suggested that greater leverage be given to the International Community's High Representative. By which important decisions could be made and the domination of one ethnic parties be prevented.