HGK opens representative offices in Shanghai, Western countries, V4, and the region

The new composition of the Assembly of the Croatian Chamber of Economy will include more small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, it was announced on Monday at the Assembly meeting of HGK.

At the meeting, a decision was also made to call elections for members of this body for the period from 2016 to 2020. The president of HGK, Luka Burilović, stated that the number of assembly members is increasing from 77 to 95 in order to involve more small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in the work of the Assembly. This will mean that entrepreneurs operating within the HGK association will also be members of the Assembly.

Burilović reflected on the reorganization of the Chamber, which, as stated by HGK, was carried out practically overnight, with a budget reduction of 35 percent, improved quality, and the introduction of new services.

– Reform is a process that is still ongoing. We are working on redefining the role of HGK through new services and public authorities, which will be part of the Strategy of the Croatian Chamber of Economy for the period 2016 – 2020, emphasized Burilović, adding that he expects the Chamber to be a true partner to the Government.

HGK emphasizes that the president of the Chamber has already met with seven ministers of the new Government, to whom new projects such as dual education, digital Chamber, economic diplomacy, etc., were presented.

– Regarding the guidelines of the new Government, they are well set, and it is good that the recovery of the economy is their main goal, as it is a matter of all matters. However, it must be approached with full responsibility, so that the realization does not fall short, as it has in previous years, stated the president of HGK.

HGK also notes that during the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, cooperation on economic diplomacy was agreed upon, specifically through the opening of representative offices in Shanghai, Western countries (Italy, Austria, Germany, and V4 countries), and in the region (Belgrade and Sarajevo), with the aim of achieving cooperation, for example, through the use of shared premises, for which the Croatian Tourist Board is interested. Chamber staff would be assigned to embassies and consulates, which would mean the return of economic attachés.