Programme

8.30 a.m.

Registration and welcome coffee

9.00 a.m.

Welcome address:

• Mr Dragutin Ranogajec, President, Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, HOK
• Mr Jacek Krawczyk, President, EESC Employers' Group

9.20 a.m.

Overview from the Croatian Government and Parliament

• Mr Domagoj Ivan Milošević, President, European Affairs Committee, Croatian Parliament
• Mrs Martina Dalić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, SMEs and Crafts

Moderator: Mrs Violeta Jelić, HOK, Vice-President of the EESC Employers' Group

10.00 a.m.

Opening session: EESC and EC's point of view on the transposition of the European law

Overview on Better Regulation

• Mr Joost van Iersel, President, Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion Section, EESC
• Ms Mirella Rašić, Team leader for Political Reporting and Analysis, European Commission

REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance)

• Mr Ronny Lannoo, President, EESC Subcommittee on REFIT

Transposition practices

• Mr Ivan Voleš, EESC Employers' Group Expert on Transposition practices Information report

Transposition – several practical case studies

Questions & Answers

Moderator: Mrs Dragica Martinović Džamonja, HGK, Member of the EESC Employers' Group

11.00 a.m.

Coffee break

11.15 a.m.

Panel discussion: Croatian perspective – Transposition of European legislation

Introduction

• Mr Borna Domitrović, Head of the Department, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Impact of unnecessary burdensome EU rules on the competitiveness of European economy

• Mr Denis Ćupić, President, Croatian Developers Association, HUD
• Prof. Dr. Željko Potočnjak, Advisor, Croatian Employers' Association, HUP
• Mr Mario Antonić, Secretary of State of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
• Mr Dragutin Ranogajec, President, Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts, HOK
• Mr Josip Zaher, Vice -President, Croatian Chamber of Economy, HGK
• Prof. Dr. Vedran Đulabić, Expert, University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law

Questions & Answers

Moderator: Mrs Nataša Novaković, Advisor, Croatian Employers' Association, HUP

12.45 p.m.

Concluding remarks

Mrs Violeta Jelić, HOK, Vice-President of the EESC Employers' Group