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Reforms in Lisbon strategy implementation : economic and social dimensions ; proceedings of the international conference
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Višnja Samardžija Jobs(IGs) 12 as well as through the Stability and Growth Pact. The acquis which regulates the area of economic coordination and fiscal rules enters into force for a country like Croatia with the day of entry into the EU. The IGs refer to the EU member states only. They include macroeconomic, microeconomic and employment guidelines. However, they are relevant for Croatia as a candidate country, remembering that some of the issues covered by IGs are also underlined(in a less demanding shape) in the Accession Partnership for Croatia. IGs are more demanding, but the priorities in the Accession Partnership could be understood as a first stage in approaching the IG targets. Furthermore, it should be stressed that Croatia is taking part in multilateral and bilateral economic dialogues with representatives of the Economic Commission and is included in the EC economic prognoses documents(covering EU member states and candidates). During the process of negotiations, Croatia has to continue with reforms and adopt, still on a non-obligatory basis, some of the basic principles covered by the EU macro- and microeconomic integrated guidelines. Therefore it could be said that the macroeconomic guidelines are in some areas complementary to both the short- and medium-term economic priorities stated in the Accession Partnership for Croatia. More precisely, the Accession Partnership could be understood as a preparation for IG implementation. Namely, in the short term, Croatia is expected to implement prudent, stability­oriented macroeconomic policies, including the development of market-based monetary instruments to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy; to strengthen fiscal consolidation, in particular in the area of subsidies and social spending; and to continue structural reforms. The microeconomic guidelines are also to a certain extent in relationship with the Accession Partnership, bearing in mind that Croatia is expected to accelerate and speed up restructuring and privatisation; to further improve the business environment, further simplify and accelerate company registration procedures; introduce on-line access to selected government facilities for SMEs, further develop impact assessments, and continue the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises. In the area of the internal market, Croatia is expected to make preconditions for the acquis-compliant market structures which are the basic step towards the preconditions for a successful entry to the internal market, while the microeconomic guidelines are more demanding. 12. The integrated guidelines for the period 2005-2008 were presented by the Commission in April 2005, and they brought together the broad economic policy guidelines(BEPG, Treaty art. 128) and employment guidelines(EG, Treaty art. 99). 24