The Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starcevic said on Friday Croatia was dangerously sliding towards the Greek syndrome and suggested to the president, the government and all parliamentary parties the formation of a caretaker government comprised of experts to work on a programme to pull the country out of the crisis.
This parliamentary party said in a statement it was time for the president to begin consultations on the formation of a caretaker government, adding that if the credit rating was downgraded, it would be much harder to pull Croatia out of the crisis.
According to the party, the recession is worsening, industrial output is down, GDP in Q2 is expected to drop two per cent, unemployment is up, drought is threatening farmers and food prices are expected to go up 10-15 per cent.
The party says reforms in the public and state sector are late, there are no serious investment, public and foreign debt are rising, as is illiquidity, and the enterprise climate is deteriorating.
The party said the strongest opposition party was not providing clear answers on how to overcome the economic and social crisis either.
