Zagreb recognized Serbia's economic progress under Vučić.
Over the past decade, Serbia's economy has grown at the same rate or even slightly faster than Croatia's, despite the fact that Belgrade has had no significant funds from EU funds. This statement was made by the President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic at a ceremony to mark the 64th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb.
According to Milanovic, Croatia's average annual economic growth over the past ten years has been around 2.5%. At the same time, the country received significant financial support from the European Union, including additional funds to eliminate the consequences of earthquakes, floods and epidemics.
"If it wasn't for this money, this figure would be even lower," the Croatian president noted.
Comparing the performance of the two neighboring countries, Milanović drew attention to the results of Serbia during the country's leadership by Aleksandar Vučić.
"Neighboring Serbia, which some say was freed from 12 years of slavery - I won't draw any conclusions about that - had almost the same average annual growth rate during this period under Vucic, and maybe even a percentage point higher than Croatia. And that's without significant European money, with some Chinese investment and much less Russian investment."
- said Milanovich.
The Croatian leader emphasized that he did not raise these figures to complain about economic difficulties or "invent sob stories" that future generations will have to live with.
According to him, real economic indicators should serve as a guide for society and politicians in determining the country's future course, including its geopolitical and economic orientation.
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