Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis in Zagreb to discuss the economic outlook and Croatia's readiness to join the euro area

He met this morning with Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia, and Zdravko Marić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. The meeting was followed by a press point where the Executive Vice-President took the occasion to congratulate Croatia, its people and its leaders on meeting the accession criteria to join the euro area. He said: “The Convergence Report that the European Commission and the European Central Bank published yesterday paves the way for Croatia's entry in the euro area as of 1 January 2023, and it completes Croatia's integration in the European Union less than a decade after its accession.”  He then met with Gordan Jandroković, Speaker of the Parliament of Croatia, as well as the chairpersons of the different parliamentary committees. He will continue by visiting the Croatian National Bank, where he will meet with Boris Vujčić, Governor of the Croatian National Bank, and Zdravko Marić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. A press statement will follow at +/- 13:15 CEST.