If we have a look at these 3 charts below about the Croatian labour market, it becomes obvious why it is highly important to the government to maintain employment in state or partly state owned companies like INA.
Chart 1. Unemployment in selected European countries (1998-2012)
Chart 2. Total employment* in selected European countries (2002 q1 = 100%)
Chart 3. Activity rates* in selected European countries (1998-2012)
More about the recent Croatian economic developments:
icegec.hu - News of the Month series - February
http://www.icegec.hu/download/news/nom_february_2013.pdf
