The meeting was arranged with the intention of acquainting Ms. Živković with current AmCham initiatives related to the work of the MFEA. Ms. Andrea Doko Jelušić, Executive Director, and Policy Officers Mr. Dražen Malbašić and Ms. Barbara Kolarić, presented the initiatives and key recommendations deriving from the knowledge and exepriences of AmCham member companies.

AmCham believes that the Croatian Government needs to catch up in digitization as well as urgently engage in recent developments regarding AI. One of the more proactive steps in this direction could be setting digitalization and AI as one of its priorities for the Croatian Presidency over the EU Council in 2020, which is a recommendation from AmCham's position paper „State of Play of Digitization in Croatia and Development of Artificial Intelligence“.

In Addition, AmCham supports more active envolvement of interested stakeholders from the economy, as well as other interested parties, in the processes of shaping Croatia's positions on initiatives and acts of the EU, since the initial stages. An open and inclusive approach would enable the creation of better national positions which would be influenced by views, opinions and experiences of a larger number of experts.

Position paper „Recommendations for the Development of Medical Tourism in Croatia“ is directed at providing proposals for specific measures and activities which could significantly contribute to the development of medical tourism in Croatia. Although tourism is not explicitely under the jurisdiction of the MFEA, due to its large share in the country's GDP it represents an important topic for the Government and the Ministry. AmCham and Ministry representatives exchanged opinions and recommendations regarding this issue and conclude that it is necesary to strategically approach the development of medical tourism, considering Croatia's potential for the development of this branch of tourism.

The meeting ended on a positive note and both sides concluded that there is a basis for further cooperation on a large number of issues with a goal of costructive dialogue and exchange of ideas.