The EBRD and Croatia will co-host an informal meeting of Heads of Government of South-Eastern Europe on 14 May 2010 at 11:30 at the Regent Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb.

The meeting will be held in the context of the EBRD Annual Meeting which will take place in the Croatian capital 14-15 May.

The topic of the meeting of the Heads of Government is “Restoring economic growth in a sustainable way: lessons learned from the global economic crisis and the role of regional cooperation”.

There will be a photo opportunity at 11:15 at the main entrance lobby on the ground floor of the Regent Esplanade Hotel.

After the meeting, at 13:00 EBRD President Thomas Mirow and Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor will make statements to the press, followed by a brief opportunity for questions and answers.

The meeting is held in the format of the South East Europe Cooperation Process, which includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey