Today in Croatia

We announce the most important events in Croatia for Thursday, September 21:

SPLIT – A thematic session of the Committee for Internal Policy and National Security will be held in Split on the topic “The Situation at Fire Sites in the Coastal Area” (11 AM, Operational Fire Command of the Coastal Area in Divulje). The host of the thematic session is the State Administration for Protection and Rescue. Along with the Committee members, representatives from the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense, the Director of the State Administration for Protection and Rescue Dragan Lozančić, and the Head of the Sector – Chief Fire Commander of the Republic of Croatia Slavko Tucaković will participate in the session.

ZAGREB – A round table on the topic “Being a Young Returnee and Living in Croatia” will be organized by the Youth Council of President Kolinda Grabar – Kitarović (11 AM, Pantovčak 241). In the discussion, alongside the President, representatives from relevant ministries and other competent institutions, as well as many young returnees from the diaspora who live, work, or study in Croatia will participate. Media representatives should arrive at the President’s Office by 10:30 AM.

ZAGREB – An Open Day for emigrants and Croatian minority communities will be held at the Office of the President of the Republic (6 PM, Pantovčak 241). A speech by the President of the Republic and a short ceremonial program involving representatives of the Croatian diaspora and Croatian minority communities is planned. Media representatives should arrive at the Office by 5 PM at the Prekrižje entrance.

ZAGREB – The Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth, and Social Policy, in cooperation with the National Foundation for Civil Society Development and the Ministry of Labor and Pension System, is organizing informational workshops as part of the Call for Project Proposal Submission “Support for Youth-Oriented Programs” within the Operational Program “Efficient Human Resources” 2014-2020 (11 AM, Congress Center Forum, Radnička cesta 50). The workshop will be opened by the Minister of Demography, Family, Youth, and Social Policy Nada Murganić. The total value of the call is 12 million kuna, and the informational workshops are intended for potential applicants to the call, namely associations (federations, networks, coordinations, etc.) that operate in the field of youth work and for youth, as well as local and regional self-government units and their project partners (associations, federations, networks, coordinations of associations, public institutions, and foundations). Under this call, focused on increasing social inclusion of youth, projects will be financed that will contribute to the quality implementation of youth leisure time, increasing youth awareness, and providing counseling services on topics relevant to youth, as well as preventing violence among youth, improving the development of social skills and competencies that contribute to competitiveness in the labor market and social inclusion of youth, as well as encouraging active participation of youth in society.

ZAGREB – On the agenda of the first session of the Committee for Naming Settlements, Streets, and Squares of the Zagreb City Assembly will be the proposal of the Mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandić and the Club of City Representatives Independents for Croatia, to rename Marshal Tito Square to Republic of Croatia Square (10 AM, Old City Hall, Hall D, St. Cyril and Methodius Street 5).

VELIKI BUKOVEC – The Minister of Construction and Spatial Planning Predrag Štromar and the acting director of the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund Ljubomir Majdandžić will sign Contracts for the allocation of non-repayable funds with users as part of the Call “Energy Renovation of Buildings and Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Public Institutions Engaged in Education” (9 AM, Veliki Bukovec Primary School, Dravska Street 42). These are projects for the Energy Renovation of the building of OŠ Franje Serta at Ljudevita Gaja 15, Bednja, Energy Renovation of the building of the Novi Marof Secondary School at Zagorska 22, Novi Marof, and Energy Renovation of the building of Veliki Bukovec Primary School at Dravska Street 42, Veliki Bukovec. The Deputy Prefect of Varaždin County Tomislav Paljak will also attend the event.

ZAGREB – The first Unit for the Treatment of Intestinal Function Failure in Croatia will be opened within the Department of Clinical Nutrition of the Clinic for Internal Diseases of the Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb (10 AM, KBC Zagreb, Education Center, Botteri Hall; Institute for Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Department of Clinical Nutrition, Kišpatićeva 12). The Minister of Health Milan Kujundžić, special advisor to the President of the Republic Tomislav Madžar, the Rector of the University of Zagreb Damir Boras, and the President of the Croatian Medical Association Željko Krznarić will attend the event. A lecture on this occasion will be given by Professor Loris Pironi, head of the Center for the Treatment of Intestinal Function Failure at the St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna and head of the ESPEN Special Interest Group (SIG) in Acute Intestinal Failure (AIF) and Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF).

ZAGREB – The Soljačić Award will be presented, along with recognitions from the Ministry of Science and Education and awards for the best students who achieved exceptional success in the state matura in the 2016/2017 school year (11 AM, Ministry of Science and Education, Multimedia Hall, Donje Svetice 38). The award for the best graduates will be jointly presented by Marin Soljačić, the founder of the Award and donor, a professor in the Department of Physics at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the Minister of Science and Education Blaženka Divjak. The award of 5000 US dollars was won by Petar Suman from the Lucijan Vranjanin Gymnasium in Zagreb for achieving the best results in mathematics, physics, and Croatian language exams at the higher (A) level. The Ministry will reward the student Karlo Valentin Cihlar with a monetary amount of 5000 kuna and a special recognition for also achieving a perfect score in mathematics and physics, but taking the Croatian language exam at the basic (B) level. For exceptional results in the Croatian language, mathematics, and compulsory foreign language exams at the higher, A level, the Ministry of Science and Education will reward 20 graduates with a monetary amount of 2500 kuna and special recognitions for exceptional success in the state matura in the 2016/2017 school year.

ZAGREB – Representatives of the Franak Association will comment on the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union at a press conference, according to which, when approving loans in foreign currency, the financial institution must provide the borrower with sufficient information, including possible risks and the likelihood of their realization, so that they can make a prudent and informed decision. This information must relate not only to the possibility of appreciation or depreciation of the loan currency but also to the impact that exchange rate changes and increases in interest rates in the loan currency may have on its repayment (11 AM, Bogdan Ogrizović Library, Preradovićeva 5).

ZAGREB – The Croatian Chamber of Commerce will mark the 20th anniversary of the Buy Croatian campaign and the use of the Croatian quality mark. This year’s campaign in Zagreb will last for two days, September 21 and 22, from 9 AM to 8 PM. At Ban Josip Jelačić Square and European Square, the campaign will gather selected exhibitors whose products and services are distinguished by top quality in the domestic market (11 AM, stage at Ban Josip Jelačić Square).