- Published: 05.05.2018.
Gov't to do all it can to see conclusions and projects planned for Split are implemented
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday said that his cabinet would do all it can to see that today's conclusions and agreement,s valued at more than HRK 2 billion, should be implemented and thus contribute to developing Split and Split-Dalmatia County.
During the cabinet meeting held in Split, about 30 items on the agenda were related to the city and county's development. Thirty agreements were signed at the conclusion of the meeting and the prime minister told a press conference that the agreements "will enable the development of all parts of Split-Dalmatia County which accounts for about 25% of Croatia's tourism."
Plenkovic is optimistic about yet another very favourable tourism season.
Today's cabinet meeting as well as the four previously held outside the capital Zagreb, show that the government has fostered a spirit of partnership and cooperation with local authorities, he added.
He announced that one of the government sessions in October will take place on the island of Hvar and that it will focus on issues related to the islands. That is when Croatian Tourism Days are scheduled to be held and the town of Hvar will be celebrating its 150th year of tourism.
Split Mayor Andro Kstulovic Opara described today's meeting as a turning point that will boost Dalmatia's economic development.
"This meeting is a turning point that will guarantee development of Croatia's south and Dalmatia," Krstulovic Opara said. He added that by 2020, when Croatia is set to take of the chair of the European Union, Split will have developed to that standard that it will definitely have something to show Croatia's European partners.
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejcinovic Buric underscores that the government will consider Split's potential for organising international conferences and meetings in 2020 when Croatia chairs the EU.
She added that in June this year already a ministerial meeting of the Central European Initiative has been scheduled to take place in the biggest Croatian Adriatic city.
Text: Hina