PM Milanovic visits Split's ferry port

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Friday visited the ferry port in Split where works worth HRK 7.1 million are under way so that by the end of the year the busiest port in the country could be more functional for domestic and international traffic.

Speaking to the press, Milanovic said such projects would be paid with European funds in the future and that the port's renovated ramp would enable the biggest ships to tie in.

"This is good for Split, which is the strongest Croatian port in terms of passenger turnover, with 4.5 million passengers and 700,000 cars annually. This is a big deal both for Croatia and our side of the Adriatic," Milanovic said.

Asked why the upgrade works were not financed with EU funds, he said the project began before this possibility. "I'm constantly stressing that we are going towards the last projects which aren't financed with EU funds, but the goal in the future is to finance as much as possible through those funds... That's not cheapest for us, but free."

The upgrade of Split's ferry port was financed by the Split Port authority.

Before visiting the port, Milanovic addressed a conference on EU funds.

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