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NOTE: Accredited media representatives must register and pick up their accreditations exclusively between 8:00 and 9:00 o’clock (The Westin Zagreb Hotel, Kršnjavoga 1)

9:55 - Family photo of the participants of the Summit of the Spouses of European Leaders (17th floor of the Westin Zagreb Hotel) NOTE: Photographers and cameramen may record the family photo of the Summit participants, while journalists are accommodated in the press room on the ground floor of the Westin Zagreb Hotel.

10:00 - Opening of the Summit of the Spouses of European Leaders (17th floor of the Westin Zagreb Hotel) Opening remarks: Tomislav Tomašević, Mayor of the City of Zagreb, Vili Beroš, Minister of Health of the Republic of Croatia, Robb Butler, Executive Director of the WHO European Region, Sanja Musić Milanović, Spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia and Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain

NOTE: Photographers and cameramen may record the opening of the Summit and opening remarks, while the broadcast of the opening of the Summit and opening remarks will be provided for journalists in the press room on the ground floor of the Westin Zagreb Hotel.

11:35 - Press conference (17th floor of the Westin Zagreb Hotel) Statement by Robb Butler, Executive Director of the WHO European Region and Statement by Sanja Musić Milanović, Spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia

NOTE: All accredited media representatives may cover the press conference. The press conference will be livestreamed by WHO/Europe on its LinkedIn and Twitter profiles (in English).

12:30 - Cultural programme for the participants of the Summit of the Spouses of European Leaders (Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb) NOTE: Accredited photographers and cameramen may cover the beginning of the cultural programme in front of the Croatian National Theatre.

10:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the City Council of Split on the occasion of Split City Day (Croatian National Theatre, Trg Gaje Bulata 1) The President will deliver an address

12:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a ceremony marking the 32nd anniversary of a public protest in front of the Banovina building (Obala kneza Branimira 17)

11:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the Pula City Council on the occasion of Pula City Day and the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Pula (Istrian National Theatre – Pula Town Theatre, Laginjina 5) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

10:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the opening of the exhibition “Modular Homes Expo” and view the showcased prefabricated and modular homes (Arena Zagreb, Vice Vukova 8) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

12:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the special session of the Vukovar City Council on the occasion of City of Vukovar Day and the Feast of Saints Philip and James, patron saints of Vukovar (Croatian home, Vukovar, Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 20) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

12:00 - The President of the Republic will receive representatives of the Croatian Firefighting Association on the occasion of International Firefighters’ Day, which is observed on St. Florian’s Day, their patron saint. On this occasion, the President of the Republic will present decorations to meritorious firefighters (Office of the President, Pantovčak 241) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

NOTE: Interested representatives of the media are kindly requested to arrive in the Office of the President by 11:15 and to announce their arrival at the e-mail: glasnogovornik@predsjednik.hr on Tuesday, 2 May by 10 o’clock at the latest.

OKUČANI

9:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the Military and Police Operation “Flash” in Okučani. On this occasion, he will lay a wreath and light a candle at the memorial “Kristalna kocka vedrine” (Crystal Cube of Serenity) in Dr. Franjo Tuđman Square.

ZAGREB

11:00 - The President of the Republic will attend an event marking International Workers’ Day, organized by the Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (Tvornica Kulture, Ljudevita Posavskog 1) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

11:45 - The President of the Republic will tour the Međimurje agricultural stands at Republic Square in the company of Međimurje County Prefect Matija Posavec

12:15 - The President of the Republic will attend a special session of the Međimurje County Assembly on the occasion of County Day (Cultural Centre, Trg Republike 3) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

ZADAR

10:00 - The President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Armanda Begaj will visit Our Lady of Loretto Church – Arbanasi (Trg Gospe Loretske 4)

10:20 - The President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović and the President of the Republic of Albania Bajram Begaj will meet with representatives of the Arbanasi and Albanian national minorities (Monastery of the Franciscan School Sisters, Trg Gospe Loretske 10) The President of the Republic of Croatia and the President of the Republic of Albania will deliver an address NOTE: Addresses will be delivered in Croatian and in Albanian with consecutive translation provided

SPLIT

14:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend a swearing-in ceremony and the awarding of berets to members of the 3rd Mechanized Battalion “Spiders” (plateau in front of the “Sveti Križ” Memorial Chapel, the former barracks “Sveti Križ” Dračevac, Bilice II) The President of the Republic will deliver an address

15:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lay a wreath and light a candle in the “Sveti Križ” Memorial Chapel (former barracks “Sveti Križ” Dračevac, Bilice II)

10:40 - The spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia Prof. Sanja Musić Milanović and the spouse of the President of the Republic of Albania Mrs. Armanda Begaj will view “Oton Iveković – a retrospective exhibition“ with expert guidance by Danijela Markotić, author of the exhibition (Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Jezuitski trg 4)