President Milanović at International Conference “Zagorje 2025: Regional Investment Summit“
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović participated in Zabok today in the international conference “Zagorje 2025: Regional Investment Summit”, organized by Krapina-Zagorje County, holder of the European Entrepreneurial Region title for 2025.
This international conference brought together leading experts, decision-makers and academics to discuss key global trends in competitiveness, sustainable development and the significance of Krapina-Zagorje County as a European Entrepreneurial Region for 2025.
The prestigious title of European Entrepreneurial Region for 2025 was awarded to Krapina-Zagorje County at the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels in June 2024. This recognition was awarded to Krapina-Zagorje County for implementing ambitious entrepreneurial strategies for the sustainable, resilient and digital growth of its local and regional economies and is one of three European regions to have received the award. Along with Krapina-Zagorje County, this year’s winners are the Spanish region of Galicia and the Polish province of Mazovia.
At the conference “Zagorje 2025: Regional investment Summit“, President Milanović followed the discussion and presentations on the topic Global Competitiveness Trends by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Zagreb, Sanja Sever Mališ, and by Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Zagreb, Ljubo Jurčić. There was also a presentation by the Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre of Krapina-Zagorje County, Helena Matuša, highlighting the reasons why the County was declared a European Entrepreneurial Region, and a presentation by County-prefect of Krapina-Zagorje County, Željko Kolar, entitled “Where are we going“.
Alongside President Milanović was the Special Adviser to the President for Energy and Climate, Julije Domac, who, in the capacity of director of the Regional Energy and Climate Agency of North-western Croatia, presented the Green Plan for Zagorje at the conference.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Dario Andrišek