President Milanović Visits Municipality of Sirač, Daruvar and Bjelovar
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović spent the day in Bjelovar-Bilogora County where he visited “Suvenir Arbor“, an institution for the professional rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons in the Municipality of Sirač. He also held a meeting with representatives of the Coordination of councils and representatives of national minorities of Bjelovar-Bilogora County, and the Federation of Czechs in the Republic of Croatia, and toured the construction site of the new building of the General Hospital in Bjelovar.
After touring the construction site of the new building of the General Hospital in Bjelovar President Milanović told reporters that this is currently the biggest and most valuable healthcare facility being built in the Republic of Croatia, thanks to Bjelovar-Bilogora County Prefect Damir Bajs. He expressed regrets that since the 1990s only two general hospitals were built in Croatia, namely in Zabok and Pula. “Only the County is behind this project. This hospital was in a very poor state and the issue was whether to close it or continue to work. I expect the state to get involved. This is one of the projects that did not go over the budget”, President Milanović noted.
President Milanović’s visit to Bjelovar-Bilogora County began at “Suvenir Arbor“, an institution for the professional rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons in the Municipality of Sirač. In the company of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Prefect Damir Bajs and the institution’s director Alen Baščevan, President Milanović toured the institution’s production facility, which in addition to its primary business function, i.e. the manufacture of wooden furniture, manufactures a variety of canvas and textile products.
Ater Sirač President Milanović travelled to Daruvar where he met with the representatives of the Coordination of councils and the representatives of national minorities of Bjelovar-Bilogora County and the Federation of Czechs in the Republic of Croatia. At the meeting in addition to Bjelovar-Bilogora County Prefect Damir Bajs, Deputy County Prefect Neven Alić, Deputy County Prefect from the ranks of the Czech national minority Sanja Novotni Golubić, and Deputy County Prefect from the ranks of the Serbian minority Saša Lukić, were the Member of the Croatian Parliament Vladimir Bilek, the vice-president of the Federation of Czechs in the Republic of Croatia Marija Valek, the president of the Coordination of councils and representatives of national minorities of Bjelovar-Bilogora County and president of the Council of the Czech national minority of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Damir Malina, the representative of the Roma of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Goran Đurđević, the representative of the Albanian national minority of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Martin Gojani, the representative of the Hungarian national minority of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Zlata Berkeš and the president of the Council of the Serbian national minority of Bjelovar-Bilogora County Darko Karanović.
Accompanying President Milanović was the Adviser to the President for Human Rights and Civil Society Melita Mulić.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Filip Glas