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PLAŠKI

11:30 - The President of the Republic will visit the Municipality of Plaški. During his stay in Plaški President Milanović will tour the Fire Station of the Plaški Volunteer Fire Department under construction (143. Domobranske pukovnije 16) and the Plaški Cultural Centre (Ivane Brlić Mažuranić BB).

OGULIN

14:30 - The President of the Republic will visit the company Bjelin Ltd. and tour its production line (Ul. Žegar VI. 39).

15:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the presentation of awards to the most successful athletes of the town of Ogulin in 2020 (Large Hall of the Ogulin Public Library, Ul. Bernardina Frankopana 7). An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

9:30 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will participate in the 26th anniversary ceremony of the Military and Police Operation “Flash” in the town of Okučani. The President will lay a wreath and light a candle at the ‘Kristalna kocka vedrine’ memorial at Dr. Franjo Tuđman Square.

The delegation of the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanović at the wreath-laying will be composed of the following individuals: Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Admiral Robert Hranj; Adviser to the President of the Republic for Defense and National Security Dr. Dragan Lozančić; Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for Homeland War Veterans Marijan Mareković; Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Siniša Jurković; Commander of the Croatian Army Lieutenant General Boris Šerić; Commander of the Armoured Mechanized Guards Brigade Brigadier General Mijo Validžić; Commander of the Training and Doctrine Command Brigadier General Željko Ljubas; Military and Police Operation “Flash” Wartime Commander Retired Lieutenant General Mladen Kruljac; Military and Police Operation “Flash” Wartime Commander and Vice-President of the VeDRA Association Retired Major General Luka Džanko; Retired Colonel Miodrag Demo; Assistant Commander of the ALFA unit Boris Biličić; Retired Colonel Ivan Rašić;President of the TIGAR 90/91 Rakitje Association Retired Staff Brigadier Petar Bajan; President of the VeDRA Association Ranko Britvić; Secretary of the VeDRA Association Zoran Radman; Homeland War military surgeon Retired Major Zdravko Roje; member of the Central Committee of the VeDRA Association Feđa Klarić.

VINKOVCI

12:20 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will lay a wreath and light a candle at the central cross in the Vinkovci municipal cemetery in memory of the fallen Croatian defenders.

13:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend the ceremony of the 30th anniversary of the forming of the 3rd Guards Brigade “Kune” (Joza Ivakić Municipal Theatre, Hrvatskih žrtava 2). An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

NOTE: Media representatives interested in covering the formal session are kindly requested to arrive on Thursday, 29 April 2021 at the Joza Ivakić Municipal Theatre, Ulica Hrvatskih žrtava 2, Vinkovci no later than 12:45 and to announce their arrival at the e-mail: infor@morh.hr by 21:00 on Wednesday, 28 April 2021.

BOROVO

14:30 - The President of the Republic will lay a wreath at the Memorial to the fallen policemen in Borovo prior to the 30th anniversary of the tragic death of the 12 policemen

KIJEVO

10:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the 30th anniversary ceremony of the opening of the Kijevo Police Station. On that occasion, the President of the Republic will lay a wreath at the central cross in front of the church of St. Michael. An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

KNIN

11:00 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend an oath taking ceremony and the awarding of berets to members of the 3rd Mechanized Battalion “Spiders” of the Croatian Army’s Mechanized Guards Brigade (4th Guards Brigade “Spiders” Barracks). An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

NOTE: Media representatives are kindly requested to arrive on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 at the 4th Guards Brigade “Spiders” Barracks, Matijaševa 2 Street in Knin, no later than 10.30 and to announce their arrival at the e-mail: infor@morh.hr by Tuesday, 27 April 2021 by 21.00. The registration should contain: first and last name; name of media outlet; status (journalist, cameraman, photographer); journalist ID or Croatian ID card number; mobile phone number.

10:15 - The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces will attend the military exercise “Stability 21/1”, which will be held at the Gašinci military training grounds as part of numerous military drills taking place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Croatian Armed Forces under the title Hrvatski bedem 1991-2021. The military exercise “Stability 21/1” at the Gašinci military training grounds will evaluate the 36th Croatian Contingent for participation in the KFOR mission in the Republic of Kosovo.

NOTE: Media representatives are kindly requested to arrive on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 at the 3rd Guards Brigade “Kune” Barracks in Đakovo no later than 09.30, where they will leave their vehicles and continue by organized transport to the location of the military drill. Media representatives are requested to announce their arrival at infor@morh.hr no later than Monday, 26 April 2021 by 16.00. The registration should contain: first and last name; name of media outlet; their status (journalist, cameraman, photographer); journalist ID or Croatian ID card number; mobile phone number. The contact person is NCO for civil-military cooperation (CIMIC), staff sergeant Ivica Oršolić, mobile phone: 099 660 2079.

SAMOBOR

11:00 - The President of the Republic will attend the presentation of awards to the best producers of the Samobor Salami at the 34th edition of the traditional Samobor Salami Festival (Trg kralja Tomislava 7). An address by the President of the Republic is planned After the presentation of awards, the President of the Republic will view products made by the craftsmen of Samobor that are on display at Trg kralja Tomislava, the town’s main square.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

15:00 - The President of the Republic will participate in the opening of the 2020 Annual Croatian Architects’ Works Exhibition and the Croatian Architects’ Association Annual Awards Ceremony (Pantovčak 241). An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

NOTE: Journalists, cameramen and photographers who wish to attend the opening of the exhibition are kindly asked to arrive at the Office of the President by 14:00 and to use the Prekrižje Villa entrance (Pantovčak 281).

16:00 - The President of the Republic will attend a formal session of the Križevci City Council (Croatian Lodge, Ulica Antuna Gustava Matoša 4) An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

11:00 - On the 76th anniversary of the prisoner breakout from Jasenovac Concentration Camp that was run by the Ustasha regime, the President of the Republic of Croatia will pay tribute to the victims of the camp at the Stone Flower Monument by laying flowers and pebbles (Jasenovac Memorial Site).

The following will be members of the delegation of the President of the Republic: former Presidents of the Republic of Croatia Stjepan Mesić and Ivo Josipović; former Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Jadranka Kosor; President of the Croatian Alliance of Antifascist Fighters and Antifascists and President of the Jasenovac Memorial Site Council Franjo Habulin; representatives of the Association of Homeland War Veterans and Antifascists (VeDRA).

10:50 - The President of the Republic will lay a wreath and light a candle at the Memorial to the Peasants’ Revolt in Proština (junction of villages Mali Vareški, Veliki Vareški and Šegotići).

11:00 - The President of the Republic will take part in observing the 100th anniversary of the Peasants’ Revolt of Proština (plateau adjacent to the Memorial to the Peasants’ Revolt in Proština). An address by the President of the Republic is planned.

09:00 - The President of the Republic will lay a wreath at the memorial to Josip Jović, the first Croatian police officer killed in the Homeland War, on the 30th anniversary of Operation Plitvice