President Milanović Receives Zagreb Chamber of Trades and Crafts Delegation
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović talked today in the Office of the President with members of the Zagreb Chamber of Trades and Crafts delegation, which included Chamber President Dr. Mirza Šabić and Chamber Vice Presidents Antun Trojnar, Josip Tržec, Ivan Leščić and Marko Cesar.
Representatives of the largest regional chamber of trades and crafts, which brings together more than a quarter of the total number of tradespeople in the Republic of Croatia and has about 25 thousand members from the city of Zagreb and Zagreb County, acquainted President Milanović with the Chamber’s activities that promote, provide assistance and protection to members.
They informed the President about the conditions in which tradespeople worked after the earthquake in Zagreb and during the pandemic, emphasizing that tradespeople face bigger problems today than in the midst of the pandemic because of ambiguities in relation to the announced Government measures that would make vaccination a prerequisite for economic aid to companies. It was mentioned that despite the problems, the number of tradespeople in Zagreb and Zagreb County has increased and there are now about 2,800 more tradespeople than there were before the pandemic. It was also pointed out that more than 40 percent of shopkeepers are women.
President Milanović congratulated Zagreb tradespeople the 25th anniversary of organized activity, which was marked on 24 June 2021, emphasizing that the organized association of tradespeople in this region has a rich history and that the Zagreb Chamber of Trades and Crafts managed to join together Zagreb tradespeople and bring dignity and affirmation to trades and crafts, essential components of the Croatian economy.
Apart from the President and Vice Presidents of the Zagreb Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Chamber Secretary Vjekoslava Hruška Legac and Spokesperson Maja Vračarić also attended the meeting with the President of the Republic. Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for the Economy Velibor Mačkić was at the meeting alongside President Milanović.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Filip Glas