{"id":28829,"date":"2024-03-18T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=28829"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:30:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:30:15","slug":"president-milanovic-warns-the-time-of-eu-funding-is-coming-to-an-end-and-croatia-must-find-its-own-place-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-warns-the-time-of-eu-funding-is-coming-to-an-end-and-croatia-must-find-its-own-place-in-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Warns: The time of EU funding is coming to an end and Croatia must find its own place in the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI want you to take full advantage of EU funding. Those funds are the sole purpose of being in the EU. I don\u2019t see any community of people there. A community of values, yes. We are a democracy, we have our own rules and customs, and we should not fool ourselves into thinking that it will be a single community and nation because it won\u2019t. One should be loyal, resilient, and fair, but the funds are the only thing that makes a difference,\u201d the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 said today at a special session of the Vela Luka Municipal Council, which was held on the occasion of Municipality Day and the Feast of Saint Joseph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting further on EU funding, the President emphasized that we should not be satisfied with the current absorption rate, and called for Croatia to be better at using EU funds. He mentioned the examples of Portugal and Greece, where, he said, after 10-15 years of EU funding, no new factories were built but \u201cone patches things up, embellishes and decorates. That\u2019s great, but there is no power in that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce EU funds are no longer available, we must not stay at 70% of the EU (development) average, which is where Portugal and Greece have stayed. The big countries, the rich countries do not like or dislike us, but they don\u2019t give us money to compete with them. In tourism, maybe yes, because God gave this to us and we developed some things ourselves. But in the struggle and competition among nations, you only have space and success if you take care of yourself and if you realize that only you and your people care about you,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107, pointing out that this is a lesson for a small nation. \u201cOne should be tough and, if necessary, selfish, not mean and evil, and aware that the time of EU funding is coming to an end and that Croatia must find its own place in the sun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told the residents of Vela Luka to continue living on the island because \u201clife on the Croatian islands is a special culture of the heart of our people.\u201d \u201cI want you to continue living here. I want to always be greeted by that old, fascinating island dialect. It is the last line of defence of the old, ancient, Slavic Glagolitic identity, and that is why I like to come here,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to President Milanovi\u0107, also speaking at the special session were the President of the Vela Luka Municipal Council Zoran Manestar, the Head of the Municipality of Vela Luka Katarina Gugi\u0107, the Mayor of Trogir Ante Bili\u0107 (on behalf of towns and municipalities), Dubrovnik-Neretva County Prefect Nikola Dobroslavi\u0107, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets Branko Ba\u010di\u0107. At the ceremony, annual awards were presented to the most deserving individuals for their contributions to the Municipality\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the special session of the Vela Luka Municipal Council, held on the occasion of Municipality Day and the Feast of Saint Joseph, President Milanovi\u0107 attended a culture and art programme of the Kumpanija Vela Luka Folklore Society, the Vela Luka Folk Music Association, and the Association of Majorettes in front of the elementary school building in Vela Luka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 was accompanied by the Head of the Office of the President of the Republic Orsat Miljeni\u0107 and the Adviser to the President of the Republic for Human Rights and Civil Society Melita Muli\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Dario Andri\u0161ek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cI want you to take full advantage of EU funding. Those funds are the sole purpose of being in the EU. I don\u2019t see any community of people there. A community of values, yes. We are a democracy, we have our own rules and customs, and we should not fool ourselves into thinking that it will be a single community and nation because it won\u2019t. One should be loyal, resilient, and fair, but the funds are the only thing that makes a difference,\u201d the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 said today at a special session of the Vela Luka Municipal Council, which was held on the occasion of Municipality Day and the Feast of Saint Joseph. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28814,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-28829","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPresident Milanovi\u0107 Warns: The time of EU funding is coming to an end and Croatia must find its own place in the sun - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-warns-the-time-of-eu-funding-is-coming-to-an-end-and-croatia-must-find-its-own-place-in-the-sun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Milanovi\u0107 Warns: The time of EU funding is coming to an end and Croatia must find its own place in the sun - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cI want you to take full advantage of EU funding. 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