{"id":40148,"date":"2025-10-08T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=40148"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:25:48","slug":"president-milanovic-tells-decorated-individuals-in-culture-sciences-and-sports-you-are-a-source-of-pride-to-yourselves-and-society","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-tells-decorated-individuals-in-culture-sciences-and-sports-you-are-a-source-of-pride-to-yourselves-and-society\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 tells decorated individuals in culture, sciences and sports: You are a source of pride to yourselves and society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cYou represent a synthesis of Croatian society in one segment. You are not a homogenous group; you are outstanding individuals that represent a narrower scope of the pinnacle of achievement in what you do. You have been nominated with reason and will be decorated to my joy and satisfaction. Behind each and every one of you is a completely individual and unique story that cannot be fit into any mould. You are what you are \u2013 a source of pride to yourselves and society\u201c, the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 told the recipients of decorations and recognitions of the Republic of Croatia in culture, sciences and sports, which he presented to them today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Order of the Croatian Star with the Effigy of Ru\u0111er Bo\u0161kovi\u0107 is bestowed on Prof. Jano\u0161 Terzi\u0107 for extraordinary merit for his scientific work in the field of biomedical research on malignant tumours and an exceptional contribution to the advancement of Croatian science at home and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Order of the Croatian Star with the Effigy of Franjo Bu\u010dar is bestowed on Slobodan Jurkovi\u0107, for his many years of dedicated coaching work in the field of Croatian women’s basketball, and a special contribution to achieving top results in national and international competitions and on Jurica Gizdi\u0107, for his many years of dedicated journalistic work in the field of national sports history, and a special contribution to the research of modern Croatian Olympism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Order of the Croatian Star with the Effigy of Katarina Zrinska is bestowed on Vlasta Vu\u010devac-Gjurovi\u0107 for extraordinary merit in the development and advancement of palliative care in the healthcare system of the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Order of the Croatian Interlace is bestowed on Slavko Nedi\u0107 for extraordinary merit in editing the music programme of the Croatian Catholic Radio, on the occasion of 50 years of artistic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Charter of the Republic of Croatia is bestowed on Josip degl’ Ivellio for special merit in the activities of the Croatian Choir Society \u201cSlavulj\u201d Petrinja, on the occasion of 30 years of conducting and artistic work, and to the \u201cJosip \u0160tolcer Slavenski\u201d Choir \u010cakovec for special contribution to the preservation of Croatian musical cultural heritage, on the occasion of 50 years of activity. The Charter is awarded to the \u201cJosip \u0160tolcer Slavenski\u201d Choir and is received by its longstanding conductor and Choir founder Dragica Karolina \u0160imunkovi\u0107 and current conductor Senka Ba\u0161ek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jurica Gizdi\u0107 addressed the gathering on behalf of the laureates, and after thanking the President of the Republic, the members of the Commission for Decorations and Recognitions, the institutions that recognized their work, and the President’s advisers, said that today’s presentation of the decorations in their lives represents the culmination of their many years of work, effort, and research. \u201cToday is a motivation for us to put even more effort because receiving a decoration from the President of the Republic is the greatest thing that can happen. Thank you for recognizing us and granting us this great honour!\u201d Mr. Gizdi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the laureates\u2019 family and friends attending the presentation ceremony in the Office of the President of the Republic, the nominees for the decorations were: university professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of the University of Split, Ivica Puljak; vice-president of the Zagreb Basketball Association, Tomislav Zebi\u0107; secretary general of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Sini\u0161a Kraja\u010d; director of the Zagreb East Health Centre Jurica Kravar\u0161\u0107an; acting director of the Croatian Catholic Network, Zvonimir Anci\u0107; president of the Croatian Choir \u201cSlavulj\u201d Petrinja \u017deljko Crnkovi\u0107, and secretary of the “Josip \u0160tolcer Slavenski” Choir \u010cakovec, Dejan Buva\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Tomislav Bu\u0161ljeta, Ana Marija Kati\u0107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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You are what you are \u2013 a source of pride to yourselves and society\u201c, the President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 told the recipients of decorations and recognitions of the Republic of Croatia in culture, sciences and sports, which he presented to them today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40147,"template":"","news-cat":[12],"class_list":["post-40148","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-cat-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPresident Milanovi\u0107 tells decorated individuals in culture, sciences and sports: You are a source of pride to yourselves and society - 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-tells-decorated-individuals-in-culture-sciences-and-sports-you-are-a-source-of-pride-to-yourselves-and-society\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"President Milanovi\u0107 tells decorated individuals in culture, sciences and sports: You are a source of pride to yourselves and society - President of the Republic of Croatia - Zoran Milanovi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cYou represent a synthesis of Croatian society in one segment. 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