{"id":44725,"date":"2026-09-29T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=44725"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:10:50","slug":"president-milanovic-decorates-members-of-the-ministry-of-the-interior-and-seven-police-stations-on-the-occasion-of-police-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-decorates-members-of-the-ministry-of-the-interior-and-seven-police-stations-on-the-occasion-of-police-day\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Decorates Members of the Ministry of the Interior and Seven Police Stations on the Occasion of Police Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107 hosted a ceremonial reception to mark Police Day. On this occasion, the President presented decorations to members of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, as well as to police stations and the \u201cTRN\u201d Karlovac Special Purpose Police Unit (Reserve Component).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, as we do every year, we have gathered here to pay our respects and show our appreciation, but also to reward the best among you, whom you yourselves selected this year,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 said in his address at the reception, congratulating the female and male employees of the Ministry of the Interior on Police Day, and particularly those being decorated, \u201cwho were selected as the most outstanding and the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe regard your nominations as authentic and serious, and we do not interfere in them. Accordingly, those who are being rewarded and decorated today have received this recognition from their profession, and these are the most valuable mutual recognitions among those who know the work they do, how demanding it is, what challenges it faces, and how often it is met with a lack of understanding from the surrounding environment,\u201d President Milanovi\u0107 emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To mark Police Day, the President of the Republic of Croatia and Commander in Chief of the Croatian Armed Forces Zoran Milanovi\u0107, acting pursuant to his constitutional and statutory powers, issued decisions awarding decorations to 241 members of the Ministry of the Interior, seven police stations, and one special purpose police unit from the reserve component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President of the Republic awarded the Order of Nikola \u0160ubi\u0107 Zrinski for the heroism of their members during the Homeland War to the Karlovac Police Station with its Vojni\u0107 outpost, the Ogulin Police Station, the Orahovica Police Station, the Slavonski Brod Police Station with its Vrpolje outpost, and the Vara\u017edin Police Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Metkovi\u0107 Police Station and the Plo\u010de Police Station were awarded the Order of Ban Jela\u010di\u0107 for their overall contribution to the defence of the sovereignty of the Republic of Croatia during the Homeland War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivica An\u0111eli\u0107, a member of the Ministry of the Interior, was awarded the Order of the Croatian Cross by the President of the Republic for sustaining severe injuries during the Homeland War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cTRN\u201d Karlovac Special Purpose Police Unit (Reserve Component) was awarded the Order of the Croatian Trefoil for the exceptional merits of its members during the Homeland War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goran Bozok, Ivica Buhin, Jakob Bukvi\u0107, Abel Car, Ivica Cvitkovi\u0107, \u017darko \u010cana\u0111ija, Goran Drenovac, Alen \u0110urani\u0107, Hrvoje Grgi\u0107, Branko Grubi\u0161i\u0107, Ante Jeli\u010di\u0107, Nikola Juki\u0107, Mladen Jurina, \u017deljko Kirin, Nenad Koledi\u0107, Stipe Kozi\u0107, Ante Lovri\u0107, Alen Ljuna, Dalibor Mlinac, Mario Murti\u0107, Darko Orak, Zdravko Panduri\u0107, Robert Posavac, Alojzije Romi\u0107, \u0110uro Star\u010devi\u0107, Sa\u0161a \u0160timac, and Tomislav \u0160venda were awarded the Order of the Croatian Trefoil for exceptional merits for the Republic of Croatia acquired during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u017deljko Grgi\u0107, Mato Radman, and Dalibor Rup\u010di\u0107 were awarded the Order of the Croatian Interlace for their exceptional contribution to the development and standing of the Republic of Croatia and the well-being of its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Milanovi\u0107 also awarded the Homeland War Memorial Medal to four members of the Ministry of the Interior for their participation in the Homeland War, the Homeland Gratitude Memorial Medal to 140 members for honourable and exemplary service, and the Operation Storm Medal to 62 members of the Ministry of the Interior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to President Milanovi\u0107, Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia, addressed the members of the Ministry of the Interior. He said that the purpose of today\u2019s gathering was to express recognition and gratitude to people \u201cto whom we, both as a state and as a system, are grateful for everything they do for the security of the Republic of Croatia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday is Croatian Police Day, and a few days ago we welcomed 670 new, young female and male police officers into the Croatian police force. This gives us hope that this system, which achieves very good results but can also be critical of itself, has a future that is above all focused on protecting security, protecting Croatian citizens and all our guests, for which we are becoming increasingly recognized beyond the country\u2019s borders,\u201d Minister Bo\u017einovi\u0107 said, thanking the organizers of the Police Day reception because it is \u201can indication of respect for all these people and for the work they do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On behalf of the decorated female and male employees of the Ministry of the Interior, thanks were expressed by Jakob Bukvi\u0107, Head of the Bjelovar-Bilogora Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Davor Bo\u017einovi\u0107, the ceremony marking Police Day and the awarding of decorations, held at the \u201c1st<\/sup> Croatian Guards Corps\u201d barracks, was attended by the envoy of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, MP Ante Deur; Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Tihomir Kundid; Director General of the Police Nikola Milina; Head of the Office of the National Security Council Valentino Franji\u0107; Director of the Military Security and Intelligence Agency, Major General Ivan Turkalj; Deputy Director of the Security and Intelligence Agency Hrvoje Omr\u010danin; Rector of the Dr. Franjo Tu\u0111man University of Defence and Security Prof. Dr. Ivica Lu\u010di\u0107; state secretaries, officials and heads of the Ministry of the Interior and the Police Directorate; heads of police departments and the Police Academy; Director of the General Staff, Major General Denis Tretinjak; commanders of branches and commands of the Croatian Armed Forces; heads of departments of the General Staff; Vicar General and envoy of the Military Bishop Mons. Ilija Jakovljevi\u0107; Episcopal Vicar for the Pastoral Care of the Ministry of the Interior and the Croatian Police Services, Fr. Frano Musi\u0107; former Ministers of the Interior; former Directors General of the Police; representatives of associations stemming from the Homeland War; wartime commanders of special police units attached to police departments in Croatia and wartime members of special police units; representatives of the Croatian Police Union and the Independent Union of Ministry of the Interior Employees; as well as the winners, competitors and competition coordinator of the \u201cShield of the Homeland \u2013 Dubrovnik 2026\u201d competition for the fittest male and female police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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