ZAGREB, December 6, 2019 - The government will today approve projects worth 3.68 billion kuna for the development of Krapina-Zagorje County, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said at the start of a cabinet meeting in Krapina on Friday.
The government convened in the northern town on the occasion of Town Day, observed on Saint Nicholas' Day, December 6.
Addressing the Town Council, Plenković said that the amended law on financing local and regional government had ensured higher revenues for Krapina-Zagorje County and most towns and municipalities in the county.
"I think this was an important step forward because in that way you all have become stronger stakeholders in the implementation of your political priorities and concrete programmes and projects important for your towns, your municipalities and your county," Plenković said at the special session of the Krapina Town Council.
He said that his cabinet had made a series of steps to improve the quality of life throughout Croatia, "as can be seen, for instance, in a marked reduction of unemployment in Krapina and Zagorje."
Recalling what had been done in the past year, Mayor Zoran Gregurović cited the government decision to transfer the founding rights over the local Hrvatsko Zagorje Polytechnic to the state, which he said made it possible for local students to attend a state-run college in their home county and free of charge.
The mayor presented plans to improve the tourist trade in Krapina, including the revitalisation of the Semničke Toplice spa and the inclusion of Josipovac Hill and other sites in tourist programmes.
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