Tomorrow, July 13, 2021, at 1 p.m., we will officially open EUROPE DIRECT Rijeka, an information centre which is part of the European network of Europe Direct and one of the 10 such centres operating in the Republic of Croatia.
The honor of the solemn act of opening will have Ognian Zlatev, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in the Republic of Croatia, and welcome speeches will be sent by Peter Mamula, Deputy Prefect of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Marko Filipović, Mayor of the City of Rijeka and Dario Zoric, Director of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o., which also hosts the ceremony.
At the event, we will highlight important topics for the future of Europe: a new budget for 2021-2027 and the framework of the European Green Deal, and the improvement of green infrastructure through the presentation of the Blue and Green City project.
The New Generation Europe Direct information centres across the EU operate in the Republic of Croatia through ten such centres (Čakovec, Koprivnica, Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Karlovac, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Opuzen, Rijeka) which represent important links between EU institutions and citizens by providing timely and objective information on European issues, and by trying to involve citizens in discussions on the current state of the European Union and its future. Through outreach and citizen engagement activities, the hubs will contribute to the European public sphere and raise awareness of the EU and its priorities, opportunities and challenges.
