The Croatian government will award to the City of Split a part of the state-owned real estate in the Spaladium Arena hall in that biggest Croatian Adriatic city and this project will create jobs for 500 people, Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said after her talks with Split Mayor Zeljko Kerum on Saturday in that coastal city.
They also discussed other projects, such as the construction of a quay for cruising ships in Split.
Responding to reporters' questions, after the talks, whether she and Kerum had discussed the forthcoming parliamentary elections, Kosor answered in the negative. She said that had considered projects important for Split.
As for media speculations that the motives behind today's meeting in Split were a possible coalition between the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and the Croatian Civic Party (HGS) led by Kerum, neither Kosor nor Kerum wanted to comment on the matter.
"The HDZ has decided to run in the elections on its own," the HDZ leader and Croatian premier said.
Asked by reporters to comment on bankers' proposals regarding the Swiss franc's exchange rate and franc-pegged loans issued in Croatia, Kosor said that reporters should allow the government and bankers to work undisturbed and that the public would be informed of the developments next week when she would convene a meeting with bankers.
Asked by reporters about the property issues in the parish of Dajla in Istria, Kosor said that the relations between Croatia and the Vatican had not been strained.
The government is doing its job and we will continue doing our job with the full respect for the Holy Father and Cardinal Bozanic (the Archbishop of Zagreb), she said.
