ZAGREB, May 28, 2018 – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Monday received representatives of Dogus Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) who informed him about a joint capital investment worth approximately 70 million euro, earmarked for the development of marinas in Croatia, Turkey and Greece, the Croatian government’s public relations office said in a press release.
According to the press release, Plenković received Dogus Group President Ferit Şahenk, D-Marin Management Board President Burak Baykan, EBRD regional director for Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary and Slovakia Vedrana Jelušić Kašić and managing director for central and southeast Europe Charlotte Ruhe.
The investment discussed at the meeting is aimed at supporting further development of nautical tourism through the opening of new marinas and through increasing the efficiency of the existing ones, the press release said.
Plenković welcomed the activities of Dogus Group and the EBRD, underscoring Croatia’s orientation towards sustainable development of the tourist sector. He also stressed the importance of hiring young people in the nautical tourism sector.
The meeting was also attended by Croatian Finance Minister Zdravko Marić, State Secretary in the Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry Maja Markovčić Kostelac and State Secretary in the Tourism Ministry Tonći Glavina.
