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Minister of Tourism and Sports Tonči Glavina will be in Germany today and Saturday, where he will attend a promotional event of the Croatian Tourist Board in Neuruppin, the base of the Croatian football team, which is being held in anticipation of the EURO and the first round match of the European Football Championship between Croatia and Spain in Berlin.
""Ahead of the start of the European Championship in the city that is the base of our national team, we will have a presentation of our rich tourist offer, including eno-gastro, historical and cultural offerings. We will use this European Championship to draw additional attention to Croatia as a tourist destination, but also a sporting nation, and thus motivate new arrivals to Croatia, not only German tourists, but also all those who will come to this European Championship and who, due to the proximity of our country, may choose Croatia as an additional destination to visit.", said Minister Glavina, referring to expectations at the Euros and how much such competitions and performances by Croatian athletes contribute to the promotion of our country.
As part of the promotional event, the Croatian Tourist Board will open a photo exhibition "Experience Croatia" in the city gallery in Neuruppin, and the main city square will present Croatia's coastal tourist regions and the diversity of Croatian wine and gastronomy, while sculptures of Croatian greats - inventor Nikola Tesla, explorer Marco Polo, basketball player Dražen Petrović, sculptor Ivan Meštrović, mathematician Ruđer Bošković and engineer Slavoljub Penkala - will be placed at frequent locations in the city.
"We can see how much the successes of our football players contribute to the promotion of Croatia according to indicators from past major competitions, when during the World Cups in Russia and Qatar, the word Croatia was among the most searched terms on Google search engines, and the increase in visits to the Croatian Tourist Board website was 200% higher, which was then reflected in tourist demand and reservations. Since this EURO is being held in Germany, we expect that our national team will play as if it were on home soil, and that in addition to the stadium, all the cities in which our Firebirds play will be full of Croatian fans. We wish our national team a lot of success and that it stays in the tournament as long as possible, and we will continue to support them, currently through cheering, but also specifically through all the activities that the Government supports and will continue to support Croatian sport."". Glavina added.
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