New School Built with Hungarian Help Opens in Croatia

The Hungarian FM attends inauguration ceremony in Petrinja, which was devastated by a major earthquake in 2020.

Petrinja, 2020. december 29. Emberek egy megrongálódott épület elõtt Petrinjában 2020. december 29-én, miután 6,3 erõsségû földrengés volt Közép-Horvátországban. Egy gyermek életét vesztette, feltehetõleg többen megsérültek. MTI/EPA/Antonio Bat Fotó: Antonio Bat

"My hope is that this renovated school will stand here as a testimony to the friendship between Hungary and Croatia, between our two nations, and as a testimony that there is no natural disaster that can take away our future and our faith," he said. "And may this school, the reconstruction of this school, also prove that with unity and the power of friendship all difficulties can be overcome. It is usually taken as bad news by children when they have to go back to school. But here, I think it has been a joy for everyone, even the children, to see this school finished," he added.

Our country is also helping Ukraine, where Hungary is conducting the largest humanitarian operation in its history, but similarly the government has offered immediate assistance to Slovenia during the recent flooding and to Romania following a hospital fire.

Cover photo: People outside a damaged building in Petrinja on December 29, 2020 after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastates central Croatia (Photo: MTI/EPA/Antonio Bat)