TRAVEL REPORT The Hon. Michael Atkinson MP Attorney-General ...

Wednesday 4th August, 2004 .Mr Milan BandicDeputy Mayor, ZagrebBiographyEducation :Primary school and high school - Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina graduatedfrom the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb year 2000 enrolledpostgraduate studies at the Faculty of Political Science, University of ZagrebWork experience :1980-1983 employed in LEDO company in Zagreb (companyspecialised in production of frozen food)1983-1990 employed in Pescenica Municipality (part of Zagreb CityAdministration)Political career :1995-2000 councillor in the City of Zagreb Assembly2000 MP Croatian Parliament, Deputy president ofParliamentary Committee for Interior Policy and NationalSecurity2000 elected councillor of the City of Zagreb Assembly31 May 2000 elected mayor of the City of Zagreb20 June 2001 re-elected mayor of Zagreb4 April 2002 elected deputy mayor of Zagreb2 December 2000 elected member of Managing Board of S .D .P . (SocialDemocratic Union)Meeting SummaryMr Milan Bandic thanked and welcomed the delegation for making the longjourney to Croatia and Zagreb in particular and indicated his pleasure towelcome all visitors from Australia . He wished all a pleasant stay andexpressed his hope that they could learn how to be more efficient from usromus - he was impressed that the Attorney General does the equivalent job ofthree Croatia ministers . He felt that although there are some differences inthe history of the two countries, for instance, Zagreb is a city dating back atleast 900 years, they could still learn much from younger cities .The Ambassador who had been in Zagreb for nine months congratulated theprogress achieved in the city . Apart from the traffic it was a lovely, easy city tolive in but felt that there was a huge potential for cultural-tourism which as yethad been untapped .Travel Report, Hon. Michael Atkinson, MP. and Ms. vini Ciccarello MP., August, 2004 5 3