Addressing an international conference on creative industries, Culture Minister Nina Obuljen-Korzinek said on Thursday that during the Covid-19 pandemic, over 900 million kuna (€120 million) had been provided for the cultural and creative sectors to help them cope with the corona crisis.

The minister said that the government, in cooperation with associations, had responded promptly and drawn up a set of measures to help the creative industry in coping with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This includes 300 million (€40 million) earmarked for the development of the cultural and creative sectors.

“A portion will go towards the media sector, for setting up a fact-checking system and registers for transparent information on the ownership and financing of media outlets, while 250 million kuna has been set aside for the transformation of and boosting the competitiveness of the cultural and creative industry,” Obuljen-Korzinek said.

She expressed hope that the grants would help the sector recover from this crisis.

The two-day conference opened today in Zagreb.

(€1 = 7.52 kuna)