Local and regional self-government must be allowed to decide in greater measure about their fate, which can be done through money distribution by leaving more to such units, making them more responsible for development, said Milanovic.
Local and regional government now get only 10% of all funds whereas they should be getting 20%, he added.
SDP Main Committee member and Rijeka Mayor Vojko Obersnel presented Rijeka city projects and spoke of the difficulties in implementing them due to the state government, which he said did not treat Rijeka as the second largest city in the country according to all data but the number of inhabitants.