After the PM, the book was also signed by Deputy Parliament Speaker Mato Arlovic, followed by Boris Sprem on behalf of the Office of the President, Deputy Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and Damir Polancec, Culture Minister Bozo Biskupic, defence Minister Berislav Roncevic and Croatia's Chief Negotiator with the EU Vladimir Drobnjak
Although the media announced that the Government would declare a day of mourning on the occasion of Racan's death, the government said this would not happen because in the EU a day of mourning is declared only in case a prime minister dies while in the office. The Government also said that PM Sanader would attend a commemorative service, organised by Racan's Social Democrats, to be held in Zagreb's Vatroslav Lisinski concert hall on Wednesday.