ZAGREB, June 23 (Hina) - On the occasion of political daily Vjesnik's 63rd birthday, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan inaugurated two new rotary presses worth 61 million kuna (EUR8.1 mln), whereby this media company became the
owner of the biggest rotary press plant in Croatia. The government provided a guarantee for a loan for the purchase of the presses.
ZAGREB, June 23 (Hina) - On the occasion of political daily
Vjesnik's 63rd birthday, Croatian Prime Minister Ivica Racan
inaugurated two new rotary presses worth 61 million kuna (EUR8.1
mln), whereby this media company became the owner of the biggest
rotary press plant in Croatia. The government provided a guarantee
for a loan for the purchase of the presses. #L#
Recalling Vjesnik's history, the PM said the daily, with its
respected writers, specific format and graphic design, "paved the
paths of the profession and left its mark on decades of Croatian
journalism and printing".
CEO Rikard Pompe said the new presses would increase space for
colour advertising and significantly improve print quality, as
well as reduce the time required to print the newspaper.
Since 2001, when Vjesnik was facing bankruptcy, the daily has
halted a diminishing circulation, and the printing plant is making
profits, said Pompe.
He announced that in the battle for a better position on the market,
Vjesnik would launch new magazines, commercialise its Internet
edition, and enable online access to the daily's entire
documentation.
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