On the occasion of the Republic of Croatia entering the EU, WWF with partner organizations organized a promotional and educational campaign “Month of Croatian Rivers” on seven river wonders of Croatia – Mura, Drava, Danube, Zrmanja, Neretva and Ombla. The "Amazon of Europe" Day is celebrated as a final event of this campaign.

July 14 -  Day of "Amazon of Europe" -  Program of the Celebration

11:00 – 11:30  Program of the formal part with:

• WWF, Mrs. Irma Popović Dujmović
• Mayor of county Legrad, Mr. Ivan Sabolić
• State secretary for environment of Hungary, Mr. Zoltán Illés
• Member of the Hungarian Parliament, Mr. László Szászfalvi
• Minister of environment and nature protection, Mr. Mihael Zmajlović
Handing over the Declaration on protection of Croatian rivers to minister Zmajlović

11:30 – 15:30  Program of the Informal part will include:

• Art workshops for kids
• Quiz
• Boat rides along Drava and Mura mouth
• Presentation of local cultural and gastronomic offer

15:00 BIG JUMP - What is the "Big Jump"?: Everybody will swim in the rivers the same day, at the same hour, in all the European rivers, from the sources and the glaciers to the oceans.
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