Rijeka, 16 April 2018 - City of Rijeka and Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d. (Erste Bank) signed a sponsorship agreement in Rijeka today. Under this agreement, the Bank will sponsor various events taking place in Rijeka in 2018 and continue to support the Water Polo Club Primorje Erste Bank. This agreement continues the good cooperation between the City of Rijeka and Erste Bank. It was signed by Vojko Obersnel, Mayor of Rijeka, and Christoph Schoefboeck, President of the Management Board of Erste Bank.  

Under this agreement, Erste Bank will again support the International Rijeka Carnival, the sports and recreation festival Homo si teć, the Fiumanka Regatta, the International Small Scenes Theatre Festival and the Water Polo Club Primorje - Erste Bank this year.

 “It is my great pleasure that we, as the largest bank in the region, again have the ability to support recognisable City of Rijeka projects, especially since some of them, like the Rijeka Carnival, the International Small Scenes Theatre Festival, the Homo si teć festival and others, have grown into events of international significance. Since we have supported many of these events for many years, we take great pride in the fact that their quality helped position Rijeka as an urban destination worth visiting”, Christoph Schoefboeck, the President of the Management Board of Erste Bank, said while signing the agreement.

“I am happy that Erste Bank continues its long-standing practice of sponsoring events in Rijeka and our water polo club, thus significantly contributing to their quality and success. These are very important events in our city that are recognised beyond Croatian borders and a club that has accomplished many successes and that raises young athletes into superb players from one generation to the next”, Rijeka Mayor Vojko Obersnel said, thanking Erste Bank and voicing his wish that their successful cooperation would continue in coming years. 

Erste Bank has been sponsoring events in Rijeka for many years. This is the 15^th time that it supports the Rijeka International Carnival, the seventh time that it supports the International Small Scenes Theatre Festival, and the 13^th time that it supports the sports event Homo si teć.