{"id":7288,"date":"2025-07-24T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/news\/german-minister-manfred-pentz-sends-letter-of-appreciation-to-imc-priora\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T12:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:20:29","slug":"german-minister-manfred-pentz-sends-letter-of-appreciation-to-imc-priora","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/en\/minister-pentz\/","title":{"rendered":"German Minister Pentz Sends Letter of Appreciation to IMC Priora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

German Minister Manfred Pentz<\/strong>, who visited IMC Priora<\/a><\/strong> in May, sent a heartfelt letter of thanks to the hospital\u2019s director, Dr. Tomislav Kalem<\/strong><\/a>, for the warm hospitality and strong support during his official visit to Croatia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Kalem receives letter of gratitude<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe visit of our delegation to the International Medical Center Priora<\/strong> left a lasting impression on all of us. It clearly showed me the great potential in the cooperation between Hesse and Croatia<\/strong>,\u201d began Manfred Pentz<\/strong> in his letter to Dr. Tomislav Kalem, Director of IMC Priora.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentz<\/strong> is the Minister for Federal and European Affairs, International Affairs, and Bureaucracy Reduction in the German federal state of Hesse. During the visit, the delegation from Hesse<\/strong> had the opportunity to learn about Priora\u2019s<\/strong> operations, its expert medical team, and infrastructure \u2014 all of which deeply impressed the minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minister Pentz \u2013 Croatian roots<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI consider Croatia<\/strong> an important strategic partner in Southeast Europe. Especially in the context of EU enlargement, we need voices like Croatia\u2019s<\/strong> \u2014 credible, European<\/strong>, and constructive. That is why I\u2019m particularly pleased that, using expertise and knowledge from Hesse<\/strong>, you have managed to build such an outstanding medical center<\/strong>. Together with your team, you have set new standards for the entire region in terms of medical excellence and patient comfort,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would be delighted if we remain in contact,\u201d the minister concluded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manfred Pentz<\/strong> is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Of Croatian<\/strong> descent on his mother\u2019s side, he actively cooperates with the Croatian<\/strong> community in Germany and frequently emphasizes the strong ties<\/strong> between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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