ZAGREB, Sept 27 (Hina) - Benches of five parties which make up the ruling coalition on Thursday supported the text of a new war veterans bill in the first reading, while opposition parties' benches rejected the draft act criticising
the government over hastening the adoption of the law and over its attempts to carry out austerity measures among the most sensitive population. All the benches advocated a through revision of the entitlements of war veterans and families of killed and missing soldiers, and suggested that objections and remarks of veterans' associations should be respected in the elaboration of the draft act for its second reading. On behalf of the bench of th HDZ, the strongest opposition party, Juraj Njavro said the only good thing to be brought by the new law was the equalisation of entitlements of those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome with rights which so far disabl
ZAGREB, Sept 27 (Hina) - Benches of five parties which make up the
ruling coalition on Thursday supported the text of a new war
veterans bill in the first reading, while opposition parties'
benches rejected the draft act criticising the government over
hastening the adoption of the law and over its attempts to carry out
austerity measures among the most sensitive population.
All the benches advocated a through revision of the entitlements of
war veterans and families of killed and missing soldiers, and
suggested that objections and remarks of veterans' associations
should be respected in the elaboration of the draft act for its
second reading.
On behalf of the bench of th HDZ, the strongest opposition party,
Juraj Njavro said the only good thing to be brought by the new law
was the equalisation of entitlements of those suffering from Post-
Traumatic Stress Syndrome with rights which so far disabled war
veterans had enjoyed.
The Istrian Democratic Alliance (IDS) bench opposed the cuts in the
compensation for orthopaedic aids.
On behalf of the opposition Croatian Party of Rights/Christian
Democratic Union (HSP/HKDU), Anto Djapic, described the bill as
defective and hasty. He said the sheer change of the legal
regulations would stir only dissatisfaction among veterans and he
advocated the revision of all the cases.
The ruling HSS (Croatian Peasants' Party) bench proposed the
systematisation of the relevant data and the creation of the data
base, to be jointly set up by the ministries of veterans, defence
and interior affairs, on the beneficiaries of such entitlements.
The ruling HSLS (Croatian Social Liberal Party) bench called on MPs
to reach consensus on this matter.
The parliamentary session continued with individual discussions by
MPs.
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