ZAGREB, March 28 (Hina) - As of May 1 this year Croatia's Institute for Pension Insurance will no longer pay pensions to insured persons from Bosnia Herzegovina, what the Institute has done for eight years since 1992, said Croatian
Labour and Social Welfare Minister Davorko Vidovic. During last week's negotiations between the two countries' delegations it was agreed that as of May both Zagreb and Sarajevo assume the obligation of paying pensions to their retirees (Zagreb will take care of persons who worked in Croatia and Sarajevo is to provide pensions to those who worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina). In this way, Croatia will no more ensure money for some 21,500 Bosnian insurees, and will be thus able to save some 21 million kuna (2.6 million US dollars), Minister Vidovic told a news conference. The 23-24 March negotiations, which took place in Zagreb, were not completed in the spirit of the
ZAGREB, March 28 (Hina) - As of May 1 this year Croatia's Institute
for Pension Insurance will no longer pay pensions to insured
persons from Bosnia Herzegovina, what the Institute has done for
eight years since 1992, said Croatian Labour and Social Welfare
Minister Davorko Vidovic.
During last week's negotiations between the two countries'
delegations it was agreed that as of May both Zagreb and Sarajevo
assume the obligation of paying pensions to their retirees (Zagreb
will take care of persons who worked in Croatia and Sarajevo is to
provide pensions to those who worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina).
In this way, Croatia will no more ensure money for some 21,500
Bosnian insurees, and will be thus able to save some 21 million kuna
(2.6 million US dollars), Minister Vidovic told a news conference.
The 23-24 March negotiations, which took place in Zagreb, were not
completed in the spirit of the complete understanding, according to
Vidovic, and the two parties did not sign a joint statement, but the
Bosnian delegation accepted the responsibility for paying those
pensions.
In addition, the payment of pensions in Bosnia is three months
behind the schedule and pensions for May will be paid in August.
Croatia's Institute is obliged to pay pensions to 9.573 insurees
who are now living in Bosnia-Herzegovina but earned pension working
in Croatia.
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