ZAGREB, June 24 (Hina) - The Croatian Government should be obliged to be responsible in the implementation of the law on rights of Croatian Homeland War Veterans and members of their families, it was stressed at the Croatian National
Sabor's House of Representatives' session on Thursday. Representatives stressed that the Law was not implemented entirely. They pointed to the problem of demilitarised soldiers' unemployment, and the housing problem. The Croatian Homeland War Veterans Minister, Juraj Njavro, said that between October 1998 and March 1999, 6,700 demilitarised soldiers were employed, 46 demilitarised soldiers received loans for self-employment, and 295 became farm owners. For the past two years, 151 houses have been constructed for 100 percent invalids, while another 23 houses are still to be constructed. In 1998, 1,015 housing loans worth US$15.7 and 1,100 apartments were granted to war vet
ZAGREB, June 24 (Hina) - The Croatian Government should be obliged
to be responsible in the implementation of the law on rights of
Croatian Homeland War Veterans and members of their families, it
was stressed at the Croatian National Sabor's House of
Representatives' session on Thursday.
Representatives stressed that the Law was not implemented
entirely. They pointed to the problem of demilitarised soldiers'
unemployment, and the housing problem.
The Croatian Homeland War Veterans Minister, Juraj Njavro, said
that between October 1998 and March 1999, 6,700 demilitarised
soldiers were employed, 46 demilitarised soldiers received loans
for self-employment, and 295 became farm owners.
For the past two years, 151 houses have been constructed for 100
percent invalids, while another 23 houses are still to be
constructed. In 1998, 1,015 housing loans worth US$15.7 and 1,100
apartments were granted to war veterans.
Another 2,500 apartments will be granted to Homeland War veterans
in 1999.
Commenting on newspapers headlines on a large number of suicides
among Croatian War Veterans, Njavro said that out of 758 suicides
committed in Croatia in 1998, 90 were committed by veterans.
Representatives pointed to the unemployment problem among
demilitarised soldiers. About 25,000 veterans have been erased
from the Croatian Employment Bureau because they failed to register
at the Bureau on time.
Representatives also stressed that the number of Croatian Homeland
War veterans has increased. According to estimates, the number
amounts to 500,000.
The Committee of the Homeland War Veterans believe that the re-
organisation of the Croatian Homeland War Veterans Ministry is
necessary.
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