ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - The Croatian National Parliament House of Counties on Wednesday endorsed the final report on war damage in Croatia. The report, MPs stressed, should be translated into several languages and sent to various
addresses, among others, to the address of the aggressor, so that at least some of the damage could be compensated. The damage was assessed in excess of 236 billion kuna (DM65.3 billion). The House of Counties ended its 34th session Wednesday afternoon by adopting several other bills. In the structure of war damage, 40 per cent comprise material damage, 20 per cent war expenses, 34 per cent living expenses and people's health, president of the State Commission for the Registration and Assessment of War Damage, Ivan Novacic, said. Because of the war, he said, Croatia has lost a mid-term development cycle, and in the aggression one and a half gross domestic product has perished. The housi
ZAGREB, Oct 27 (Hina) - The Croatian National Parliament House of
Counties on Wednesday endorsed the final report on war damage in
Croatia.
The report, MPs stressed, should be translated into several
languages and sent to various addresses, among others, to the
address of the aggressor, so that at least some of the damage could
be compensated. The damage was assessed in excess of 236 billion
kuna (DM65.3 billion).
The House of Counties ended its 34th session Wednesday afternoon by
adopting several other bills.
In the structure of war damage, 40 per cent comprise material
damage, 20 per cent war expenses, 34 per cent living expenses and
people's health, president of the State Commission for the
Registration and Assessment of War Damage, Ivan Novacic, said.
Because of the war, he said, Croatia has lost a mid-term development
cycle, and in the aggression one and a half gross domestic product
has perished.
The housing fund suffered heavily, so did the industry,
infrastructure and cultural heritage.
However, the greatest loss was human life. Demographic estimates
speak about 20,000 people who were killed or went missing during the
war.
The report on damage includes the period between August 15, 1990 and
August 31, 1995 for areas which were then liberated, and until
January 15, 1998 for the Croatian Danubian area, when the peaceful
reintegration of the region was completed.
Joining MPs who spoke about the effects of aggression on Croatian
economy, Franjo Krizanic of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
said direct damage would not be removed in the next 10 to 12 year,
and it was questionable when indirect damage, that is, the lack of
income and profits, would be removed.
Assessed damage due to unrealised expenditure in tourism are about
US$20 billion, Niko Bulic of the HDZ said, asking whether Croatia
and the world were fully aware of what in fact happened.
Speaking about war expenses, Zvonimir Cervenko, HDZ, said in only
one day of the "Storm" operation, 1,200 tonnes of ammunition and
rockets, 400 tonnes of petrol, 300 tonnes of food were spent. All
this, he said, was paid by the Croatian people.
MPs stressed that Croatia bore the burden of war damage mostly by
itself, with only two per cent aid from the world.
Supporting motions that the report be sent to various addresses,
Zarko Katic of the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) stressed
everything had to be done for the receipt to be forwarded to the
aggressor, so at least a part of the damage could be paid back.
Vlado Osust of the HDZ suggested that a relevant ministry find a way
for the report to find its place in history books.
As the relevant parliament committee did not express its views
about the report, it has been removed from the agenda.
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