RECONSTRUCTION OF VUKOVAR 'DANUBE I' BUILDING BLOCK COMPLETED

( Vidi vijest: 5454 ) ZAGREB, 24 Oct (Hina)- The project of reconstruction of 71 apartments in central Vukovar 'Danube I' has been successfully completed, special envoy of the European Commission in Croatia Per Vinther said in a statement Friday. The reconstruction of the building block for some 200 persons, worth 2.4 million German marks, was financed by the European Union. The project was completed by the German non-government association 'Arbeiter Samariter Bund', in cooperation with authorised Croatian bodies. An identical building block, 'Danube II', is being reconstructed, Vinther said. The reconstruction of the two building blocks started in June this year. The European Union has so far invested some 30 million marks into the reconstruction of the Danube river region. European commissioner Hans van den Broek, U.N. Temporary Administrator William Walker and Croatia's Reconstruction and Development Minister Jure Radic are to officially open 'Danube I' and hand over the keys to the former residents of Vukovar on 28 October. (hina) jn rm 241315 MET oct 97