Croatia
Support for Mine Action
In 2016, the Republic of Croatia contributed €23.8 million (US$26.4 million) to its mine action program.[1] A further €665,000 million ($0.7 million) came from Croatian companies and donations.[2]
Croatia also received $50.7 million in international contributions toward clearance activities at the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and agricultural land from the European Union (EU).[3]
In 2016, Croatia’s contribution to mine action from its state budget accounted for 34% of total mine action budget, companies and donations accounted for 1%, while 65% came from the EU.
Since 2012, international contributions to mine action activities in Croatia totaled some $52.7 million, most of which (96%) was provided in 2016. Croatia’s own contributions to its mine action program amounted to more than $140 million, representing the equivalent of $28 million per year and 73% of its total mine action budget.
Summary of contributions: 2012–2016[4]
Year |
National contributions (US$) |
International contributions (US$) |
Total contributions (US$) |
2016 |
26,351,360 |
50,686,157 |
77,037,517 |
2015 |
30,768,997 |
0 |
30,768,997 |
2014 |
28,890,756 |
90,555 |
28,981,311 |
2013 |
14,851,401 |
25,000 |
14,876,401 |
2012 |
39,902,705 |
1,863,421 |
41,766,126 |
Total |
140,765,219 |
52,665,133 |
193,430,352 |
[1] Email from Hrvoje Debač, CROMAC, 3 November 2017. Average exchange rate for 2016: €1=US$1.1072. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2017.
[2] Email from Hrvoje Debač, CROMAC, 3 November 2017.
[3] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Frank Meeussen, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service, 30 September 2017.
[4] See previous Monitor reports. Totals for international support in 2015, 2014, and 2013 have been rectified as a result of revised US funding data.