Croatia
Support for Mine Action
In 2015, the Republic of Croatia contributed €27.7 million (US$30.8 million) to its mine action program; 85% ($26.2 million) of which went to demining operations while the remaining 15% ($4.6 million) covered Croatian Mine Action Center (CROMAC) running costs.[1] A further €3.2 million ($3.5 million) came from Croatian companies and bodies.[2]
Mine action activities in Croatia have also been funded through the European Union Instrument for the Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), with €16.8 million ($18.5 million) allocated to clearance operations in 2015.[3]
Croatia also received $1.8 million in international contributions toward clearance activities and victim assistance from the United States through the International Trust Fund Enhancing Human Security (ITF).[4]
In 2015, Croatia’s contribution to mine action from its state budget accounted for 56% of total mine action budget, Croatian companies and administration bodies accounted for 6%, while 3% came from international donors, and 34% from EU/IPA funds.
Since 2011, international contributions to mine action activities in Croatia totaled some $6.7 million, and averaged of $1.3 million per year. Croatia’s own contributions to its mine action program amounted to more than $160 million or the equivalent of $32 million per year.
Summary of contributions: 2011–2015[5]
Year |
National contributions ($) |
International contributions ($) |
Total contributions ($) |
2015 |
30,768,997 |
1,768,840 |
32,537,837 |
2014 |
28,890,756 |
716,768 |
29,607,524 |
2013 |
14,851,401 |
100,000 |
14,951,401 |
2012 |
39,902,705 |
1,863,421 |
41,766,126 |
2011 |
45,972,300 |
2,277,360 |
48,249,660 |
Total |
160,386,159 |
6,726,389 |
167,112,548 |
[1] Email from Miljenko Vahtaric, Assistant Director, CROMAC, 7 October 2016. Average exchange rate for 2015: €1=US$1.1096. US Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 4 January 2016.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] ITF Enhancing Human Security, “Annual Report 2015,” April 2016, p. 22.
[5] See previous Monitor reports.