Croatia
Support for Mine Action
In 2022, Croatia received €5.5 million (US$5.8 million) in international mine action assistance from the European Union (EU), for clearance activities.[1]
Croatia reported that its national contribution represented 68% of the total mine action budget for the country in 2022, though it did not report the amount.[2] In 2021, Croatia reported a state contribution of $15 million to its national mine action program.[3]
Five-year support for mine action
In the five-year period from 2018–2022, international contributions to mine action in Croatia totaled some $117.3 million, most of which (89%) was provided in 2018–2020. Croatia’s own contributions to its national mine action program in the five-year period amounted to at least $86.5 million, with the annual total not reported for 2018 or 2022.
Summary of contributions: 2018–2022[4]
|
Year |
National contributions (US$) |
International contributions (US$) |
Total mine action budget (US$) |
|
2022 |
N/R |
5,793,700 |
5,793,700 |
|
2021 |
15,000,000 |
6,500,000 |
21,500,000 |
|
2020 |
32,381,580 |
27,384,000 |
59,765,580 |
|
2019 |
39,179,000 |
27,664,717 |
66,843,717 |
|
2018 |
N/R |
49,985,910 |
49,985,910 |
|
Total |
86,560,580 |
117,328,327 |
203,888,907 |
Note: N/R=not reported.
[1] Response to Monitor questionnaire by Michal Adamowicz, Policy Officer, Non-Proliferation and Arms Export Control, European External Action Service (EEAS) 29, September 2023. Average exchange rate for 2022: €1=US$1.0534. United States (US) Federal Reserve, “List of Exchange Rates (Annual),” 9 January 2023.
[2] Croatia Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Report (for calendar year 2022), Form C. See, Mine Ban Treaty Article 7 Database.
[3] See, ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022).
[4] See previous Support for Mine Action country profiles. ICBL-CMC, “Country Profiles: Croatia,” undated; ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2022 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2022); ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2021 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2021); and ICBL, Landmine Monitor 2020 (ICBL-CMC: Geneva, November 2020).