Two Airbus H145 helicopters of the Hungarian Air Force were performing an aerial training mission in Croatian airspace when one of the helicopters crashed.
(Photo: Ministarstvo kulture i medija Republike Hrvatske)
ZAGREB, 15 January (Hina) – Religious buildings are cultural assets that have sustained the greatest damage in the quakes that struck Sisak-Moslavina and Zagreb counties, but most objects in them are in good condition and can be evacuated, said Italian experts in a mission to evacuate valuable collections in Petrinja.
We are part of a working group of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities which consists of members of the army and civilians and is specialised in combating illegal trade in cultural artefacts and saving valuable objects in emergencies, said on Friday conservationist Paolo Scarpitti, who is in Petrinja together with members of the Italian Blue Helmets, Luigi Spadari and Francesco Prodigo.
(Photo: Ured predsjednika Republike Hrvatske / Tomislav Bušljeta)
ZAGREB, 14 January (Hina) – President Zoran Milanović received France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, during his official visit to Croatia on Thursday, the President’s Office said in a press release.
Bilateral relations between Croatia and France were described as excellent. The two officials discussed the importance of cooperation within the European Union, notably in the context of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuation of the vaccination process.
The talks also focused on the implementation of the Dayton agreement which ended the 1992-1995 war in neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina. Milanović highlighted the need to ensure full equality for the Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a constituent people.
(Photo: Ured predsjednika Republike Hrvatske / Marko Beljan)
ZAGREB, 13 January (Hina) – President Zoran Milanović said on Wednesday it was a shame that post-war housing reconstruction had been botched, but that this was not a matter for the State Prosecutor’s Office (DORH).
“It is obvious botch jobs were done, or blueprints were so bad. These houses were poorly built or someone stole by sparing building material. Twenty years have passed and I think that a statute of limitations has expired,” Milanovic told reporters in Petrinja on Wednesday.
He added that that cannot be considered as war profiteering and that no profit was made in post-war reconstruction but botch jobs were done and construction material was spared.