- Published: 06.07.2016.
Gov't to provide funds for storm-hit Osijek hospital
Finance Minister Zdravko Maric in the caretaker government said on Wednesday that the necessary funds from the state budgets would be allotted to offset damage inflicted on the Osijek hospital during a recent summer storm.
On 27 June, the storm worked havoc on the hospital, notably on the pediatric ward, and damage has been estimated at over 5 million kuna.
"A large part of this amount can be covered by insurance, and a part not under the insurance protection will be covered budgetary means," the minister said at the start of the meeting of the Oreskovic cabinet.
Government endorsed a bill on the ratification of the NATO accession protocol for Montenegro, and sent this motion to the parliament for ratification under fast-track procedure.
During its meeting, the caretaker cabinet led by Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic also decided to adopt the programme of the European structural and investment funds (ESIFs) for small entrepreneurship, innovations and investments, whereby a majority of the financial support comes from the European Regional Development Fund.
Under the 70-million-euro scheme, the Croatian HAMAG-BICRO agency will provide entrepreneurs with collateral for loans, according to an explanation given by the SMEs Minister Darko Horvat.
The government gave a greenlight for the allocation of a third of the last year's profit of the Homeland Defence War Veterans' Fund for scholarships to children entitled to this financial assistance. Last year, the fund's profit was 37.1 million kuna, and HRK 12.3 million will be earmarked for the scholarships of dependant children of deceased and disabled war veterans.
The government gave its consent to six towns for their plans to take loans for construction and improvement of their infrastructure, utilities and amenities.
(Text: Hina)