Croatia to buy three helicopters for civil protection units with 21 mln euro EU grant

The EU grant will cover 85% of the total cost of the project of 190 million kuna, the economy ministry said in a press release.

The project, to be implemented under the EU's Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020, also envisages training of civil protection forces to act in cases of emergencies, major accidents and disasters.

(1 euro = 7.56272 kuna)