Croatia dismisses construction, regional development ministers.

BELGRADE -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he has dismissed the ministers of construction and regional development and EU funds due to slow progress in rebuilding earthquake-hit areas of the country.

Plenkovic held a press conference Jan. 11 in the capital Zagreb to announce the changes in the government.

Construction Minister Ivan Paladina has often been the target of criticism over the failure to rebuild homes in Petrinja, which was mostly destroyed when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck close to the town in December 2020. This was despite pound 700 million ($759 million) in aid being provided by the European Union.

There was also insufficient progress in the recovery of Banija, an area near the capital Zagreb, which was hit by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake in March 2020.

Plenkovic said the government appointed Branko Bacic to replace...

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