• The rehabilitation of ‘Black Hill’, a slag heap that has been polluting the Ravni Kotari region for over 15 years, has finally begun.
  • Residents have suffered for years from contaminated water and agricultural land, and many have fallen ill with cancer.
  • The European Court of Justice fined Croatia €1 million lump sum and €6,500 per day until the remediation is completed.
  • So far, about 50% of the waste has been removed, totaling 80,000 tons of slag, of which 74,000 tons have been handed over to the construction industry.
  • The remediation costs €17.5 million including VAT, and Croatia has so far paid €2.4 million in fines.

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