On Tuesday, the Croatian Government opened a hotline for those interested in donating money through the state budget to help victims of the Zagreb earthquake in "Together for Zagreb" campaign. The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that, Zagreb and its surrounding area were hit by the strongest earthquake in the last 140 years, 5.5 on the Richter scale.
1. Charity event “Together for Zagreb”
After the City of Zagreb and its surrounding area were struck on the 22 March 2020 by the most powerful earthquake in the past 140 years, which measured 5.5 on the Richter scale, the Government of the Republic of Croatia adopted, on the 24 March 2020, a Decision which made it possible to receive donations through the account of the State Budget of the Republic of Croatia which are intended for repairing the damage caused by the earthquake in the City of Zagreb and surrounding area as part of the charity event “Together for Zagreb”.
A. Funds donated by contributors from the Republic of Croatia are paid into the following account:
HR1210010051863000160 State Budget of the Republic of Croatia with payment reference number: HR 68 5371 – Contributor’s personal identification number
B. Funds donated by contributors outside of the Republic of Croatia are paid into the Ministry of Finance’s account opened with the Croatian National Bank (foreign payments instructions):
Croatian National Bank, Trg hrvatskih velikana 3, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
BANK BIC (SWIFT) CODE: NBHRHR2XXXX
BENEFICIARY NAME AND ADDRESS: Republic of Croatia – Ministry of Finance, Katančićeva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Bank account number: IBAN: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0
Remittance info – remarks: Support for Croatia Affected by Earthquake