When Croatia joins the EU on July 1, this year there will be uncleared minefields on European soil, reports Deutsche Welle.
Some 680 square kilometers in Croatiaare filled with mines from the war in the early 1990s. The task of clearing them is a brutal one. "We're only allowed to work five hours a day," Stjepan Tadic and Tomislav Ledic told DW, "and we always work outdoors. We move along the former front lines."
The two Croats work for private companies specializing in mine clearance in Croatia. "We are always on the road in Croatia, from town to town, that's the nice thing about our job," they said.
"But every time we leave home we know there's a chance we won't come back. Our work doesn't tolerate mistakes."
A Croatian demolition-miner earns roughly the equivalent of 800 to 900 euros ($1,000-1,150) per month - little more than the nation-wide average.
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