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More than 2.6 billion kuna for seven Croatian cities

The Ministry of Regional Development and European Union Funds has announced a Call for the selection of areas for the implementation of the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITU) mechanism, defined within the Operational Program “Competitiveness and Cohesion” 2014-2020 (OPKK) and the Operational Program “Efficient Human Resources” 2014-2020.

The ITU mechanism is a mechanism for implementing sustainable urban development activities that have a pronounced territorial dimension and enables the provision of financial support for the implementation of integrated activities and the execution of complex urban area development strategies. Activities that will be carried out in urban areas through the ITU mechanism will contribute to creating a more favorable environment for entrepreneurs, enhancing cultural heritage, improving adult education systems and modernizing vocational education offerings, improving public transport services, increasing energy efficiency, boosting employment, combating poverty and social exclusion…

This is a call for which eligible applicants are the seven largest urban centers in the Republic of Croatia, namely, cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in central settlements: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek, Slavonski Brod, Zadar, and Pula.

The total indicative allocation within the ITU mechanism amounts to 345,351,269 euros (253,351,269 euros from the European Regional Development Fund, 50,000,000 euros from the Cohesion Fund, and 42,000,000 euros from the European Social Fund).

Indicative allocations by city:

ZAGREB – 91,872,881.20 euros
SPLIT – 62,773,406.55 euros
RIJEKA – 49,588,331.67 euros
OSIJEK – 44,105,165.39 euros
ZADAR – 35,314,937.82 euros
SLAVONSKI BROD – 31,072,252.64 euros
PULA – 30,624,293.73 euros

Minister Tolušić emphasized that this is the first decentralization process in Croatia that will enable additional investments in our cities.

The deadline for submitting applications is July 15, 2016. Information about the Call is available at http://www.strukturnifondovi.hr/natjecaji/1204.