Twelve public institutions are going into history, which will either be dissolved or merged with existing bodies by the end of the year.
However, the dissolution or merging of agencies with existing bodies will not be easy. Namely, as reported by tportal, in order for the 12 bodies to be merged or dissolved, it is necessary to change as many as 30 regulations, decisions, and laws.
One of the most important proposals is the establishment of the Croatian Energy Agency (HEA), which will serve as a replacement for the Hydrocarbon Agency, known for being responsible for the exploration of the Adriatic seabed and land in search of oil and gas for previous governments. HEA will also replace the Fund for the Decommissioning of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant and the Croatian Energy Market Operator. In order for these three bodies to be transformed into HEA, it is necessary to supplement and amend ten laws.
The Fund for Compensation for Expropriated Property will also cease to exist – it will simply be merged with the Ministry of Finance, while the Center for Monitoring the Energy Sector and Investment (CEI) will merge with the Agency for Investments and Competitiveness (AIK). The same fate awaits the Croatian Institute for Standards, which will merge with the State Office for Metrology. The Croatian Institute for Toxicology and Anti-Doping and the Croatian Institute for Health and Safety at Work will merge with the Croatian Institute of Public Health. Additionally, in the medical sector, the Croatian Institute for Telemedicine will merge with the Croatian Emergency Medical Institute. The Agency for Vocational Education and Adult Education will merge with the Agency for Education and Training, while the Foundation Croatian House at the Ministry of Culture will cease operations.
