The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds reported on Monday that 50 calls for proposals have been announced for the allocation of nearly 10.1 billion kuna from EU funds for projects in agriculture, entrepreneurship, education, energy, transport, social affairs, and environmental protection, and has invited all interested parties to submit their project ideas and ensure the realization of projects that will be co-financed with non-repayable funds.
80 billion kuna from EU funds in the period from 2014 to 2020.
– Given the growing interest in utilizing money from EU funds, we have taken several important steps to improve efficiency and facilitate access to available funds for users. Through the calls we are conducting, numerous projects will be financed, the realization of which will enable a higher quality healthcare system, the development of entrepreneurship and agriculture, greater employment of women, better transport infrastructure, and an improved environmental protection system, emphasizes Minister Gabrijela Žalac in a statement.
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Nearly two billion kuna from EU funds are available for calls in the healthcare sector, with 1.3 billion kuna allocated for the call ‘Improvement of the profitability and access to day hospitals and day surgeries’, and 187 million for the specialist training of medical doctors.
In the social welfare sector, calls have been announced through which more than 1.7 billion kuna from EU funds will be allocated. For example, 401 million kuna is available through the call ‘ZAŽELI – Women’s Employment Program’.
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In the agriculture sector, calls worth more than 800 million kuna are currently being conducted. Almost 360 million kuna is allocated for the restructuring, modernization, and increasing the competitiveness of agricultural holdings, while calls worth more than 300 million kuna have been announced for the development of entrepreneurship.
In the financial period 2014-2020, Croatia has nearly 80 billion kuna available from EU funds. Projects are contracted until 2020, but the money available to us can be disbursed until the end of 2023.
