Readers of Lider have decided – the money that the EU has allocated to Croatia, amounting to 10 billion euros, should be directed towards new investments. Namely, half of the readers in the survey clearly answered the question – How should the European 10 billion euros be spent?. The answer is new investments.
One-fifth of the readers believe that this money should be used to save jobs, while only 16 percent think it should be used to cover current liquidity in companies. Seven percent believe that EU money is well spent on repaying existing loans, and seven percent say 'other'.
Let us recall that 10 billion non-repayable euro are allocated for Croatia, which should help in the economic recovery after the crisis caused by the pandemic. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković stated that the documents presented by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, especially the Union’s economic recovery plan, are important for all member states, including Croatia.
The European Commission has presented a plan called "Next Generation EU" which has 750 billion euros planned for member states, and will also come up with a proposal for allocating 1,100 billion euros within the multiannual financial framework.
"For Croatia, slightly more than 10 billion euros is allocated, of which 7.3 billion are non-repayable funds, and 2.65 billion are possible loans," confirmed Plenković, explaining that this is money intended for the recovery of the Croatian economy in the next four years.
