Croatia submitted the seventh request for the disbursement of recovery funds
ZAGREB – Croatia has submitted its seventh request to the European Commission for the disbursement of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), worth 1.07 billion euros, making it the largest single tranche from the European budget in favor of Croatia since joining the EU, the government reported on Friday.
The request is based on the successful fulfillment of all 53 reform and investment indicators from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO), whereby this request further confirms Croatia’s position among the most successful EU member states in implementing its recovery and resilience plan, the government emphasized.
Namely, along with Italy and Portugal, Croatia is one of three EU countries that have so far managed to submit the seventh payment request.
Examples of implemented strategic investments and reforms from the NPOO that were the basis for sending the request relate to the commercialization of innovations and support for entrepreneurship, upgrading high-voltage networks, and developing an additional 1,500 MW capacity from renewable energy sources, as well as researching geothermal potential, establishing a reporting and management system for passenger and freight road transport, and establishing a central interoperability system and developing electronic public services, upgrading the eSpis system with new functionalities, digitizing information on social benefits, and strengthening human capacities for providing community services, it was announced.
So far, Croatia has received 4.5 billion euros in payments from the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The most important investments relate to green and digital transition, energy security and building renovation, education and science, healthcare, labor market, social inclusion, and demographics, the government stated. (July 25, 2025)
