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Bilateral Co-operation - Croatia

 

The priority sectors for CARDS assistance to Croatia are: Refugee return Trade, investment climate and social cohesion Policing and organised crime Integrated border management Public administration reform Environment and natural resources Project examples

 

CARDS is supporting the return of refugees and internally displaced persons through housing reconstruction, rehabilitation of public, social and economic infrastructure, de-mining, and support to small and medium sized enterprises. Within this framework, special attention is also being given to the restitution of property.

The promotion of democracy and human rights is being pursued through actions carried out by civil society organisations and the media. Trade is being promoted by support to national testing laboratories and by strengthening the Croatian Veterinary Service for disease control.

Improvements in property registration and intellectual property rights are helping to boost business. CARDS is working with the World Bank and the Croatian government in supporting improvements in the land cadastre and registry system to cut delays in the process of registering land and buildings.

CARDS is also helping to improve the situation in the job market through vocational education and employment stimulation projects, such as working with the Croatian Employment Service to provide labour redeployment services for redundant workers.

Training is being provided to prosecutors and the court system is being modernised. New efforts are being supported in combating money laundering and the fight against organised crime.

In the environmental field, water management legislation is being updated, Strategic Environmental Assessments are being conducted, and support is being given to civil society active in the field of environment.

Relations with Croatia are governed by the Stabilisation and Association Process . More information on the evolution of the European Union’s political relationship with the country can be found in the Croatia Overview . Detailed figures for CARDS allocations can be found on the Financial Statistics section of the site.