In the 2014-2020 period, Croatia had €10.7 billion from ESIF at its disposal, the ministry said in a statement on the report presented by Minister Nataša Tramišak and adopted at a closed-door government session on Thursday.
Until 11 August 2021, contracts were signed for projects worth €13.12 billion or 122.22% of the allocated amount.
Payments were made in the amount of €6.32 billion or 58.89% of the allocation and €5.27 billion was verified, or 49.13% of the allocation.
In the period from 2013 to 11 August 2021 the difference between EU funds paid into Croatia’s budget and national funds paid into the EU budget amounted to HRK 43.15 billion (€5.75bn) in Croatia’s favour, the Ministry said.
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