Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Croatia

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Series Details COM (2021) 401
Publication Date 08/07/2021
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Summary:

Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision - tabled by the European Commission on 8 July 2021 - concerning the endorsement of an assessment to Croatia's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).

Further information:

National Recovery and Resilience Plans are prepared by the Member States of the European Union (EU) and comprise a package of reforms and investment initiatives to be implemented by 2026 and supported by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). These plans are assessed by the European Commission and approved by the Council of the European Union. The assessment is based on criteria set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/241 - also known as the RRF Regulation.

The plan was submitted by the national authorities on 15 May 2021. A positive assessment of the Croatian NRRP was adopted by the Commission on 8 July 2021. It recommends that the Council endorses the disbursement of €6.3 billion in grants under the RRF over the period 2021-2026. The Commission's analysis considered, in particular, whether the investments and reforms contained in Croatia's plan support the green and digital transitions; contribute to effectively addressing challenges identified in the European Semester; and strengthen its growth potential, job creation and economic and social resilience.

The proposed Decision was adopted by the Council of the European Union at a meeting on 26 July. The first €818 million - equivalent to 13% of the grant and loan component of the country's financial allocation - was disbursed by the Commission on 28 September.

Source Link https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2021:401:FIN
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Commentary and Analysis
Balkan Insight: Analysis, 29/04/2021: How to spend it: CEE's NextGenerationEU submissions reflect the past https://balkaninsight.com/2021/04/29/how-to-spend-it-cees-nextgenerationeu-submissions-reflect-the-past/
Data Journalism Network: News, 30/04/2021: Croatia: the plan for the future https://www.europeandatajournalism.eu/eng/News/Data-news/Croatia-the-plan-for-the-future
The Dubrovnik Times, 28/09/2021: Croatia receives largest ever EU financial payment – where will the money be spent? https://www.thedubrovniktimes.com/news/croatia/item/12243-croatia-receives-largest-ever-eu-financial-payment-where-will-the-money-be-spent

News
EurActiv, 15/04/2021: Croatian PM: National recovery plan should help overcome crisis https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/croatian-pm-national-recovery-plan-should-help-overcome-crisis/
Total Croatia News, 28/04/2021: Croatian National Recovery and Resilience Plan Arriving to EC Door This Week https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/52489-croatian-national
EurActiv, 15/06/2021: Croatia did not lose 1 billion kuna in recovery plan https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/croatia-did-not-lose-1-billion-kuna-in-recovery-plan/
Reuters, 08/07/2021: EU executive approves Croatia's 6.3 bln euro COVID recovery plan https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N2OJ44S
Total Croatia News, 08/07/2021: European Commission Gives Greenlight to Croatia's Recovery and Resilience Plan https://www.total-croatia-news.com/news/54451-european-commission-gives-greenlight-to-croatia-s-recovery-and-resilience-plan
N1 Info, 08/07/2021: EC President praises Croatia’s recovery plan as ‘brilliant and ambitious’ https://rs.n1info.com/english/news/ec-president-praises-croatias-recovery-plan-as-brilliant-and-ambitious/
EurActiv, 26/07/2021: More than half of recovery plans approved, funds expected within days https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/more-than-half-of-recovery-plans-approved-funds-expected-within-days/
Total Croatia News, 26/07/2021: EU Finance Ministers Give Green Light to Croatia's Recovery and Resilience plan https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/54878-eu-finance-ministers-give-green-light-to-croatia-s-recovery-and-resilience-plan
N1 Info, 28/07/2021: Croatia’s recovery and resilience plan formally adopted https://hr.n1info.com/english/news/croatias-recovery-and-resilience-plan-formally-adopted/

Official
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)197: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Croatia https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:197:FIN
European Commission: Recovery and Resilience Facility: National Recovery and Resilience Plans https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/recovery-coronavirus/recovery-and-resilience-facility_en#national-recovery-and-resilience-plans
European Commission: Recovery and resilience plan for Croatia https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/recovery-coronavirus/recovery-and-resilience-facility/recovery-and-resilience-plan-croatia_en
Croatian Government: News, 06/05/2021: Marić: Recovery and Resilience Plan key to increasing potential growth rate https://vlada.gov.hr/news/maric-recovery-and-resilience-plan-key-to-increasing-potential-growth-rate/32054
European Commission: Press Release, 15/05/2021: Recovery and Resilience Facility: Croatia and Lithuania submit official recovery and resilience plans https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_2501
European Commission: Press Release, 08/07/2021: NextGenerationEU: European Commission endorses Croatia's recovery and resilience plan https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_3487
European Commission: Questions and answers: European Commission endorses Croatia's recovery and resilience plan (8 July 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_3488
European Commission: Statement by President von der Leyen on Croatia's recovery and resilience plan (8 July 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_21_3566
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 26/07/2021: Recovery fund: ministers welcome assessment of four more national plans https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/07/26/recovery-fund-ministers-welcome-assessment-of-four-more-national-plans/
European Commission: Press Release, 28/09/2021: NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €818 million in pre-financing to Croatia https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_4913

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