by croatiaweek
December 2, 2025
in
Split
BRUSSELS, 1 December 2025 (Hina) – Croatia is expected to receive a fresh €1.1 billion from the European Union after the European Commission on Monday proposed approving the country’s seventh payment under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
In its statement, the Commission confirmed that it had delivered a positive assessment of Croatia’s latest request, marking what it described as “an important step towards the disbursement of EU funds to support Croatia’s economic growth and resilience”.
The proposal has now been forwarded to the Economic and Financial Committee, which has up to four weeks to issue its opinion. Once that process is completed, the Commission can make a final decision and release the funds.
According to the Commission, Croatia has successfully completed all 22 milestones and 31 targets linked to this tranche. These achievements reflect a wide range of reforms and investments designed to benefit both citizens and businesses.
The measures span several key areas: improvements in social services, labour market measures, a more competitive business environment, and significant advances in the digitalisation of public administration.
Progress has also been made across the energy and transport sectors, as well as in water and waste management, capital market development and academic cooperation.
Energy projects are central to this payment request. Croatia has upgraded or built 300 kilometres of high-voltage power lines and installed 40,000 smart electricity meters, helping to modernise and digitalise the national grid.
The country has also strengthened connections between the northern and southern parts of its energy network and increased its capacity for renewable energy.
Croatia has €10 billion allocated through its national Recovery and Resilience Plan, combining €5.8 billion in grants and €4.2 billion in loans. To date, the country has withdrawn around €5.3 billion.
If approved as expected, this latest tranche would bring Croatia another step closer to fully realising its post-pandemic investment and reform commitments.