ZAGREB, 22 February, 2021 - The heads of five Croatian northwestern counties agreed a list of projects worth HRK 10 billion (€1.3bn) at a meeting in Bjelovar on Monday.
The projects relate to transport infrastructure, education, health care, and tourism. The list was agreed ahead of the signing of a development agreement with the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds.
The meeting in Bjelovar involved Bjelovar-Bilogora County Prefect Damir Bajs, Varaždin County Prefect Radimiir Čačić, Međimurje County Prefect Matija Posavec, Koprivnica-Križevci County Prefect Darko Koren, and Krapina-Zagorje County Prefect Željko Kolar.
They concluded that the development agreement was a key document that would enable them to apply for major development projects at the start of the new EU budget period and to further implement strategic projects in their respective counties.
"Without the 85% of EU funding, we would not be able to implement on our own strategic projects that are essential for our common development, and that is what this development agreement makes possible," Krapina-Zagorje County Prefect Željko Kolar said.
