Today, the Commission endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Croatia's fourth payment request for €162.5 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.  Following its assessment of the payment request submitted by Croatia on 21 December 2023, the Commission has preliminarily concluded that Croatia has satisfactorily completed the 9 milestones and 7 targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision for the fourth instalment.  This payment request covers important steps in the delivery of 6 reforms and 8 investments that will drive positive change for citizens and businesses in Croatia in areas such as public administration, the judiciary, public procurement, early childhood education and care, the decarbonisation of the energy sector, electronic communications, research and innovation, and health.The Commission has now sent its preliminary assessment of Croatia's fulfilment of the milestones and targets required for this payment to the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), which has four weeks to deliver its opinion. The payment to Croatia can take place following the EFC's opinion, and the adoption of a payment decision by the Commission. More information can be found in a press release online. (ICE ZAGABRIA)

Fonte notizia: European Commission Daily News 29 / 02 / 2024