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Functional and sustainable local self-government in the Croatian National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026

The Croatian Government designed a recovery plan for the country, which also includes incentivising the merger of local government administrations. The European Union (EU) endorsed the plan and is ready to provide funding. The Plan is a welcome addition in a country divided into too many local government units, some of them with extremely low population and very low income ; it is a wonder why they have not been functionally and physically merged by now. Similar plans and projects have been proposed in the past, but with little result. Learning from previous experience, it is necessary to urgently define what the current Plan lacks – specific deadlines for implementing all planned sub-stages and services. One would hope that this task would be on top of the ministries’ and other state administration bodies’ agenda and that they, in collaboration with local government units and other competent stakeholders, would do anything in their power not only for withdrawing the available funds but also for their efficient usage. This is the only way for this Plan to contribute to us finally living in a country with functional and sustainable local self government.

local self government ; Croatia

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