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Croatian Transport System in the Process of European Integration

Complementary transport development is the strategic orientation of Croatia within the enlarged European Union, with the backbone of infrastructure development predetermined by the set of Pan-European corridors and the Trans-European transport network. In compliance with the interests of Croatia in the European integrations, the necessary precondition is the harmonization of the transport system regards to regulations, infrastructure and management, with the application of international, mainly European Union references. Therefore, the transport system development of Croatia, apart from the physical dimensioning of the infrastructure network, needs to be harmonized with the referent strategic provisions of the European Union Common Transport Policy, which assumes incorporation of the principles of integrity, interoperability and sustainability into the national transport policy. In terms of integrity, the planning of infrastructure network with the aim of integration into a wider regional network determinates the development priorities. The implementation of the interoperability principle dictates the development of intermodal transport options with the aim of optimizing the application of natural resources. From the aspect of sustainability, transport development is marked by coordinated approach to modelling the economic growth, ecological balance and social development. Research in this paper is targeted to the valorisation of the national transport system status, detecting the geo-strategic position within the initiatives of the regional transport networks and the methodological conceptualisation of the transport development of Croatia in the process of European integrations.

Transport Strategy; Transport Policy; Transport Network; Transport Infrastructure

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