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Analysis of the legislation in the area of environment protection in the Republic of Croatia and proposal for actions in order to adjust to EU legislation

EU politics and politics of the Republic of Croatia in the area of environment protection contributes the realisation of: preservation, protection and improvement of environment quality ; protection of human health, promotion of measures on international level which deal with regional and world environmental problems, especially regarding climate changes. Solution to the problem of climate changes is the main challenge in the area of environment protection and this is just a part of environment protection policy. EU leads the way in their efforts to solve the problems causing climate changes with the purpose of decreasing power consumption and emissions. EU promotes adoption of similar politics worldwide, especially in industrialized countries and rapidly growing economies. Standards for environment protection tend to act as a stimulus for usage of safer alternatives as well as a stimulus to not only manufacturers but also to housings for the usage of eco materials with the aim of ensuring possibilities of maximal recycling with minimal waste. EU funds stimulate and enable not only environmental protection but the development of other branches influencing the environment, e.g. infrastructure, energetic efficiency, technology etc. Croatia has a possibility to use the EU funds in the best possible way and in order to achieve this it is necessary to adjust legislation along with knowledge. Authors analyse legislation of the Republic of Croatia and EU in the area of environment protection and suggest measures for proceeding with the process of adoption.

legal basis ; development strategy ; climate changes ; EU funds

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