Croatia in the EU

Multiannual European Financial Framework

With funds from the European Multiannual Financial Framework (budget), EU member states implement common European policies, including cohesion policy, agricultural policy, fisheries policy, as well as policies related to culture, research, education, employment, social policies including poverty reduction, healthcare, and others.

The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is determined for a period of at least five years and is adopted through a trilateral dialogue between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission. From 1988 to the present day (2021), six MFFs have been established, covering the periods: 1988-1992 (five years), 1993-1999 (seven years), 2000-2006 (seven years), 2007-2013 (seven years), 2014-2020 (seven years), and finally for the period 2021-2027 (seven years).

Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2021–2027

On May 2, 2018, the European Commission published the Communication "A Modern Budget for a Union that Protects, Empowers, and Defends - Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2021-2027" along with accompanying legislative proposals. In these documents, the Commission presented to the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions the new EU budget for the period from 2021 to 2027.

Due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 27 and 28, 2020, the Commission announced revised proposals for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. Additionally, it introduced an additional financial instrument for recovery called Next Generation EU (NGEU), aimed at supporting the recovery efforts.

On July 17 and 21, 2020, EU leaders reached an agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2021-2027 (worth €1,074.3 billion) and the Next Generation EU recovery plan amounting to €750 billion to address the crisis caused by the pandemic. This agreement secured the largest amount of funds to date, totaling €1.8 trillion.

The funds allocated for the Republic of Croatia

From the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and the Recovery Plan (NGEU), approximately 22 billion EUR has been allocated for the Republic of Croatia.