Strengthening Croatian administrative capacities for implementing the Services Directive
On Wednesday, 17th of April 2013, a formal opening ceremony marked the beginning of the Twinning project “Strengthening Croatian administrative capacities for implementing the Services Directive”. The objectives of this project are to strengthen the Croatian administrative capacities for effective and sustainable implementation of the Services Directive in (SD) order to develop and liberalise internal market services in Croatia. The project with a budget of € 222.222,00 is financed by the European Union and will last 6 months. The expected results of the project are focused on the practical implementation of the Services Directive and the strengthening of administrative and personnel capacities in the Ministry of Economy and other competent institutions. Furthermore, also the improvement of the Point of Single Contact’s website and the information of Croatian Service Providers about the directive’s consequences and deriving will add to the value of the project. Therefore, the project is of great importance for Croatia in the framework of the EU accession process and will add to the fully integration into the EU internal market.
