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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA NATIONAL STRATEGIC REFERENCE FRAMEWORK 2013 ZAGREB, JUNE 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 7 2. MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT ....................................................................................... 9 2.1. ECONOMIC GROWTH .................................................................................................. 9 2.2. INFLATION AND EXCHANGE RATE .......................................................................... 11 2.3. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ..................................... 11 2.4. FINANCIAL SYSTEM ................................................................................................... 12 2.5. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS ............................................................................ 13 3. ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION .......................................................... 14 3.1. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN RELEVANT SECTORS ..................................... 14 3.1.1. Transport ............................................................................................................... 14 3.1.2. Environment ......................................................................................................... 20 3.1.3. Regional Competitivness ..................................................................................... 26 3.1.4. Human Resources Development ......................................................................... 31 3.2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN CROATIAN REGIONS ....................................... 38 3.3. SWOT ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................ 45 4. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................... 46 4.1. OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE NSRF ....................................................................... 46 4.2. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF THE NSRF ................................................................ 47 4.3. THEMATIC PRIORITIES OF THE NSRF ..................................................................... 49 4.3.1. Development of modern transportation networks and increased accessibility of the regions ........................................................................................................ 49 4.3.2. Improvement of environmental infrastructure and quality of related services ..... 51 4.3.3. Higher competitivness of SMEs and support to the knowledge-based economy 52 4.3.4. Improvement of labour market efficiency, development of human capital and reinforcing social inclusion ................................................................................... 55 4.4. CONSISTENCY WITH COMMUNITY STRATEGIC GUIDELINES ON COHESION 2007-2013 ................................................................................................................... 57 4.5. EXPERIENCE FROM PAST AND CURRENT PROGRAMMING PERIOD ................. 59 5. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES ................................................................................... 60 5.1. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME TRANSPORT............................................................ 61 5.2. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ENVIRONMENT ....................................................... 61 5.3. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME REGIONAL COMPETITIVNESS .............................. 62 5.4. OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ................ 62 5.5. COMPLEMENTARITY AND DEMARCATION ISSUES ............................................... 63 5.5.1. Coordination between Operational Programmes ................................................. 63 5.5.2. Coordination with IPARD and EFF ...................................................................... 65 6. FINANCIAL PLAN .......................................................................................................... 67 6.1. FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS......................................................................................... 67 6.2. LISBON EARMARKED EXPENDITURE ...................................................................... 68 6.3. EX ANTE VERIFICATION OF ADDITIONALITY.......................................................... 70 7. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 73 7.1. OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ....................................................... 73 7.2. OVERALL COORDINATION ........................................................................................ 75 7.3. MONITORING .............................................................................................................. 77 7.4. EVALUATION ............................................................................................................... 78 7.5. FINANCIAL FLOWS ..................................................................................................... 81 7.6. CERTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE ......................................................................... 82 7.7. AUDIT ........................................................................................................................... 83 7.8. ACTIONS ENVISIONED FOR REINFORCING ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY ..... 83 ANNEXES ......................................................................................................................... 86 ANNEX 1: Basic statistical data........................................................................................ 86 ANNEX 2: Structural indicators and quantified targets on the level of thematic priorities 89 ANNEX 3: Complementarity between OPs and demarcation activities supported by ERDF, CF, ESF and IPARD for 2013.............................................................. 92 ANNEX 4: Financial flows................................................................................................. 95 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ALMM Active labour market measures ARPA Agency for the Audit of European Union Programmes Implementation System BSI Business support institution CBS Croatian Bureau of Statistics CES Croatian Employment Service CF Cohesion Fund CNB Croatian National Bank CPI Consumer price index CROQF Croatian qualifications framework CSO Civil society organisation EC European Commission EFF European Fisheries Fund EIB European Investment Bank EPEEF Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund EU European Union EUR Euro ERDF European Regional Development Fund ESC Croatian Economic and Social Council ESF European Social Fund FDI Foreign direct investment GCI Global competitiveness index GCR Global competitiveness report GDP Gross domestic product GERD Gross domestic expenditures on R&D GVA Gross value added HRK Croatian kuna ICT Information and communication technologies IPA Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance IPARD Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development JAP Joint assessment of employment policy LLL Life long learning MEC Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts MENP Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection MIS Management information system MRDEUF Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds MSES Ministry of Science, Education and Sport NEPP National employment promotion plan NGO Non-government organisation NSRF National Strategic Reference Framework NUTS Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics OP Operational Programme R&D Research and development RDI Research, development and innovation RfP Request for payment SCF Strategic Coherence Framework SDF Strategic Development Framework SEE South-East Europe SEETO South-East Europe Transport Observatory SME Small and medium-sized enterprise STFIS State Treasury financial information system SWOT Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats TEN-T Trans-European Transport Networks VET Vocational education training WEEE Waste of electronical and electrical equipment LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2-1 Real GDP growth rates in selected countries............................................................ 9 Figure 2-2 GDP per capita in PPS, in selected countries........................................................... 10 Figure 2-3 Inflation in Croatia (CPI) and EU (HICP)................................................................... 11 Figure 2-4 Unemployment rate (ILO) in selected countries........................................................ 12 Figure 2-5 FDI per capita in selected countries.......................................................................... 13 Figure 3-1 Public sector investment into transport in Croatia..................................................... 15 Figure 3-2 Transport of freight by modes in Croatia (in tkm)...................................................... 15 Figure 3-3 Transport of freight by modes by land in Croatia (in tkm).......................................... 16 Figure 3-4 Transport of freight by modes in Croatia (in t)........................................................... 16 Figure 3-5 Transport of passengers by modes in Croatia (in pkm)............................................. 17 Figure 3-6 Transport of passengers by modes in Croatia (in no. of passengers)....................... 17 Figure 3-7 Environmental expenditure by the public sector........................................................ 21 Figure 3-8 Generation of municipal waste (kg/capita)................................................................ 22 Figure 3-9 Generation of municipal waste