Croatia is an important factor in the European transport network and the implementation of the European Transport Strategy which is seen as the backbone of the entire European space, Commissioner Bulc said after his meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Milanović.
European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc meets in Zagreb with Prime Minister Zoran Milanović, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for EU funds Branko Grecic and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Sinisa Haidas Doncic.
“I had an interesting meeting with Prime Minister Milanović, we studied the challenges in the EU transport sector and concluded that Croatia, the newest EU member, actively participated in all major EU transport projects,” the Slovenian politician said.
In response to a question from the Croatian press about plans for a future bridge linking the Pelješac Peninsula with the rest of Croatia, the Transport Commissioner said that she was aware of the matter, although this was not her jurisdiction but rather that of regional development.
As far as I know, the Pelješac Bridge project is estimated and I know that Croatia has several mechanisms to implement the project and that there are several instruments in the European Union, which is why it is now up to the Croatian government to decide. She said: What mechanism will you choose?
Minister Hagdas Doncic said that the draft feasibility study for the Peljesac Bridge is about to be completed.
He expressed his satisfaction with the talks with Polk.
The Croatian Minister explained that the talks revolved around projects accepted in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), with 450 million euros available to Croatia under this scheme.
Croatia has applied 14 projects from the railway, road and port sectors to this facility, the minister said, adding that decisions to this effect are expected in mid-July.
The talks also focused on liberalizing rail passenger transport and the open skies policy.
When asked by the press whether he had informed the EU Commissioner of the Milanović government’s plan to privatize the Croatian Highway Operator (HAC), Hajdas Doncic answered in the negative, explaining that this was an internal matter of Croatia.
(Text and photo: Hina)
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