Croatie

Since joining the EU in 2013, Croatia’s macroeconomic performance has improved significantly. At the same time, large demographic and socio-economic disparities across Croatian regions persist. These trends provide the backdrop against which Croatia has reformed its legislative and strategic planning framework for regional development. Such reforms culminated in the adoption of the National Development Strategy 2030, which includes balanced regional development among its main long-term objectives. They have also led to the creation of regional development agencies, and the design of development plans at the county and local levels. This report assesses the extent to which Croatia’s multi-level governance system is supporting its regional development objectives. In particular, it provides an overview of the country’s regional development performance on several demographic, economic and well-being indicators. From there, it considers how the regional development reforms adopted since 2014 affect the ability of national and subnational governments to design, implement, fund, monitor and evaluate place-based regional development plans. Finally, this report provides practical recommendations to help national and subnational policy makers develop and implement strategic frameworks to meet their territorial development objectives and deliver tangible results to communities across the country.

La Croatie a bien géré la crise du COVID-19 et les chocs sur les prix qui ont découlé de la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. En dépit de la montée en flèche de l’inflation, le pays a enregistré une forte croissance de la production, une hausse de l’emploi et une amélioration du bien-être. Son intégration dans la zone euro et l’espace Schengen au début de 2023 témoigne des progrès accomplis et donne un coup de pouce supplémentaire à l’économie. La mise en œuvre d’une politique budgétaire contracyclique et l’octroi de prêts en faveur d’investissements productifs peuvent aider à maîtriser les tensions inflationnistes et à étayer la croissance. La Croatie doit poursuivre les réformes et les investissements ambitieux qu’elle a entrepris pour favoriser la convergence des revenus vers les niveaux de l’OCDE tout en se préparant à faire face au changement climatique. Alléger les contraintes réglementaires, rendre le système judiciaire plus réactif, parer aux risques de corruption et améliorer les résultats des entreprises publiques sont autant de mesures qui contribueraient à dynamiser l’environnement des entreprises en renforçant la croissance des entreprises à plus forte productivité. Par ailleurs, les pouvoirs publics pourraient mettre l’accent sur le renforcement des compétences des adultes, car cela permettrait aux employeurs de pourvoir des postes très qualifiés et favoriserait l’augmentation des revenus. Il est en outre possible de réduire les risques de pauvreté, d’accroître la productivité et d’aider le pays à s’adapter au vieillissement de sa population en renforçant la participation des jeunes adultes à la vie active, en encourageant les seniors à travailler jusqu’à l’âge de la retraite au taux plein, et en attirant les compétences nécessaires via l’immigration. CHAPITRES THÉMATIQUES : AMÉLIORER L’ENVIRONNEMENT DES ENTREPRISES ; AMÉLIORER LA SITUATION DU MARCHÉ DU TRAVAIL

This profile provides a concise and policy-focused overview of the state of health and the healthcare system in Croatia, as a part of the broader series of Country Health Profiles from the State of Health in the EU initiative. It presents a succinct analysis encompassing the following key aspects: the current health status in Croatia; the determinants of health, focusing on behavioural risk factors; the organisation of the Croatian healthcare system; and an evaluation of the health system's effectiveness, accessibility, and resilience. Moreover, the 2023 edition presents a thematic section on the state of mental health and associated services in Croatia. This profile is the collaborative effort of the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, carried out in cooperation with the European Commission.

The FDI Qualities Review of Croatia provides policy recommendations on the design and implementation of a new strategic framework for investment promotion and facilitation in Croatia. It provides an assessment of how foreign direct investment (FDI) contributes to sustainable development, including productivity and innovation, job quality and skills development, decarbonisation and regional development. It also examines the institutional and policy framework for investment promotion and facilitation at national and subnational levels. It gives an overview of Croatia’s investment incentives regime, focusing on the effective design and implementation of tax incentives. The report indicates potential areas for institutional and policy reform to improve Croatia’s investment climate and strengthen the economic, social and environmental benefits of FDI.