Category: Public Calls

MRRFEU under Scheme for the granting of de minimis aid to island employers for the launch of economic activities and the preservation of jobs continues to implement the measure of granting de minimis aid to island economic operators for the launch of economic activities as well as for the preservation of jobs, in order to boost the competitiveness of the economy on the islands and the Peljesac peninsula.

Subject the Public Call is the granting of de minimis aid in order to foster the competitiveness and growth of entrepreneurship on the islands and to preserve jobs.

Eligible beneficiaries are island employers, i.e. natural persons – craftsmen and legal persons, who carry out their registered activity on the islands, regardless of their registered office.

The total amount of de minimis aid granted to a single undertaking must not exceed EUR 200.000,00 over a period of three fiscal years (2021,2022,2023). The total amount of de minimis aid granted to a single road haulage undertaking for hire or reward shall not exceed EUR 100,000.00 over a period of three fiscal years (2021,2022, 2023).

The deadline for submitting applications is 19 June 2023.

A public call with supporting documents is available at: the website of the Ministry.

PRIMORSKO-GORANSKA ŽUPANIJA, Administrative Department for Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development published on 27 April 2023 a call to entrepreneurs for the granting of de minimis aid from the ‘Programme of measures for the development of entrepreneurship of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County for the period 2022-2022’. 2025-2025" in 2023 for the following actions:

• Measure 3.1 - Co-financing of equipment costs - Manufacturing
• Measure 4.3 - Encouraging energy efficiency
• Measure 5.1 - Aid to start-ups/craftsmen - Aid to start-up entrepreneurs opening a business or company for the first time (Gorski Kotar and the Islands)

Minimum aid amount: 1.000,00 EUR
Maximum aid amount: 10.000,00 EUR
Intensity of support: 80%

All call details are available in the Public Call Document all supporting documents can be downloaded here.

Applications are submitted ONLY with respect, and they are received 30 days from the date of publication of the Public Call on the official website of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Additional explanations and information related to the subject matter of the Public Call can be obtained by telephone: 051/351-260 or email: gospodarstvo@pgz.hr .

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has published a programme for granting low-value aid Competitiveness of the tourism economy in 2023. The total planned value of the public call is EUR 2 654 455.

The programme is divided into 3 actions:

• Measure A – restaurants,
• Measure B – agencies,
• Measure C – cruise vessels.

Objective of the programme

Main objective of the programme is the green and digital transition of entrepreneurs throughout the tourism and hospitality value chain. In addition, the programme shall contribute to:

• the development of sustainable tourism products,
• improving environmentally friendly processes in the hospitality business,
• development of innovative tourism products and services,
• circular economy;
• increasing energy efficiency.

Eligible applicants and eligible actions

Measure A

Small business entities (j.d.o.o., d.o.o., obrt, zadruga) that are eligible have a registered main activity under NKD 56.1 – Activities of restaurants and other food service establishments.

Eligible entities are those registered in accordance with the Rules on the classification and minimum requirements of catering establishments belonging to the groups ‘restaurants’, ‘bars’, ‘catering establishments’ and ‘simple service establishments’ (NN Nos 82/07, 82/09, 75/12, 69/13).

Eligible activities are:

• Investment in energy-efficient tangible assets and the green transition of catering facilities (investment in replacement of professional catering equipment, investment in more energy efficient heating, lighting and RES systems, investment in acquisition of new equipment related to environmental protection and circular economy),
• Investment in digitalisation and improvement of work processes in the provision of catering services (new ICT and audio/video solutions, software),

The minimum aid amount for Measure A is EUR 6 000 and the maximum aid amount is EUR 25 000.

Measure B

Small business entities (j.d.o.o., d.o.o., obrt, zadruga) that are eligible have a registered main activity under NKD 79.1 – Activities of travel agencies and tour operators.

Eligible entities (agencies) are registered in the Central Register (currently the Register of MINTS) in accordance with the Act on the Provision of Tourism Services (OG 130/17, NN 25/19, NN 98/19, NN 42/20, NN 70/21) or have a Decision on fulfilling the conditions for the provision of tourist agency services from the competent state administration office in accordance with the Act (OG 68/07, NN 88/10, NN 30/14, NN 152,14).

Eligible activities are:

• Investing in the green transition of the provision of agency services (procurement of equipment for the realization of packages including equipment/programme for persons with disabilities),
• Investing in digitalisation and improving agency services (new ICT and audio/video solutions, software).

The minimum aid amount for Measure B is EUR 4 000 and the maximum aid amount is EUR 8 000.

Measure C

Small business entities (j.d.o.o., d.o.o., obrt, zadruga) that are eligible have a registered main activity according to NKD 50.10. – Maritime and coastal passenger transport.

Eligible entities are the existing cruise vessels registered in accordance with the Ordinance on the types of nautical tourism vessels, Nautical cruise vessels (OG 68/19).

An activity is eligible:

• Investing in the green transition of cruise craft (Investment in desalination equipment/device, biochemical waste water treatment plant)

The minimum aid amount for Measure C is EUR 6 000 and the maximum aid amount is EUR 20,000.

Aid intensity

Funding is foreseen for the implementation of the programme in the total amount of EUR 2 654 455, and the aid intensity is up to 70% the total eligible costs of the project.

How to submit an application

Applications must be submitted by May 5, 2023., to be submitted exclusively online through the portal eTourism, and the application can only be completed by a person who has the authority to represent the entity in the eCitizens system (FINA e-authorisation service), otherwise the application will not be valid.

More information find out at the Official Website of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

The Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds has published a Public Call for co-financing the implementation of EU projects at regional and local level in 2023 according to the Programme for co-financing the implementation of EU projects at regional and local level.

The Programme funds are non-refundable and earmarked, and are directed to co-finance the implementation of EU projects at regional and local level to beneficiaries who have signed a Grant Agreement from EU funds for the programming period 2014-2020 and projects financed under the Swiss-Croatian Cooperation Programme, and EEA and Kingdom of Norway Financial Mechanisms in the period 2014-2021, if they do not have an approved completed report on the EU project by the date of publication of this Public Call.

The total available amount of funds allocated in the public call procedure is EUR 50 000 000.00.

The following may apply for the use of the Programme funds:

• local and regional self-government units,
• legal persons in majority ownership or co-ownership of local and regional self-government units (only for their own name and for their own account), and
• institutions whose founders are local and regional self-government units.

More information as well as full application documentation is available at link.