The scientific project The Impact of European Policies on Socio-Economic Development and Public Policies in Croatia – EUROIMPACT, which is being conducted by the Department of European Policies at the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), aims to investigate the impact of European policies on socio-economic development and public policies in Croatia. The project focuses on the processes through which European Union policies affect the economic, political, and social development of the Republic of Croatia. The project is funded within the Framework Agreement between IRMO and the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of the Republic of Croatia, with funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026, the NextGeneration EU program.
All activities carried out by the Department of European Policies within the framework of the project will be consolidated on this website, with the aim of ensuring a better understanding of the channels and levels of impact of EU Cohesion policy on development in member states, with a focus on the situation in Croatia, and determining how contemporary trends shaping industrial relations, particularly digitalization and automation processes, affect the behavior of social partners and shape public policies.
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Book Chapter on Croatia’s Experience with IPA Assistance Published by Springer
Dr. Jakša Puljiz, co-authoring with Matea Roknić, has published a paper titled “Experience with Implementation of IPA Assistance—Was Croatia a Success Story?” as a chapter in the book The Palgrave Handbook of European Union Enlargement and Pre-Accession Assistance,...
Article on Challenges Faced by Local Government Units in Using EU Funds Published
Dr. Jakša Puljiz, co-authoring with Mijo Bežovan and Dr. Igor Vidačak, has published an original scientific article titled “Challenges Faced by Local Government Units in the Use of EU Funds” in the journal Croatian and Comparative Public Administration. The article...
Participation of IRMO in the International Conference on the Future of Rural Development Policy after 2027
The Director of IRMO, Jakša Puljiz, PhD participated in the international conference “The Future of Rural Development Policy after 2027,” held from 23 to 25 March 2026 at Terme Tuhelj. The conference was organised by the LEADER/CLLD Thematic Working Group of the...



