Public procurement procedures within projects financed by European Union funds

Javna nabava je važan element koji služi za jačanje tržišta, te njome potičemo gospodarski razvoj. Pravila i postupci javne nabave u Republici Hrvatskoj uređeni su Zakonom o javnoj nabavi. Javna nabava ima veliku ulogu pri usmjeravanju europskih strukturnih i investicijskih fondova. Cilj projekata financiranih iz Europske unije je razvijati gospodarstvo i umanjiti razlike u životnim standardima svih članica Europske unije. Jako je važna pravilna provedba postupaka javne nabave i za uspješnost same provedbe projekata financiranih iz Europske unije. Cilj ovog rada je predstaviti važnost provedbe postupaka javne nabave u projektima financiranim iz fondova Europske unije.Public procurement is an important element that serves to strengthen the market and encourage economic development. The rules and procedures for public procurement in the Republic of Croatia are governed by the Law on Government Procurement. Public procurement plays a major role in directing European Structural and Investment Funds. The objective of projects financed by the European Union is to develop the economy and to reduce disparities in living standards of all members of the European Union. Proper implementation of procurement procedures and the success of the implementation of projects funded by the European Union is very important. The aim of this work is to present the importance of the implementation of procurement procedures in projects funded by European Union funds