THE efficiency of using EU pre-acession funds in Croatia

Hrvatsko korištenje pomoć i iz fondova Europske unije može se pratiti u tri faze. Prva faza, tijekom 1990-ih, odnosi se ponajprije na humanitarnu pomoć, a sredstvima je upravljala sama Unija. U drugoj fazi, 2001.–2004., do stjecanja statusa kandidata za članstvo u Uniji, sredstva su se koristila kroz program CARDS. Nakon toga počinje koriš tenje sredstvima iz programa PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD (2005.–2006.) te IPA (od 2007.). Hrvatska se može koristiti i nekim sredstvima iz programa Zajednice. Naročito nakon stjecanja statusa kandidata nacionalne institucije imaju sve veću ulogu i odgovornost u korištenju sredstvima iz fondova EU. Mjerljivi rezultati pokazuju dobar uspjeh Hrvatske u tom pogledu.The use of the EU pre-accession funds in Croatia can be divided into three phases. The first phase, during the 1990s, encompassed primarily humanitarian aid, with funds managed by the EU. In the second phase, from 2001 until acquiring the status of candidate country in 2004, the funds were used through CARDS programme. After that, PHARE and ISPA, SAPARD (2005–2006), and IPA (since 2007) funds were used. Croatia may use certain funds from the Community’s programmes. After acquiring candidate country status, national institutions have greater responsibility and more important role in using EU funds. Measurable results have shown that Croatia has achieved satisfying success