Sabor ratifies Croatia-IBRD loan agreement on support to digital and green technology

Zagreb - The Croatian parliament on Tuesday ratified an agreement on a loan which the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved to Croatia for the project "Digital, Innovative and Green Technology".

In late June, the World Bank Board approved financing in the amount of  $116.4 million for Croatia's efforts "to advance research and innovation with a digital and green focus by improving institutional infrastructure and research performance of research organizations and firms".

The project, worth $116.4 million is called Croatia Digital, Innovation and Green Technology (DIGIT) and "will facilitate the digital transformation and the green transition of the economy, increase resources for applied research and experimental development, and support the efforts of the Croatian government to strengthen its institutional capacity to deliver research and innovation policies." The project will be carried out in close cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Education.

The parliament also ratified a Croatia-Germany agreement on the exchange and mutual protection of classified data.

Lawmakers decided that bills on debt collection agencies and on tourism would receive a second reading.