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Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning is organizing the „Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings“ conference which will be held on Wednesday, 4 December 2019, at the International Hotel in Zagreb. The conference will present the new Call for submission of project proposals “Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings”.

Organized by the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning at the International Hotel in Zagreb the conference named “City’s Green Future” gathered around 300 attendees interested in planning and financing projects of green infrastructure in urban areas and applying circular management principles in buildings and spaces. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction and Physical Planning Predrag Štromar opened the conference.

Following the invitation of the European Landscape Convention of the Council of Europe Secretariat to mark the Third International Landscape Day of the Council of Europe, the Institute for Spatial Development of the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning organised on 18 October 2019, in cooperation with Croatian Waters, the Symposium „Water in the urban environment“.

Since 2015, the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning has announced five Calls for co-financing of energy renovation of public and residential buildings from European Structural and Investment Funds. Out of the total € 311 million available under the OPCC 2014-2020 are for energy renovation of public and residential buildings, by the signed Agreements under the last Call for energy renovation of public buildings a total of 90% of the allocation has been reserved.

Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning, in cooperation with Croatian Waters and the Public Institution Maksimir, on occasion of marking the Third International Landscape Day of the Council of Europe, invites to the Symposium „Water in urban landscape“ to be held on 18 October 2019 at 12:00 hrs, at Croatian Waters, Ulica grada Vukovara 220, Zagreb.

During the European Week of Cities and Regions 2019, REDday 2019 took place on October 8, 2019 in European Parliament, making it ninth in a row as part of the RENOVATE EUROPE campaign. Head of Sector for European union Projects, International and EU Affairs Ines Androić Brajčić participated at the event where two Croatian projects, among other, were showcased.

Under the Call for energy renovation and use of RES in public sector buildings a total of 550 Agreements are signed with their value reaching over HRK 2,32 billion, while grants amount to over HRK 1,14 billion.

Subsidisation of housing loans is an aid measure by which a part of the housing loan is subsidised to young people during the first five years of loan repayment. The measure has been implemented since 2017, that is, calls were carried out in 2017 and 2018, and young people can apply for subsidised housing loans, in addition to this year, also under calls that are planned in March and in September 2020.

PromoArh – 1. International Construction Trade Fair is the first specialised event of this kind that was held in Poreč from 18 to 21 September this year. The Ministry was involved in the event through the participation of State Secretary Željko Uhlir, M.Sc., who delivered a presentation on the topic of "Property valuation", while Assistant Minister Assist.Prof. Maja-Marija Nahod, Ph.D., participated in the panel discussion "(Re)animation of the construction industry under public sector support".