The Europe Direct Information Centre Nova Gradiška was one of 13 centres in the Republic of Croatia, with the aim of informing citizens about the benefits that membership of the European Union brings them. Co-financed by the Representation of the European Commission in Croatia, project duration: 48 months.
Europe Direct · Europska komisijaCompleted48 mjeseci
Objective of the centre
Easy access to information about the EU — citizens' rights, priorities, legislation, policies, programmes and financing opportunities
Promotion of participatory citizenship at local and regional level
Creating opportunities to express and exchange views in all areas of EU activity, especially those affecting the daily life of citizens
Contribution and results
The Europe Direct Information Centre Nova Gradiška significantly increased the communication capacity of the European Union through strengthened synergy and coordination with other information and assistance networks covering specific EU policy areas.
Project submitted to the call for proposals "Support to the Development of Centres of Competence" within OPKK 2014–2020. Project promoter: CEKOM NI NG d.o.o., established by the City of Nova Gradiška in September 2016 as a Research and Knowledge Dissemination Organisation.
The RE@CT project is focused on establishing local centres for advanced manufacturing and technology in Nova Gradiška (Croatia) and Šabac (Serbia), with the support of ICTTI from Novi Sad. The main objective is to invest in education and vocational training in order to develop a highly qualified workforce that meets the requirements of modern industry, with particular emphasis on Industry 4.0.
The project is financed within the Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014–2020 through the European Regional Development Fund. The total value of the project is 29.847.343,00 HRK, of which the grant amounts to 19.945.084,25 HRK.