India, Feb. 7 -- European Commission positively assessed Croatia's eighth payment request for €896,9 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.

This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this payment request, in the areas of access to health, sustainable finance, innovative mobility, water management, agriculture and the fight against corruption and organised crime.

The Commission found that Croatia has satisfactorily completed 6 milestones and 11 targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision.

Flagship measures in this payment request include:

Expanding pharmacy access in underserved areas: the funding supports the procurement of six mobile ...