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Project Implementation Units of EU co-financed Projects

Management of public projects in the Republic of Croatia is an actual topic from professional, scientific and legal point of view. Due to the changes in the system of management and control of EU funds in Croatia, changes in the national law, as well as larger growth of professional interest and need for project management knowledge and skills acquisition, it is useful and interesting to explain genesis, structure and role of Project Implementation Units. Project Implementation Units are project organizations responsible for management of implementation of EU co-financed water projects in Croatia. This article shows their mission, role, composition and organizational scheme, as well as their relationship with parent organization and Croatian Water as an Intermediate Body of Level 2. Examples of created Units are given, as well as practical guidelines for their future development. The purpose of the article is explanation of project management and Project Management Units’ importance in terms of EU co-financed public water projects, as well as creation of guidelines for future praxes. Findings from five different case studies are interesting and useful for institutional system of management and control of EU funds in Croatia, national water management, utility companies, end users of water projects and civil engineers occupied on water and other public projects. These findings are important in terms of familiarization with new praxes and regulations, learning and continuous improvement on the field of construction management and economy.

project management ; water sector ; European Union ; Project Implementation Unit

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