The strategic act of the European Union “European Green Deal” is a clearly defined direction of sustainable transport that basically relies on electromobility as a lever for the reduction of greenhouse and harmful exhaust gas emissions in the transport sector. 

Croatia belongs to the group of Central and Southeast European countries that lag behind in the availability of publicly available charging infrastructure (with approximately 400 publicly available charging stations, Croatia provides one publicly available charging station per 9,000 inhabitants, while the EU average is one publicly available charging station per 2,000 inhabitants).

In order to enable the development of the infrastructure for alternative fuels, all for the purpose of meeting the needs of current and future drivers, primarily of electric vehicles, many Member States have adopted plans and a legislative framework for achieving European objectives regarding the infrastructure and increase in the number of electric vehicles on roads.

An example of good practice is Poland, which adopted the Act on Electromobility and Alternative Fuels that defines national regulations regarding the development of electromobility, but also the exact competencies and obligations of individual stakeholders in the system, as well as the financing of the implementation of legally defined objectives. AmCham proposes defining the Croatian national Act on Electromobility and Alternative Fuels based on the Polish Act, adapted to national specificities.
 
AmCham's position paper „Recommendations for the adoption of the Act on Electromobility and Alternative Fuels“ is available here.