Meeting with Minister Nataša Tramišak

Topic of the meeting was AmCham’s position paper Recommendations for the adoption of the Act on Electromobility and Alternative Fuels and the programming of electromobility projects into the Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union.

In order to enable the development of alternative fuel infrastructure, with a goal to meet the needs of current and future drivers, primarily of electric vehicles, many Member States have adopted plans and a legislative framework to achieve European infrastructure targets and increase the number of electric vehicles on the road. Therefore, AmCham proposes the definition of the Croatian national act on electromobility and alternative fuels modeled on the Polish act, adapted to national specifics of Croatia.

In addition to the adoption of the Act, AmCham proposes the programming of projects in the field of electromobility through the EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) related to:
- Establishment of a national network of fast and ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles within local and regional self-government units, networked in a pan-European network and provision of digital charging services,
- Electrification of public passenger transport.

As climate change and digitalization are priority areas in the MFF, electromobility projects are in line with key EU targets for the coming seven-year period.

Minister Tramišak welcomed AmCham's initiative proposing sustainable projects in the transport sector. She also added that there is a significant number of ready projects for the upcoming financial period, which is a good indicator as well as an indicator of readiness for future investments in Croatia.

On behalf of AmCham, the meeting was attended by Andrea Doko Jelušić, Executive Director of AmCham, Dino Novosel, Vice-Chair of the Committee for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency of AmCham and Global Executive E-Mobility Leader for Deutsche Telekom Europe and Dražen Malbašić, Policy Manager at AmCham.