The EU Commission approves €104M Croatian scheme to support energy-intensive companies

State aid: Commission approves €104 million Croatian scheme to support energy-intensive companies* The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €104 million Croatian scheme to reduce an electricity consumption levy imposed on energy-intensive companies. The scheme aims at mitigating the risk that, due to this levy, energy-intensive companies may relocate their activities to locations outside the EU with less ambitious climate policies. In addition, the scheme contributes to the achievement of EU's climate and environmental objectives set out in the European Green Deal. The Croatian scheme Croatia notified the Commission of its intention to introduce a €104 million scheme to support energy-intensive companies. In particular, Croatia plans to reduce for those