Osijek-Baranja County Profile (NUTS III) Republic of Croatia Continental Croatia Osijek-Baranja County Project "Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem" had been launched to secure EUR 2.5 billion from EU funds for projects in five Slavonian counties in the EU's next financial period 2021-2027 Population, 2015 4.203.604 2.806.218 294.233 (Rank 4) Emigration rate 2015/2011 133,5 171,8 262,0 (Rank 3) Health GDP per capita, 2014, € 10.151 10.324 (+173) 8.044 (-2.107) Sustainable energy and environment Unemployment rate, May 2016 16,9% 16,6 28,8 Engineering Bio-technology & Bio-economy Cumulative FDI inflows per capita 1993-2016, € 7.319,4 8.467,7 1.131,1 Source: Croatian bureau of statistics Republic of Croatia: 2 NUTS II Regions: Continental Croatia with 14 counties and Adriatic Croatia with 7 counties

Water Saving Processes for Textile Production (WASATEX) This project leads to a new process and set of technologies in industrial wastewater Benefits and results 90% of water reuse, the reduction of environmental impact is summarized in a water conservation of 64%, a lower production of C02 of 50% due to lower demand of natural gas for heating water and with the new plant savings related to operating costs will reach almost 400,000 €/year. Budget: 1.700.097,00 €  EU contribution: 50%, duration: 01/07/2014 to 31/12/2016, Contract number: ECO/13/630322 https://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/projects/en/projects/wasatex

Pannonian wood center of competence (& Wood Cluster) … one of the first projects implemented through European Union Structural Funding … Triple helix “on the field” In cooperation with scientific institutions the Centre will provide technology transfer services, the creation of prototypes of innovative wood-based products, product design services, packaging design, as well as business consultancy services and brand creation. Budget: 5,9 milion €  EU contribution: 99%, Operational Programme “Regional Competitiveness 2007-2013" duration: 30/09/2014 to 29/09/2016,