EU to fund Croatian project tackling energy poverty

The main objective of the project, called CEESEN-BENDER and valued at 1.8 million euro in total, is to empower and support vulnerable homeowners and renters living in Soviet-era multi-apartment buildings in five central and eastern European countries: Croatia, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, and Romania, the Commission said in a press release on Tuesday.

The project targets about 1,500 apartments. Additionally, around 3,500 homeowners, landlords, and building managers will receive technical, legal and financial training on energy renovation.

It is one of all 171 projects that the Commission has approved under the LIFE Programme for environment and climate action, worth more than 396 million euro.

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