"Croatia to drop controversial coal plant project, confirms minister", 14 June 2016

The Croatian Minister for Economy, Tomislav Panenić...confirmed that the 500 MW Plomin C coal plant project has been stopped. The announcement comes after months of media reports that the European Commission considers the project to involve incompatible state aid due to the involvement of heavily politicised state electricity company HEP (Hrvatska Elektroprivreda)...The news was welcomed by environmental campaigners who have led a five-year campaign against the project due to its expected climate and health impacts, as well as its high cost.