Int. J. Public Policy, Vol. X, No. Y, xxxx 1 Copyright © 200x Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Public-private partnerships in Southeastern Europe: Croatia Theodore Metaxas* Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Korai Str.,43, 38 333, Volos, Greece Fax: ++30-24210-74772 E-mail: metaxas@econ.uth.gr *Corresponding author Elisavet Preza Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Pedio Areos, Volos, Greece Fax: ++30-24210-74772 E-mail: preza@uth.gr Abstract: This paper aims to define public-private partnerships (PPPs) that are considered as a major approach in delivering public infrastructure projects in recent years. The paper analyses PPPs in Southeastern Europe, particularly in Croatia, describing the projects that have been achieved and the efforts of governments to promote the PPPs as alternative means of funding and bearing into consideration the formulation of the theoretical framework of PPP. The paper concludes that although the need for infrastructural projects in Croatia is huge, however the number of projects proposed are confined, according the Agency for PPPs for the approved PPP projects Keywords: public-private partnership; PPP; EU; Croatia; law; projects. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Metaxas, T. and Preza, E. (xxxx) ‘Public-private partnerships in Southeastern Europe: Croatia’, Int. J. Public Policy, Vol. X, No. Y, pp.xxx–xxx. Biographical notes: Theodore Metaxas received his PhD in Urban Studies and Development from the University of Thessaly, Greece and two Masters in Regional Development and Business Administration from the University of Thessaly and Kingston University, UK. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department of the University of Thessaly, Greece. He has published articles in Business History, Resources Policy, Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, European Planning Studies, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, etc. Elisavet Preza is Economist and Regional Planner. She is currently a PhD researcher at the Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, Greece. Her main research interests concerns regional development and policy making, PPPs especially in South Europe.