To the European Commission, we are submitting a third extensive complaint entitled Report on Deforestation in the Republic of Croatia, Part Three, with the following chapters:
August 28, 2025
Planned excessive logging in all forests managed by Hrvatske šume d.o.o. in the territory of the Republic of Croatia in the period from 2016 to 2025
Implementation of excessive clear-cutting in Natura 2000 protected areas, in the period from 2021 to 2024
Degradation and overall decline in the value of forests managed by Hrvatske šume d.o.o., as shown in the official findings of independent auditors
Material damage caused to the European Union
A system of circumventing regulations in the distribution of timber to facilities for the production of electricity and heat, which, for years, have not been put into operation, or were never built at all
An example of a biomass energy production facility that, for years, received state subsidies vastly disproportionate to the price of the actual energy produced
Non-compliance with legal provisions on the implementation of the Second National Forest Inventory CRONFI II
Proposal of measures for the recovery and genuine preservation of forest resources and overall biodiversity in the Republic of Croatia
ANNEX – Analysis of the FSC Report of September 8, 2021, on the assessment of the complaint of stakeholders against Hrvatske šume (SA-FM/COC-001212) in the Report on Deforestation in the Republic of Croatia