Croatia signed a deal with the United States on Wednesday to boost the expansion of gas pipelines and energy infrastructure throughout the Balkans, a step that could bind the country to long-term reliance on fossil fuels and threaten the EU's energy and climate objectives.
The agreement, signed in Dubrovnik by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, comes as Zagreb phases out Russian oil and gas in line with EU rules requiring member states to reduce dependence on Moscow after it weaponised energy following the war in Ukraine.
