The Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management is organizing, from 23 - 25 May 2011 in Šibenik, Croatia, the Days of the Regional Development. The purpose of this event is to promote the importance of regional development in the Republic of Croatia, in a broader context of the Republic of Croatia's rapprochement with the EU. One of the objectives is to encourage local communities to prepare projects that could be financed from EU funds, by highlighting positive examples of the use of EU funds based on the experience from EU Member States and Croatia itself.