Regional policy is one of the most important common development policies of the European Union, which aims to reduce inequalities between regions. Through regional policy, guidelines for investment in Member States are defined, in addition to investment in education, technological progress and innovation, the real picture of development is actually the quality of life of citizens within a particular region. The main policies are focused on regional development, social inclusion, the development of the agricultural sector, as well as investment in fisheries and aquaculture of the member states. The Republic of Croatia, as a full-fledged EU member state, has been provided with significant funds that should / can be directed towards specific areas that are united by the EU Operational Program. Competitiveness and Cohesion, Efficient Human Resources, Rural Development and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Program are the Operational Programs for the Development of Croatia. By determining NUTS II. region, is trying to influence the reduction of inequalities within the state. Croatia is currently divided into Continental and Adriatic, but due to dissatisfaction with the current distribution, it is necessary to reconstruct the spatial planning that awaits Croatia in the new financial period 2021-2027. years. In order to achieve the set goals defined by the regional policy, it is necessary to have a strategy. Depending on the area (state, county, city), a strategy is defined which determines development priorities, for example Požega-Slavonia County, which is superficially one of the smaller counties with a smaller population of the Republic of Croatia than the average. better identify, valorize and exploit available potentials. Precisely for this purpose, it is certainly necessary to strategically determine development (in a narrower and broader sense), and this is also the ultimate goal of (balanced) regional policy.