The thesis focuses on EU funds, which are financial instruments for the implementation of certain EU public policies in the Member States. European and Structural Funds are used by the Member States, while candidate countries use IPA pre-accession assistance tools. By becoming a full member of the European Union, the Republic of Croatia has acquired the right to dispose of EU budget funds and the obligation to pay funds to the EU budget. That is, the Republic of Croatia, regional government units and local self-government units have the opportunity to participate in the withdrawal of funds from the EU budget through various projects that are in line with the basic EU objectives, national, regional, and local strategic documents. The budget revenue of the city of Sinj is approximately 70 million kroner, and contracts have been signed to finance projects worth a total of approximately 550 million kunas. This funding has enabled the restoration and arrangement of the cultural heritage of the city of Sinj with the aim of increasing its value and improving the lives of citizens through increased employment and social inclusion, as well as better infrastructure. Due to the limited budget, Sinj would never have been able to implement such large projects without the help of the European Union. Due to their strategic position, Sinj and Cetina region are ideal places for the development of selective forms of tourism, and the possibility of developing rural tourism was especially pointed out.