DUBROVNIK, CROATIA-U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright joined U.S. officials and American companies at the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit today in announcing billions of dollars of private capital investment in the Central and Eastern European region. Deal signings included the formal launch of the Trump Peace Pipelines Framework, enabling the construction of more natural gas infrastructure to support Europe’s continued expansion of American liquified natural gas (LNG) imports.
Under President Trump’s leadership, America is producing as much natural gas as Russia, China and Iran combined. The U.S. also leads the world in LNG exports and is on track to more than double its exports within the next decade.
“President Trump is unleashing a new era of cooperation for Central and Eastern Europe,” Secretary Wright said. “These partnerships are rooted in our mutual support for an energy addition agenda – more jobs, more opportunity, and more investment. All of this is evidenced by the billions of dollars of deals signed today. The future is extremely bright for the nations that join the United States in pursuing common sense energy policies that deliver prosperity and security for their respective people.”
Key Outcomes Include:
- Launching the New ‘Trump Peace Pipelines Framework:’ A U.S.-led Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance strategic energy infrastructure projects across Central and Eastern Europe, expanding the region’s capacity to import U.S. LNG, underscoring America as a reliable partner in strengthening energy security.
- Joint Statement of Intent Supporting the IGA between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and American Industry for the Southern Interconnection Gas Pipeline: The United States supports expanding regional gas infrastructure through the Southern Interconnection gas pipeline, allowing the region to import more U.S. LNG, strengthening energy security.
- Nuclear Joint Statement: The United States and Croatia signed a Joint Statement to enhance civil nuclear cooperation, deepening collaboration under the U.S.-Euratom Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. The agreement advances Croatia’s readiness to deploy U.S. small modular reactor (SMR) technology, supports expanded cooperation between U.S. and Croatian industry, and promotes American nuclear exports. It also reinforces U.S. leadership in safe, secure, and reliable nuclear energy, positioning Croatia to play a growing role in regional SMR development.
- Croatia Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Feasibility Study: Supporting Croatia’s steps to deploy safe, secure, advanced U.S. nuclear technologies with the highest standards of nonproliferation, under the Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of SMR Technology (FIRST) Program.
- Project Pantheon: An American firm is investing in a next-generation data center in Croatia worth upwards of $50 billion, strengthening regional digital infrastructure, supporting AI-driven growth, and positioning Croatia as a hub for world-class digital infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe.