Growth in CEE to slow to 3.5% – World Bank
The war in Ukraine is set to inflict twice the amount of economic damage that the COVID-19 pandemic did, the World...
Croatia
Hungarian gov’t-friendly firm buys Sberbank share in Croatia’s Fortenova
Russia's Sberbank has sold its 43% stake in Fortenova to Hungarian-US investment fund Indotek Group, Croatian daily Jutarnji List reported. The...
Czechs contribute EUR 27 million towards armament shipments to Ukraine
Czechia’s Ministry of Defence says 100,000 Czechs have coughed up over EUR 27 million through a crowdfunding campaign which began last...
Poland tops EC inflation list for 2021, 2022
Poland is predicted to have the highest level of inflation of 6.8% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - and the...
Slovenia minimum wage nears parity with US
With a EUR 1,074 minimum wage, Slovenia was the only country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) where a gross monthly...
Ryanair revives routes out of Zagreb
Europe’s largest airline Ryanair has announced plans to restore all of the flights from the Croatian capital of Zagreb that it...
EU beats 2020 sustainable energy target, with Latvia, Austria, Croatia CEE’s greenest
As the EU surpassed its target of 20% sustainable energy usage in 2020, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) high achiever...
Croatia tops aviation upturn list – Eurostat
European commercial aviation enjoyed an upturn last month, as the number of flights in the EU climbed 130% year-on-year. While the...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Western Balkans bounce back from 2020, but reforms needed to narrow gap with EU
Although the six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union, referred to as the WB6, are expected to have...
Europe’s travel industry recovering, but slow vaccine roll-out in east not helping
A report by a European travel industry group says Europe's travel industry is recovering this year, but the continent has a...
Croatian premier u-turns on Eurozone
"The benefits of euro adoption would outweigh the disadvantages," Croatian President Zoran Milanovic announced after meeting George Vella, his opposite number in Malta,...
Ex-Croatia PM, MOL chief get jail terms for INA bribery case
Croatia's Supreme Court sentenced MOL chairman-CEO Zsolt Hernadi and the country's former prime minister Ivo Sanader to prison sentences for bribery...
Global corporate minimum tax backed by Croatia
Zagreb has come out in support of the G20 political agreement based on a proposal to tax multinational companies. It will...
Youth Migration Costs Western Balkans billions
Western Balkan countries lose around 5.5 billion euros each year through the emigration of young citizens, a new report by the Westminster Foundation...
What Are the Consequences of a Record-setting Tourism Season in the Balkans?
By the end of August, EU member Croatia and two of its Southern neighbors down the Adriatic coast, Montenegro and Albania,...
Hungary Promises LNG flows to Ukraine from Krk Gas Terminal
Hungary has floated the idea of a tripartite agreement to supply Ukraine with natural gas flows through Hungary via liquefied natural...
Central Europeans Share Mixed Feelings Towards the Euro
Two countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), Bulgaria and Croatia, are on track to introduce the European common currency. In...
Croatia’s Peljesac Bridge: Financed by the EU, Built by China
If you’re traveling to Dubrovnik, Croatia’s southern Adriatic resort town, you no longer need to transit through Bosnia and Hercegovina: the...
Croatia’s Plan to Put Tesla on Euro Coins Annoys Belgrade
Serbia's central bank is accusing Croatia of appropriating the the historical and cultural heritage of Serbians if Zagreb places inventor Nikola...