Croatia
RRF deadline prompts flurry of applications from CEE countries
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania were among the 13 EU member states to request…
EU green lights Croatia to join Schengen, snubs Bulgaria, Romania
Croatia will become the Schengen zone’s newest member on 1 January, the Council of the EU announced on Thursday, 8 December. Croatia…
Croatia plans partial Sunday shopping ban
Croatia has decided to introduce compulsory shop closures on Sundays, Croatian Employment and Family Minister Marin Piletic told reporters after…
Croatian authorities launch probe into massive gas-resale scam at INA
A total of five individuals including a top Croatian lawyer and an executive at energy firm INA have been charged…
Hungary makes energy crisis plans
The Hungarian government unveiled a number of energy-related measures at the weekend, in response to soaring prices and an impending…
Croatia to adopt euro next year, as Balkan country clears final hurdles
The EU formally approved on Tuesday Croatia joining the Eurozone on New Year's Day 2023, and proclaimed the development as…
Croatia to get less Covid recovery funding after economic rebound in 2021
The European Commission (EC) will cut Croatia’s maximum share of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) stimulus programme by…
Croatia set to join the Euro
Croatia has been given the go-ahead to adopt the euro from the start of next year, when it will become…
Croatia agrees to expand oil capacity to CEE
Croatia is ready to enlarge the capacity of the Adria oil pipeline as part of a long-term energy cooperation agreement…
Balkan business leaders urge simpler border controls
Serbian and Croatian business organisations are calling for less friction in the flow of goods across their common border, in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EU27 Steps Up Against Belarus Border Aggression
The Belarusian government is trying to "instrumentalize human beings for political purposes,” interior ministers of the European Union warned 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:…
Croatia’s Plan to Put Tesla on Euro Coins Annoys Belgrade
Reading Time: < 1 minute Croatia's plan to put Nikola Tesla on its future euro coins has irritated Serbia's central…
Wages in the Balkans: Where the Highs meet the Lows
Reading Time: 5 minutes Our roundup of wage info for three countries in South-East Europe shows that foreign investors can…