Croatia
M&A deals decline in Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe in 1H19
Fall in volume and value of deals revealed in CMS/Mergermarket report is in line with decline seen across Europe as economic slowdown, Brexit uncertainty and global trade wars hit sentiment.
Pan-European wave of consolidation threatens to ground small Central, Southeast European airlines
Slovenian national carrier Adria Airways's decision to file for bankruptcy followed the demises of a series of other European airlines against the underlying trend of an air transport market in the throes of consolidation.
Dubrovnik plans to tax foreign cruise ships
The Croatian city of Dubrovnik is planning to introduce a tax on foreign cruise ships from 2021, which is being overwhelmed by hoards of tourists
Tesla hopes to open stores in Croatia, Serbia and Slovakia in early 2020
"Finally, we will do Nikola Tesla proud by having his cars in his countries of origin!" said Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Bulgaria, Croatia seek to minimise fallout from Thomas Cook collapse
Government officials in Bulgaria and Croatia scrambled this week to alleviate the negative effects on their tourism business following the collapse of British holiday firm Thomas Cook.
VIENNEAST COMPASS: Hungary punching above its weight in regional SEE politics
The incoming president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, took an unexpected decision of nominating Hungarian Laszlo Trocsanyi as commissioner for expansion as Hungary increases its influence in the region
Croatian government backs down over retirement age increase
The increase in the retirement age was part of Zagreb’s plans to reform the pension system in response to the country’s ageing population, but sparked an angry backlash from thousands of Croatians.