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Croatia's new government.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214316
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The five-party coalition enters office at a time of intense economic and social uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising debt and soaring energy prices. Prime…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266472
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The governing coalition of the right-wing Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and its junior partner, the centrist Bridge (Most) of Independent Lists, has collapsed. With 56 seats in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221133
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This was widely anticipated after the consumer price inflation (CPI) rate accelerated to 3.0% year-on-year in March from 2.7% in February. The CNB hinted that inflation could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243684
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The government has capitulated to demands by trade unions to lower the retirement age despite a growing demographic imbalance and public finances under strain. In the process…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246637
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Golob said the government could now press on with the transformation of Slovenia for which it was elected last June: 2023 would be the year of reforms. A referendum in November…
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in the Balkans have mostly failed to deliver on promises of improving infrastructure. Chinese prestige in the region now relies…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259289
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Following sharp contractions across Europe in the second quarter of 2020 and a strong rebound in the third, most CEE countries have been able to maintain some momentum in…
Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266666
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CZECH REPUBLIC: Fiscal consolidation to move forward