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Eastern EU economies may rebound quickly in 2021

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EUROPE

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…

EU slowdown may reach Croatia and Slovenia via tourism

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CROATIA/SLOVENIA

Croatia also recorded strong growth in the first half, its economy benefiting like Slovenia’s from a recovery in tourism. Tourism both exposed Croatia and Slovenia to deep…

EU growth plan may boost Western Balkan economies

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EU/BALKANS

The EU has put aside EUR6bn (USD6.4bn) to advance the inclusion of Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia into the single market and to…

Eastern EU's competitiveness hinges on institutions

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU countries are facing long-term development challenges related to institutional capacity and the quality of governance, in addition to more immediate concerns about…

Ukraine crisis will muddy eastern EU energy transition

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EU

Higher energy prices and, as war rages in Ukraine, the politicisation of sources of supply are highlighting weaknesses, and some strengths, in the energy systems of the eleven…

Central-East European banks will weather COVID-19 hit

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EUROPE

Lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 have slowed economic activity. Throughout Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE), there were major portfolio outflows in…

Lifting COVID-19 measures may hit resilient eastern EU

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EU

Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…

Croatia’s government struggles to retain popularity

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CROATIA

Croatia is gearing up for presidential, parliamentary and European elections in 2024. Plenkovic’s conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) is looking at ways to shore up…

Croatian elections will end spell of weak government

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CROATIA

The party succeeded in increasing its representation, provisionally winning 66 out of the 151 seats in parliament, despite its two terms in government. The result constitutes a…