Croatia
Croatian data centre operator DC North sold to Liechtenstein-based investor
DC North runs one of Croatia's largest data centre facilities, at a time when demand for data centre capacity continues to rise across Europe.
EBRD2026: EBRD, EU expand InvestEU support with €478mn in new guarantees
Additional guarantees to enable EBRD to finance higher-risk projects that may otherwise struggle to secure commercial funding.
Middle East conflict and energy shock slow growth across EBRD regions
Bank warns higher energy costs are reigniting inflation, weakening industrial competitiveness and straining already fragile public finances
BC Partners faces legal challenge over United Media sale
United Group founder and former CEO have launched legal proceedings against private equity firm BC Partners, seeking to block the planned sale of United's Southeast European media assets.
Eastern EU faces mounting demographic strain as populations shrink and age, Eurostat says
While the EU’s total population rose slightly, many eastern member states continued to lose population over the longer term through emigration, low fertility and high mortality rates.
AIIB commits $125mn to OTP green finance push in CEE, Balkans
AIIB says transaction aims to deepen local capital markets and mobilise private investment into climate-related projects.
Croatian blue chips post strong Q1 despite global volatility
Many constituents of the CROBEX index reported strong revenue and profit growth in Q1 despite a volatile global backdrop marked by geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures and uneven economic growth.
Croatia seeks extradition of former ski chief arrested in Kazakhstan
Vedran Pavlek was arrested in Kazakhstan as part of a widening corruption investigation involving tens of millions of euros.
Iran-linked shock’s impact on Emerging Europe seen milder than 2022 crisis, says wiiw economist
Severity of current shock in Emerging Europe linked to Iran war unlikely to match the 2022 crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Croatia pushes stronger financing role for Three Seas Initiative at Dubrovnik summit
With global uncertainty driving demand for resilient supply chains and energy diversification, leaders said the initiative could play a larger role in Europe's economy provided it can secure investment.
Why global population collapse will keep the wars coming
Demographers warned for decades that ageing, declining states grow more dangerous, not less. The wars now spreading from Eastern Europe to the Gulf to East Asia look increasingly like the opening engagements of a long contest over who outlasts whom.
Emerging Europe weathers Iran war shock, but risks mount, wiiw says
Higher energy prices, weaker trade and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on the region’s outlook, according to new forecasts from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies.
Bosnia, Croatia sign gas pipeline deal despite civil society backlash
Southern Interconnection intended to boost energy security and reduce reliance on Russian gas, but civil society groups warn it risks locking the region into fossil fuel dependence.
Transatlantic consortium unveils €50bn AI data centre project in Croatia
Pantheon AI project to be the largest investment in Croatia's history and one of the biggest private US investments in Europe.
Central and Eastern Europe emerges as new defence industry hub, KPMG says
Region is undergoing "a decisive moment of industrial transformation" driven by rising military spending, supply chain restructuring and the war in Ukraine.
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Russian sabotage operations in Europe almost quadrupled in 2024, IISS says
Russian sabotage operations in Europe almost quadrupled from 2023 to 2024 according to IISS research, with submarine cables, legacy IT systems and underinvestment in critical infrastructure identified as key vulnerabilities.
Germany rallies behind Ukraine as peace talks stall, EU membership debate divides the bloc
Germany has unveiled a sweeping €4bn military support package for Ukraine and Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for the rapid disbursement of a long-delayed €90bn EU loan to Kyiv, as European powers scramble to shore up Ukraine's defences.
Croatia’s seasonal workers demand higher pay as labour shortages persist
Ongoing labour shortages have forced employers to recruit both in the region and from as far afield as South Asia.
Croatia braces for tough summer tourism season amid global uncertainty
Croatia expects a fierce competition for European tourists this summer as war and global instability disrupt travel patterns.
Zelenskiy proposes a new European version of Nato
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed the creation of a new European-centred security bloc that would include Ukraine, the EU, the UK, Turkey and Norway, as concerns mount over the future of US support for Nato.