Croatia
Croatia will remain under pressure until 2020 election
A weak government's yielding to popular demand on the retirement age will store up more trouble for later
CroatiaLow participation rate points up Croatia’s slow reform
Croatia’s low labour force participation rates stem from a relatively unreformed economy with a large informal sector
CroatiaCroatia may find Slovenia unhelpful for Schengen entry
Croatia will meet technical criteria for joining Schengen but must also meet Slovenia’s territorial aims
CroatiaCentral-Eastern Europe will compete for new LNG market
A terminal in the northern Aegean is part of attempts to diversify away from Russian natural gas
EUComplacency will be main threat to Croatia’s tourism
Croatia has a strong tourism industry dating back to Yugoslavia and beyond but it will need modernisation
CroatiaEastern EU industries may falter for lack of skills
Romania, Lithuania and Croatia in particular are losing their best and brightest to labour markets in the West
CroatiaLucrative migrant ‘trade’ will draw Balkan smugglers
Latest round-up of people smugglers may bear out fears of surge in illegal migration via Bosnia
Bosnia-HercegovinaCroatia needs reforms despite its first budget surplus
First fiscal surplus under EU rules will prop up fragile government but Croatia is still a reform laggard
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