Zagreb mayor forms ruling coalition euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Croatia successfully tests digital green certificates euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The European Commission has increased its projection for the growth of the Croatian economy to 6.1% in 2022, meaning it could become one of the fastest-growing economies in the bloc. This year’s forecast meanwhile was slightly reduced from 5.3 to 5%.
The Commission expects the Croatian recovery to be primarily based on tourism, increased private consumption, foreign investments, and post-earthquake reconstruction. Increased economic growth for 2022 in Croatia is also expected as a result of the EU recovery and resilience fund.
“This forecast is similar to the one proposed by my government. I find it very encouraging that these numbers are even bigger than initially proposed. That is good news,” commented Prime Minister Andrej Plenković from Vodnjan, where he was campaigning ahead of local elections on Sunday. (Tea Trubić Macan | EURACTIV.hr)
Parliament speaker presents Croatia s Vision for EU future conference – EURACTIV com euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ, EPP), the ruling party led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, is topping the polls with 26.7% a week before local elections scheduled for 16 May.
HDZ is counting on victory in Split and Osijek, the second and fourth biggest cities in Croatia. However, polls show a close battle for the capital Zagreb.
After the sudden death of Milan Bandić, the longest-serving mayor in the history of Zagreb, polls are suggesting a big shift towards the newly established green-left platform We Can (Možemo!), whose candidate Tomislav Tomašević is a stable favourite to win, but only in the second round.