Capital Market Forecasts for 2026: Expectations and Perspectives

Capital Market Forecasts for 2026: Expectations and Perspectives

Karin Kunrath, Chief Investment Officer at Raiffeisen Capital Management, has presented her forecasts for the capital markets in 2026, analyzing key trends and factors that will shape the investment e...

ECONLIT Forum 2025: Economic Education as the Foundation of a Sustainable and Responsible Society

ECONLIT Forum 2025: Economic Education as the Foundation of a Sustainable and Responsible Society

The ECONLIT Forum 2025 was held in Skopje on December 13, 2025, bringing together representatives from academia, public institutions, the private sector, civil society, and secondary education. The ai...

Aspen Institute Analysis: Economic Disparities and Challenges in the Western Balkans

Aspen Institute Analysis: Economic Disparities and Challenges in the Western Balkans

A new publication by the Aspen Institute analyzes key structural problems in the economies of the Western Balkans, including dependence on coal, low wages, the export of insufficiently sophisticated p...

Changes to Slovenia's Pension System Take Effect in 2026

Changes to Slovenia's Pension System Take Effect in 2026

From January 2026, certain innovations within the pension reform and amendments to the Labor Market Regulation Act will come into force in Slovenia. In addition, the deadline for submitting applicatio...

Protest Over Solar Power Plants in Zagorje: Irregularities Discovered in Permit Issuance

Protest Over Solar Power Plants in Zagorje: Irregularities Discovered in Permit Issuance

A storm has erupted in Krapina-Zagorje County due to the expropriation of hundreds of landowners for the construction of solar power plants. The Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction, and State ...

North Macedonia Records Progress in Electricity Market Reforms

North Macedonia Records Progress in Electricity Market Reforms

North Macedonia, along with Serbia and Moldova, is making significant progress in electricity market reforms, according to the Energy Community's 2025 report. This progress is crucial for integration ...

Citizens' Group Warns: Brajići Wind Farm Threatens the Cultural Heritage of Paštrovska Gora

Citizens' Group Warns: Brajići Wind Farm Threatens the Cultural Heritage of Paštrovska Gora

A group of citizens from Brajići, Paštrovići, and Crmnica warns that the construction of the "Brajići" wind farm on Paštrovska Gora could endanger at least 150 objects representing the cultural herita...

Serbia Considers the Future of NIS in Light of Sanctions and Geopolitical Challenges

Serbia Considers the Future of NIS in Light of Sanctions and Geopolitical Challenges

The future of the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) has once again become topical due to the pressure of sanctions imposed on the Russian energy sector. The question of possible nationalization of NI...

Croatian Company Spegra Among the Most Successful in Europe According to the Financial Times

Croatian Company Spegra Among the Most Successful in Europe According to the Financial Times

Spegra, a company headquartered in Split, has once again been included in the Financial Times' list of the 300 European companies with the highest long-term growth. This Croatian company ranked a high...

Arriva Hrvatska and Briona Pula Form Busly Network for More Efficient Bus Transport

Arriva Hrvatska and Briona Pula Form Busly Network for More Efficient Bus Transport

Two Croatian bus companies, Arriva Hrvatska and Briona Pula, have joined forces to form the Busly network, a new platform aimed at increasing the efficiency of bus transport. This collaboration repres...