Germany fully supports Croatia's efforts to join the Schengen Area and the euro area, it was said after the meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in Berlin on Wednesday.
Croatia is observing Statehood Day on Monday in memory of May 30, 1990, when, after decades of communist rule, the foundations of the modern Croatian parliament, the Sabor, were created and its historic role in the preservation of Croatian statehood was confirmed.
The Croatian Employers' Association (HUP) on Friday commented on Croatia's GDP growth in Q1 2022, saying that positive indicators were grounds for optimism about the rest of the year but that inflation, a significant slowdown in trade growth and a drop in industrial production call for caution.
Less than one third of citizens think Croatia is ready to introduce the euro on 1 January 2023 and a big majority, fears the introduction will lead to tacit price rises, according to the findings of a survey presented on Wednesday.