Having the best tax system in the world is not enough to attract investors
Primary focus of the Western Balkan countries should be on lower taxes in short term, better infrastructure in medium term and quality education and health in the long term, says Gavin Serkin, emerging markets specialist and founder and managing director of Frontier Funds Media & Intelligence. According to Serkin, frontier markets – developing countries which are […]
READ MOREHOT TOPICS IN MARCH: Karadžić gets life sentence; Croatia shipyards face bankruptcy; Gorenje’s record losses; Croatia’s back in investment category
Radovan Karadžić, the former president of Bosnian Serbs, was sentenced to life in prison at an appeals court in The Hague after being found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2016, Karadžić was found guilty on 10 counts including genocide in Srebrenica, persecution of Bosniaks […]
READ MOREBalkan unrests
Thousands continue to protest on the streets of Belgrade and across 90 towns in Serbia for the fourth month in a row, demanding free media and early elections. In recent weeks, the demonstrations became more turbulent and rising tensions resulted in protesters breaking into Serbia’s state television building in Belgrade demanding unbiased coverage. 18 people […]
READ MORETop Events in the Region in April
Another month, another several options to attend an event of your interest in the region. Whether you’re interested in business, culture or sports, the Adriatic Journal has picked the best events taking place around the Balkans that are worth a visit. 32th Belgrade Marathon Source: Belgrade Marathon Location: Belgrade, Serbia DATE: 14 Apr 2019 The […]
READ MORELjubljana is not a shopping mecca, but it can become one
Delo’s Manja Pušnik spoke to Ljubljana’s deputy mayor Janez Koželj on the development of the city center and the role of the shopping tourism. They refer to him as the city’s architect, its urbanist, and some call him a visionary, while at municipality he is considered to be one of the greatest experts on Ljubljana’s […]
READ MOREStable Kosovo is possible only by removing politics
Uncertainty is always connected with Kosovo, as it cannot exist as an independent state, says Vladimir Cvetković, dean of the Faculty of Security of the University of Belgrade, in an interview with Milena Zupančič from Slovenia’s Delo. Cvetković believes that today’s position of Serbia, in terms of its cooperation with the NATO alliance that […]
READ MORESerbia marks 20 years since NATO bombing
This week Serbia is marking 20th anniversary since NATO air strikes on the country. Two decades on, the state is unstable, the society is stagnant, the media is biased, the people are moving abroad, and the streets are filled with protesters who want change, writes Milena Zupanič in Delo. It has been 20 years since […]
READ MOREWinners of the future: The innovative, creative, and conscious of the human capital potential
Saša Mrak, President of the Managers’ Association of Slovenia Slovenian management is generally well-trained, but in order to be more effective in the future, it has to show more openness towards contemporary ideas and flexibility towards challenges it faces. With one of the highest growth in the last decade and favourable export forecasts for the future years, […]
READ MOREEastern Slovenia’s wine growing rennaisance
Wine connaiseurs would miss out by leaving out Štajerska from the wine tasting map. By Maja Cestnik Štajerska, in Slovenia’s northeast, is becoming a widely recognised white wine region. For a very long time, the area was mainly known for producing quality affordable white table wines that the locals mostly mixed with mineral water to […]
READ MORETop Events in The Region in March
With sunny spring weather comes a perfect opportunity to visit some of the events happening in the region. Here’s Adriatic Journal’s choice of events definitely worth a visit this month: FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Kranjska Gora, 58th Vitranc Cup Location: Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Date: 9 – 10 Mar 2019 One of the toughest in […]
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