Jasmina Kuzmanovic

Bloomberg News Zagreb & western Balkans. Former AP Zagreb/Singapore. Opinions are my own.

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

ECB’s Zigman says price stability is key, cheaper oil will help https://t.co/1zfpzBC0Ag via @jaskuzmanovic

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

Swiss voters reject population cap by 55% to 45%, SRF projects https://t.co/8kypqpRYiN via @bbenrath

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

Swiss firms expect the population cap to be defanged if it passes, lobby group says https://t.co/X2edBaySr1 via @bbenrath @flacqua

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

A scoop you have to read today:
Czech central bank Governor Ales Michl said he sees a stronger argument to raise interest rates in June to contain inflationary pressures https://t.co/guACR8CIWO

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

ECB hikes for first time since 2023 as inflation heats up https://t.co/hPZjhCPrpZ via @jrandow @weberalexander

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

The Czech Republic will block the European Union’s attempts to sanction Israel’s national security minister over his treatment of activists who were trying to get aid into Gaza, the country’s top diplomat says https://t.co/GdZvG3nxXI

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

Prime Minister Albin Kurti is on track to win a third election in Kosovo in 18 months, which sought to break months of political deadlock that hurt efforts to improve ties with allies and the Serbian minority. https://t.co/8zUCRVL3MU

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

EU pushes to end its expansion deadlock to curb Russia and China https://t.co/0xYMhaV04s via @jaskuzmanovic @mishasavic @JanHanDun

[donato @donatopmancini]

From earlier today, with @samyadghirni & @jaskuzmanovic: No consensus after key nations tasked with selecting the next special envoy to Bosnia and Herzegovina are at odds over whom to appoint to the role and what kind of weight it should carry https://t.co/TNQO4S7yEN

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

ECB says consumer inflation expectations ease but stay elevated https://t.co/tlDIaAd8qj

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

In an interview in Belgrade, Aleksandar Vucic discusses his deepening ties with China and frustration with the European Union. https://t.co/CHkA7tsFzo

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

EXCLUSIVE: Croatia seriously considering Ante Zigman as new central bank chief https://t.co/9Yy6TVmOaO via @jaskuzmanovic

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

If the European Union has a red line in Serbia’s relationship to China, President Aleksandar Vucic may be getting close https://t.co/18aLbzhCzn

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

A Russian ex-banker is on the verge of standing trial in the biggest fraud case in the Baltic region’s history https://t.co/ZthyCT8bWV

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

ECB’s Vujcic says a June rate hike hinges on incoming data https://t.co/CLGnw6c8zm via @jaskuzmanovic @JanHanDun

[Andrea Dudik @AndreaDudik]

Czech billionaire Michal Strnad said investors are undervaluing his company CSG https://t.co/Qh8sbfUI6r

[Patrick Donahue @patrickjdo]

In Bulgaria, eighth time’s a charm

[Bloomberg @business]

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob’s chances of forming a government became more complicated Friday when lawmakers picked a new parliament speaker whose party is seen as more likely to back his rival’s right-wing bloc. https://t.co/yTxKZZvT9G

[Ante Šušnjar @susnjar_a]

Good deal. It should be welcomed.
Still, it would be fantastic to be a fly on the wall when this deal was pitched. Just to listen Hungarian officials, with a straight face, explain to their U.S. counterpart how it can be easily done via Adriatic Pipeline (JANAF) because it has proven capacity. We were making that very point ourselves during our recent visit and meetings in Washington.
Recent weeks have made that point rather clearly, because Adriatic pipeline has been supplying both the Hungarian and Slovak markets without drama.
In the end, Washington gets a deal, someone gets the photo-op and Croatia gets its familiar supporting role – making everyone else’s “strategic sovereignty” actually work.
Funny how the “secondary” route becomes essential the moment the stakes get bigger.
P.S. As Yes Minister would advise: “in politics you must learn to say things with tact and finesse, you berk! And when to say nothing at all”. It would have been easier in recent months if someone had taken that advice.

[Daniel Hornak @Dan_Hornak]

Slovakia makes more autos than anywhere else in the world relative to its size. Now it's scaling up production of shells to become a key European supplier. https://t.co/N1ir2k8SrO