Croatian unemployment rate highest in decade

Where is Lenard? I thought Croatia was paradise on earth? Looks like Croatia isn't much better off the other Balkan nations despite all those gazillions of euros invested in Croatia every second.

Where is Lenard?
(MikeC, 22 February 2013 15:45)

Looking for job?

"Lepa nasa" is not so lepa...

Croatian Labour and Pension System Minister Mirando Mrsić recently said that the number of unemployed would continue growing because more jobs are lost than created on a daily basis.

B92

I am afraid he's right and the situation will get even worst with Croatia's accession into EU.Any thoughts of exporting some of its unemployed to EU countries will be quashed by the economic crisis afflicting those countries and by the hostile attitude of their populations towards any immigration.

One has to look at the campaigns lodged by the German,British and Dutch governments against potential Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants to realise that there is no such thing called labour mobility or social Europe.The British media in one breath stereotype Bulgarians and Romanians as pickpocketing gangsters ,Social security scroungers and freeloaders.Furthermore the British government has lodged a campaign highlighting the negative aspects of Britain thus trying to discourage immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria coming into Britain.

I think Cameron could have more impact on the potential immigrants if he told them how bad things are in Britain-1750 applications for 7 jobs at Costa Coffee at minimum wage- or he should just show the TV soap Eastenders, that's going to put anyone off this Sceptred Isle.

21% unemployment and growing??
Hmmm, could someone please explain to me what the benefit of joining the EU???
Or maybe i should be asking someone from Spain or Greece ??

They are lying.......the unemployment rate is nearer 26% they omitted to mention the approximate 10% of their population they ethnically cleansed from their territory in 1995 half of whom are most likely unemployed elsewhere across the globe. They are now reaping what they have sowed and I for one hope it gets worse and maybe one day they'll apologise for wrecking YU but I won't hold my breath.

Economics Teacher,

With the way things are going in Europe, Croatia should not "hold its collective breath" for that 11 billion Euros.

Rabble Rabble!

I'm a Serb/Croat/Albanian or Western sympathizer with any one of the three groups who doesn't live in Serbia/Croatia/Kosovo or never left the West, and I frequent this site and take pleasure in any perceived misfortunes of the neighboring countries of where my parents are from or my knee-jerk sympathies lie. I dismiss any of the major issues that plague Serbia/Croatia/Kosovo, and insist that all issues in the region are the fault of all neighboring countries. I am a Serbian/Croatian/Albanian patriot, that would never live in Serbia/Croatia/Kosovo and will spend all day on the internet telling you why I'm more proud to be descended from Serbs/Croats/Albanians is better than being associated with the criminal mindset of Serbs/Croats/Albanians

Rabble Rabble!

Rabble Rabble!

I'm a Serbian who doesn't live in Serbia, and I frequent this site and take pleasure in any perceived misfortunes of the neighboring countries of where my parents are from. I dismiss any of the major issues that plague Serbia, and insist that all issues in the region are the fault of all neighboring countries. I am a Serbian patriot, that would never live in Serbia.

Rabble Rabble!

(Economics Teacher, 22 February 2013 19:19)

You poor thing. You’re still living in the 1990s and quoting EU BS about joining their club. Read this very carefully and see that it sinks in.
The 11 billion Euros has been thrown around by Croat politicians as being the joy and savior of Croatia, but we are living in very hard times where the EU has borrowed up to 500 billion Euros as a fighting fund to try and save the EU. In fact the EU wanted 1 trillion Euros, but Asian banks were not interested in lending that much as they don’t have faith in the EU. Moodys day announced the downgrading of the UK and Bank of England because “there are no signs of economic improvement and there are no indications of economic recovery in the foreseeable future”.
That means no 11 billion and Brussels has already told that to Milanovic. In fact you’ll be lucky to get a quarter of that and even then it will not be in cash but tradeoffs.
“Croatia will be the new centre of the former Yugoslav region for companies looking to operate in the area” if theses companies haven’t arrived by now they never will – its all spin.
Craotia’s level of unemployment is more closer to 30% and it will rise even further and your growth rate of 2-3.% is all pie in the sky stuff. Do you know that in 2009 economists predicted that he growth rate for the EU in 2013 would be between 4.5% to 5%?
Don’t hold your breath.

Well Croatia relies a lot on tourism so its employment figures are worse in the middle of winter and improve a lot over the summer.
It needs to diversify to keep things better over the cold months.

"Lepa nasa" is not so lepa...
(Detroit_SERB, 22 February 2013 16:37)

It's "Ljepa Nasa" (Croatian) and it's still ljepa. Now tell me more about Detroit, I was just there last week, not so ljepo there my friend and please let's talk about unemployment in Detroit...a city in USA. Tell me how well the auto industry is doing there now?....NO? Uh! Best move back to Serbia then...NO? Ah! No so ljepo there either I gather.

People!...Croatia is not in the EU just yet, but when they do join officially on July 1st, 2013 they will finally have access to the 11 billions euros that have been earn marked for it for the period of 2014-2020.

The real loser in Croatia joining the EU will be Slovenia...Croatia will be the new centre of the former Yugoslav region for companies looking to operate in the area. Up until now Slovenia has held that position uncontested thanks to it being the only former republic in the EU. Croatia is bigger, geographically better located and has lower operating costs than Slovenia...This explains why Slovenia has been delaying Croatia's entry as much as they could! In a perfect world for them, Croatia would never join.

The situation in Croatia is not the best right now, but pretty much every country in Europe is dealing with the exact same situation whether that country is in the EU or not. One of the leading investments groups in Europe have already stated that because of these funds and the investments that follow them it is realistic for Croatia to achieve economic growth of 2-3% from 2014 through to 2020. Croatia at least has something to look forward too which cannot be said for other countries in the region. They are faced with the same uncertainty going forward.

Ljepa Nasa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hCazYqft-Y&NR=1 Croatia is adjusting with tourism booming. With more then three times then all of Croatia's population of tourist coming every year. Growth this year will be fantastic. With bookings up 45% ,schedule flights from Serbia up 100% to Croatian holiday cities a whopping 640% in 2011 and 1,460% in 2012 of Greeks vacationing in Croatia etc. It gives a big boost to Croatia's economy from demand in services and goods produced in Croatia. Then their are dozens of major projects in the billions coming on line in 2013 and 2014. It is just some nonsense politician and his party saying the sky is falling. Then when it goes good they will say they did it and the BS EU to vote for the jerks.

@ sj and Robert

The 11 billion has already been put aside in prior EU budgets when times were good. The on-going issues have nothing to do with Croatia. It was put into law many years ago during the accession negotiations and does not need further approval going forward. Its up to Croatia and investors to come up with the projects that can make use of these funds though. Its all on them. If they screw it up the Croatian government can only blame themselves, which is a possibility. I cannot do to the work for them!!!

However, your points are valid for new countries aspiring to join the EU. For example, Serbia and the other countries in the region. Yes, they can forget about getting that kind of money. Those days of greatly assisting the new members are over now.

People!...Croatia is not in the EU just yet, but when they do join officially on July 1st, 2013 they will finally have access to the 11 billions euros that have been earn marked for it for the period of 2014-2020.

The real loser in Croatia joining the EU will be Slovenia...Croatia will be the new centre of the former Yugoslav region for companies looking to operate in the area. Up until now Slovenia has held that position uncontested thanks to it being the only former republic in the EU. Croatia is bigger, geographically better located and has lower operating costs than Slovenia...This explains why Slovenia has been delaying Croatia's entry as much as they could! In a perfect world for them, Croatia would never join.

The situation in Croatia is not the best right now, but pretty much every country in Europe is dealing with the exact same situation whether that country is in the EU or not. One of the leading investments groups in Europe have already stated that because of these funds and the investments that follow them it is realistic for Croatia to achieve economic growth of 2-3% from 2014 through to 2020. Croatia at least has something to look forward too which cannot be said for other countries in the region. They are faced with the same uncertainty going forward.

Rabble Rabble!

I'm a Serbian who doesn't live in Serbia, and I frequent this site and take pleasure in any perceived misfortunes of the neighboring countries of where my parents are from. I dismiss any of the major issues that plague Serbia, and insist that all issues in the region are the fault of all neighboring countries. I am a Serbian patriot, that would never live in Serbia.

Rabble Rabble!

Where is Lenard? I thought Croatia was paradise on earth? Looks like Croatia isn't much better off the other Balkan nations despite all those gazillions of euros invested in Croatia every second.

Rabble Rabble!

I'm a Serb/Croat/Albanian or Western sympathizer with any one of the three groups who doesn't live in Serbia/Croatia/Kosovo or never left the West, and I frequent this site and take pleasure in any perceived misfortunes of the neighboring countries of where my parents are from or my knee-jerk sympathies lie. I dismiss any of the major issues that plague Serbia/Croatia/Kosovo, and insist that all issues in the region are the fault of all neighboring countries. I am a Serbian/Croatian/Albanian patriot, that would never live in Serbia/Croatia/Kosovo and will spend all day on the internet telling you why I'm more proud to be descended from Serbs/Croats/Albanians is better than being associated with the criminal mindset of Serbs/Croats/Albanians

Rabble Rabble!

They are lying.......the unemployment rate is nearer 26% they omitted to mention the approximate 10% of their population they ethnically cleansed from their territory in 1995 half of whom are most likely unemployed elsewhere across the globe. They are now reaping what they have sowed and I for one hope it gets worse and maybe one day they'll apologise for wrecking YU but I won't hold my breath.

Where is Lenard?
(MikeC, 22 February 2013 15:45)

Looking for job?

"Lepa nasa" is not so lepa...

Croatian Labour and Pension System Minister Mirando Mrsić recently said that the number of unemployed would continue growing because more jobs are lost than created on a daily basis.

B92

I am afraid he's right and the situation will get even worst with Croatia's accession into EU.Any thoughts of exporting some of its unemployed to EU countries will be quashed by the economic crisis afflicting those countries and by the hostile attitude of their populations towards any immigration.

One has to look at the campaigns lodged by the German,British and Dutch governments against potential Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants to realise that there is no such thing called labour mobility or social Europe.The British media in one breath stereotype Bulgarians and Romanians as pickpocketing gangsters ,Social security scroungers and freeloaders.Furthermore the British government has lodged a campaign highlighting the negative aspects of Britain thus trying to discourage immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria coming into Britain.

I think Cameron could have more impact on the potential immigrants if he told them how bad things are in Britain-1750 applications for 7 jobs at Costa Coffee at minimum wage- or he should just show the TV soap Eastenders, that's going to put anyone off this Sceptred Isle.

21% unemployment and growing??
Hmmm, could someone please explain to me what the benefit of joining the EU???
Or maybe i should be asking someone from Spain or Greece ??

(Economics Teacher, 22 February 2013 19:19)

You poor thing. You’re still living in the 1990s and quoting EU BS about joining their club. Read this very carefully and see that it sinks in.
The 11 billion Euros has been thrown around by Croat politicians as being the joy and savior of Croatia, but we are living in very hard times where the EU has borrowed up to 500 billion Euros as a fighting fund to try and save the EU. In fact the EU wanted 1 trillion Euros, but Asian banks were not interested in lending that much as they don’t have faith in the EU. Moodys day announced the downgrading of the UK and Bank of England because “there are no signs of economic improvement and there are no indications of economic recovery in the foreseeable future”.
That means no 11 billion and Brussels has already told that to Milanovic. In fact you’ll be lucky to get a quarter of that and even then it will not be in cash but tradeoffs.
“Croatia will be the new centre of the former Yugoslav region for companies looking to operate in the area” if theses companies haven’t arrived by now they never will – its all spin.
Craotia’s level of unemployment is more closer to 30% and it will rise even further and your growth rate of 2-3.% is all pie in the sky stuff. Do you know that in 2009 economists predicted that he growth rate for the EU in 2013 would be between 4.5% to 5%?
Don’t hold your breath.

Ljepa Nasa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hCazYqft-Y&NR=1 Croatia is adjusting with tourism booming. With more then three times then all of Croatia's population of tourist coming every year. Growth this year will be fantastic. With bookings up 45% ,schedule flights from Serbia up 100% to Croatian holiday cities a whopping 640% in 2011 and 1,460% in 2012 of Greeks vacationing in Croatia etc. It gives a big boost to Croatia's economy from demand in services and goods produced in Croatia. Then their are dozens of major projects in the billions coming on line in 2013 and 2014. It is just some nonsense politician and his party saying the sky is falling. Then when it goes good they will say they did it and the BS EU to vote for the jerks.

Economics Teacher,

With the way things are going in Europe, Croatia should not "hold its collective breath" for that 11 billion Euros.

"Lepa nasa" is not so lepa...
(Detroit_SERB, 22 February 2013 16:37)

It's "Ljepa Nasa" (Croatian) and it's still ljepa. Now tell me more about Detroit, I was just there last week, not so ljepo there my friend and please let's talk about unemployment in Detroit...a city in USA. Tell me how well the auto industry is doing there now?....NO? Uh! Best move back to Serbia then...NO? Ah! No so ljepo there either I gather.

Well Croatia relies a lot on tourism so its employment figures are worse in the middle of winter and improve a lot over the summer.
It needs to diversify to keep things better over the cold months.

@ sj and Robert

The 11 billion has already been put aside in prior EU budgets when times were good. The on-going issues have nothing to do with Croatia. It was put into law many years ago during the accession negotiations and does not need further approval going forward. Its up to Croatia and investors to come up with the projects that can make use of these funds though. Its all on them. If they screw it up the Croatian government can only blame themselves, which is a possibility. I cannot do to the work for them!!!

However, your points are valid for new countries aspiring to join the EU. For example, Serbia and the other countries in the region. Yes, they can forget about getting that kind of money. Those days of greatly assisting the new members are over now.