Competitiveness is an offensive concept, resilience is defensive. Competitiveness in peaceful times has been a stimulus for companies and countries to conquer markets. In today’s crazy times, it is more important to be resilient to shocks. Surviving through defense and resilience is emphasized by Miodrag Šajatović, the editor-in-chief of Lider, in this week’s ‘Ekonomalije’.
Whatever the Union bureaucrats have in mind, companies find themselves caught between two fires due to their wet dreams of oversight. On one hand, they must guarantee their users security, trust, and privacy, while on the other hand, the EU is introducing measures that are in total contradiction to the logic of data protection. True privacy protection and genuine innovation do not have to be in conflict, but they require a system that can harmonize them. As Europe struggles between GDPR and Chat Control, read more in this week’s current topic.
The five richest businessmen in Central Europe are mostly unknown to the public in Croatia despite geographical proximity and the fact that some of them have extensive businesses in our country. Stories about their success are often a kind of history of the sometimes painful transition from a communist regime to a society based on liberal-democratic principles. Who are the most important people in these vibrant economies of Central Europe? Find out in the topic of the week.
