Serbia on its way to EU membership – the remaining challenges and obstacles
Fifteen years after the European Union (EU) promised all the Western Balkan states an EU future by adopting the Thessaloniki agenda in 2003,1 Croatia is the only Western Balkan state to have succeeded in joining.
Milenko Petrovic
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Assessing Determinants and Impact of Possible Russian Influence in the Western Balkan Countries
For Russia, the Western Balkan region holds significant historical, cultural, and religious ties, and while from a historical point of view the Western Balkans represents an area where Russia tries to be a long-time actor, the relationship between Moscow
Malaj Doris, Mahmutaj Noela
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The structure of financial networks, and Western Balkan banking systems [PDF]
This paper analyses the structure of the part of the global financial network that the banking systems of the Western Balkan countries belong to for the period 2007-2013.
Cvijanović Dražen
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION: THE CASE OF WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES [PDF]
Digital transformation is increasingly affecting many aspects of the world economy. It is boosting economic growth, has an impact on foreign direct investments and increases international trade.
Tanja Broz +2 more
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Sustainable development in Western Balkan countries: An analysis of decent work and economic growth [PDF]
The Western Balkan countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, participate in the framework of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.
Grodzicki Tomasz
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Security Cooperation in the Western Balkans (WB): Challenges and Opportunities [PDF]
Western Balkan thesis remains particularly popular in the circles of international politics, according to which it is necessary to emphasize the traditional situation in the countries in Southeast Europe focusing on Balkan nucleus with its immediate ...
Anton Grizold, Marina Mitrevska
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Evidence on household financial fragility in Western Balkan countries before COVID-19 [PDF]
This paper seeks to investigate household financial fragility in Western Balkan countries using household-level data from the third wave of the Life in Transition Survey .
Dushku Elona
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES
The COVID-19 pandemic is the cause of the global health crisis, economic downturn and financial crisis. The tourism was the most affected industry because moving and travel restrictions put in place. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of
Snežana Radukić +2 more
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The Yugo, a communist-era car from the former Yugoslavia, was widely ridiculed for shedding its parts on roads across Europe and the United States. Zastava, which made Yugo, fared even worse than its product. After the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, the factory was reduced to producing only 18,000 cars in 2002.
Florian Trauner, Zoran Nechev
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The Prospect of Regional Integration Under the Open Balkan Initiative: A Constitutional Approach
The Open Balkan Initiative is a regional political initiative launched in 2020 by the leaders of three Western Balkan countries: Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
Plarent Ruka
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