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The Impact of Monetary Policy on Bank Risk in the Western Balkan Countries

open access: yesSEEU Review, 2023
The objective of this research paper is to examine the impact of monetary policy conditions on bank risk-taking in the Western Balkan countries. The paper tries to identify if monetary policy conditions, especially money interest rates, may induce a ...
Gashi Fatmir, Fetai Besnik
doaj   +1 more source

The Balkans of the Balkans: The Meaning of Autobalkanism in Regional Popular Music

open access: yesArts, 2020
In this article, I discuss the use of the term “Balkan” in the regional popular music. In this context, Balkan popular music is contemporary popular folk music produced in the countries of the Balkans and intended for the Balkan markets (specifically ...
Marija Dumnić Vilotijević
doaj   +1 more source

Early Pliocene Varanus (Squamata, Varanidae) remains from Megalo Emvolon, Thessaloniki, Greece

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
The article describes new cranial and postcranial varanid material from Megalo Emvolon Lower Pliocene vertebrate fossil site near Thessaloniki. The fossils, likely representing a single individual, are referred to Varanus cf. marathonensis. Abstract This study describes new fossil varanid material from a recently discovered fossil spot (MVL site) at ...
Chara Drakopoulou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Professionals Wanted: The Case of Health Professionals from Western Balkan Countries to Europe

open access: yesCentral and Eastern European Migration Review, 2023
The Western Balkan countries have been faced with a rising outward mobility of health professionals, driven by the increasing demand for this category of worker, especially in European countries.
Isilda Mara
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Environmental and Social Sustainability Practices in SMEs: The Moderating Role of Sustainability, Digitalization, and Innovation Barriers

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and both environmental and social sustainability practices in small and medium‐sized enterprises, with a specific focus on the moderating effects of implementation barriers relating to sustainability, digitalization, and innovation.
Gülçinay Mumcu, Steven A. Brieger
wiley   +1 more source

CREATING LEGAL PATHWAYS TO REDUCE IRREGULAR MIGRATION? WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM GERMANY’S “WESTERN BALKAN REGULATION” [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The arrival of over 1 million people in Europe in 2015 and the sense of crisis it provoked have renewed debates on appropriate ways to establish a more orderly migration management system.
Bither, Jessica, Ziebarth, Astrid
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Building the Plane While Flying It: How Projects Serve to Implement, Pilot and Co‐Create EU Policy

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article theorizes how projectified governance enables bottom‐up policy shaping in the EU, using the European Universities Initiative (EUI) as a case study. It develops a framework that combines bottom‐up Europeanization with resource exchange theory to explain how project networks influence EU policymaking.
Alina Felder‐Stindt
wiley   +1 more source

COMMON DYNAMICS IN THE EU INTEGRATION PATH OF THE WESTERN BALKANS [PDF]

open access: yesEURINT, 2023
The European Union's role in the region and in the world is changing rapidly due to several internal dynamics and external crises and challenges. EU's project of integration remains a role model for peace and stability in the region and beyond.
Jubjana VILA
doaj  

Variability of the Climate in Athens‐Greece Over the Last 165 Years of the Period 1858–2023: An Assessment Based on Thornthwaite's Climate Classification and Relevant Indices

open access: yesInternational Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Athens' climate according to Thorthwaite is stable despite warming trends. Athens' climate remains semi‐arid and mesothermal over 165 years. Strong increases in evapotranspiration and stable precipitation were found. Soil water storage capacity affects water deficits but not aridity type.
Ioannis X. Tsiros   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inclusive and sustainable active mobility: recommendations for older adults in Montenegro

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology
This paper provides a perspective on inclusive and sustainable active mobility solutions for older adults in Montenegro, informed by research conducted in Podgorica and the wider region.
Stevo Popovic   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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