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Labour market and skills in the Western Balkans

open access: yes, 2012
This book presents research into the role of the labour force skills in underpinning future economic growth in the Western Balkans. It sets out the most recent thinking on the relation between skills and the labour market and between education systems ...

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Baseline study - Western Balkans: 21st century schools programme

open access: yes, 2020
The countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) have been in a process of transition to a market economy over the past 30 years that is in some respects still not yet complete, in ...
Prica, Ivana   +3 more
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
wiley   +1 more source

The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?

open access: yesGazi Akademik Bakış, 2020
Despite the European Union (EU)-sponsored economic and political reforms, the Western Balkans has made little to no progress in several fields, including post-conflict reconciliation, post-socialist economic transformation, and democracy.
Vasileios MIGKOS, Murat ÖNSOY
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Assessing regional integration and business potential in the Western Balkans

open access: yes
This paper extrapolates the patterns and volume of business development within the Western Balkans region. This is a war-torn area with social, cultural, religious and political specificities.
Tsampra, Maria, Sklias, Pantelis
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The tree‐parasitic fungus Cryphonectria carpinicola discovered on European chestnut and European hornbeam in Azerbaijan

open access: yesEPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The ascomycetous fungus Cryphonectria carpinicola is typically found in its asexual form on the European hornbeam, and its sexual state has only recently been discovered in deadwood of different Carpinus species in Japan. Recently, this fungus has been added to the EPPO Alert List due to its increasing incidence in the EPPO region and a ...
Carolina Cornejo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The attractiveness of the Western Balkans for the FDI

open access: yesEconomic Analysis, 2017
As the EU expands, the focus is on the Western Balkans region1, which is rich with opportunity and potential. It is experiencing significant improvements in terms of reforms, economic growth and foreign direct investment (FDI). Developing economies such
Srđan Redžepagić, Xavier Richet
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Corruption as an Obstacle for Doing Business in the Western Balkans: A Business Sector Perspective

open access: yes
This paper investigates business people’s perceptions of corruption as an obstacle for doing business and their attitudes towards corruption. It is based on a survey conducted on the sample of over 1800 business owners and managers in the Western Balkans
Jelena Budak, Edo Rajh
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The Seventh EU Enlargement and Beyond: Pre-Accession Policy vis-à-vis the Western Balkans Revisited [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The accession of Croatia to the European Union is yet another milestone in the history of EU enlargements. After seven enlargement rounds the membership has increased from the original six founding countries to twenty-eight Member States.
Lazowski, A., Vlasic Feketija, M.
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Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) habitat selection and movement are shaped by tree microhabitat availability in Eastern Romanian Carpathians

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We conducted the first radio‐tracking study on Osmoderma barnabita to examine the movement ecology and habitat selection in the Eastern Carpathians. A female recorded the longest movement distance and had larger home ranges than males. It showed a preference for Quercus petraea, with wood mould cavities and DBH as key predictors.
Marian D. Mirea   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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