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1 – 10 of 33AI start-ups and companies founded in the last few years in South-eastern Europe are now starting to reveal their potential. However, factors such as the brain drain and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284234
ISSN: 2633-304X
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After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283622
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Albanian tourism is booming. The country has posted Europe’s strongest growth in terms of overnight stays (the EU average was 13%). More than 60% of bookings came from foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282074
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The cost-of-living crisis in Albania and PS’s declining appeal should help the opposition make significant gains in the local elections scheduled for next May. However, PD’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274450
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Despite controversies and Western push-back, Beijing remains involved in infrastructure development across South-eastern Europe. Chinese investment is also flowing into the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278061
ISSN: 2633-304X
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EU/BALKANS: Progress will be slow to accession
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273349
ISSN: 2633-304X
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ALBANIA: Politics will become even more polarised
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273754
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Groups from the Western Balkans (WB) are heavily involved in Western Europe’s cocaine market. More than one-third of joint operations conducted during 2018-21 by Europol, an EU…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274824
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Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn. However, atmospheric pollution is a chronic problem in the Western…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274991
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The WB6 have weathered the double shock of COVID and the Ukraine war yet weakening external demand, high inflation and tighter financing conditions are dampening growth.