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1 – 10 of 35AI 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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The deployment raises the number of UK troops within NATO’s KFOR mission to 600. The move comes in response to escalating violence in Kosovo. Despite Brexit, the United Kingdom…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282745
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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
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EU/BALKANS: Progress will be slow to accession
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES273349
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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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Almost 150,000 irregular migrants entered the EU through the Western Balkans in 2022, a 135% increase on 2021. In response, Brussels has stepped up cooperation with regional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276473
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Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn.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.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278563
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The EU-sponsored Berlin Process aims to build a Common Regional Market (CRM) in order to resolve outstanding conflicts, foster growth and advance economic integration among the…