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Lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 have slowed economic activity. Throughout Central, Eastern and South-eastern Europe (CESEE), there were major portfolio outflows in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253726
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The government's tightening grip on the media is part of efforts by the ruling elite to prepare for elections in spring or summer 2022. Recent media market entrant Euronews is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262903
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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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Western media have been present in the Balkans for decades through the likes of the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Large media corporations in Russia, China…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260617
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Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266666
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In South-east Europe, decarbonisation plans vary greatly between EU member states and non-members. The latter are lagging behind and in some cases reverting to coal. Divergence is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272666
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Although Russian influence abroad has become a global concern in light of the US election hacking scandal, Central-Eastern Europe (CEE), which Moscow has traditionally seen as a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217639
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The EU seeks to improve connectivity among its members and partners in South-eastern Europe, with added impetus since the invasion of Ukraine. Improved cross-border connections…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283007
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The US government has identified high-level corruption involving senior officials and politically connected tycoons as a key threat to Western Balkan stability. It sees the fight…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281590
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ICTY’s final verdict on six Bosnian Croat war criminals was a major blow to Zagreb, as it confirmed the Croatian wartime leadership’s responsibility for atrocities in…