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China announces new investments in the Balkans
Vedran ObućinaBeijing is ready for new investments in the Central and Southeast Europe (CSE), as it was confirmed during the 16 plus 1 summit in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Serbia goes nuclear, but will it transform the whole energy sector?
Vedran ObućinaSerbia signed an agreement with Russian Nuclear Energy Corporation for the development of innovations and new technologies in the field of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, primarily in medicine and agriculture.
New technologies will transform education
Piotr RosikArtificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and augmented reality will change the process of education forever. According to researchers, in a decade disruption will bring tangible results in the struggle against...
Gas diversification gives smaller CSE nations leverage
Jo HarperThe US natural gas revolution has already benefited European gas consumers: Gazprom has been obliged to lower the prices owing to the availability of cheaper LNG cargoes once destined for the US.
Farmers in Poland are not favorized
Katarzyna MokrzyckaPoland could become the biggest food supplier in Europe. Its agricultural and food industry is the only sector in which Poland really matters on the world stage, says Adam Koziołek, PhD and a farmer.
World is shifting oil trade routes
Filip BrokešRussia, the world’s biggest oil producer, has been gradually redirecting its oil exports from Europe to the increasingly more promising Chinese market, as China became the largest oil importer in the world.
One Belt One Road and Amber Train
Jan DaraszEstonia became the next country to sign up to the Chinese One Belt One Road Initiative. Meanwhile, Rail Baltica’s troubles continue amid criticism and possible future competition from the Amber Train project.
Croatian LNG in jeopardy?
Vedran ObućinaThe Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy announced the proposal of a special Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Act, which would directly assign LNG Croatia's maritime concession to the floating LNG terminal.
Arable land in Europe is becoming increasingly expensive
Obserwator FinansowyThe average price per hectare of arable land in the European Union varies from as little as EUR 1,165 to as much as EUR108,000. Land is the cheapest in Bulgaria, in south of Sofia, and the most expensive is near Genoa,...
Sales of crude oil and raw materials on the rise in Poland
Obserwator FinansowyThe diversification of oil supplies triggers a higher growth of the prices in imports than the growth in its prices on the global markets, writes Poland’s central bank, NBP, in its report.