In October 2020, central bankers from the Western Balkans discussed monetary policies and financial stability in the COVID-19 era, as well as the financial sector's response to the corona crisis during their meeting in Croatia.
The relations between the EU and the Western Balkans have been based on wrong assumptions that the liberalization of trade between the two blocks will solve the problems of the latter. The scenario, which was so successful in the...
Before the outbreak of the pandemic the unemployment in the Western Balkans dropped significantly, but it is still unclear how the pandemic will affect the labor market in the region. There is some hope due to the idea of...
The fundamental objective of the EU since its inception has been reducing development disparities between regions. In doing so, particular emphasis was placed on rural areas, areas affected by industrial change and regions facing...
The most recent Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International shows some disquieting facts concerning the Southeast Europe. Doing business there requires a different perspective on corruption and nepotism, which,...
Could the financial turmoil afflicting Turkey slow the country’s investments in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo? Some in the region believe so.
What disconcerts people living in the region today is not the fact that they have to cohabitate in multinational countries, but unsatisfactory living conditions: low wages, high unemployment, poverty. In Kosovo 34% of residents...