Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Serbia: a review

Country Analysis

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Serbia: a review

Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Serbia's National Bank, the country's record amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2022 exceeded central bankers' expectations. Aleksandar Vucic, the president of Serbia, praised the "great success in a year of fighting in Ukraine". By showcasing Vucic's close ties to Moscow and…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2023-05-09

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Turkey and Eastern Europe: an opportunity for economical development

Turkey's foreign policy agenda has been shaped for decades by the political arrangements of the Cold War. Turkey's unmistakable orientation towards the West is not a temporary phenomenon. It is a tradition that dates back to the 1920s, when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, initiated…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2023-04-14

Short Analysis

Will Poland finance its infrastructure through the interest rate crisis?

You can find our previous article on the Polish housing market HERE The polish financial sector is experiencing drawbacks and difficulties emerging from different directions. Complexity of the global situation is still making it difficult to understand how the Polish scenario will develop, and where issues are originating from. More…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2023-03-03

Statements and Events

Blue Europe 2022 “Robert Schuman” Writing Contest’s dates postponed

Dear readers and dear contestants, the organising committee has decided to postpone all deadlines regarding Blue Europe 2022 "Robert Schuman" Writing Contest previously announced here in order to give more time both to new applicants to come forward with original abstracts and to reviewers to make better suggestions to participants.…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2023-02-12

Budapest Skyline, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Energy Market, Hungary, Military

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2023 in Hungarian Economics: a difficult year? Outlooks in Energy and Military spending

Comparing the second quarter of 2022 with the previous quarter – according to the European Commission - , Hungary's gross domestic product increased by 1.1%. However, consumer confidence indices have deteriorated and monthly data point to a decline in consumption, housing transactions, construction activity and loans. Higher inflation and energy…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2023-01-31

Country Analysis

Romanian energy sector: how current events might foster its development

After the Netherlands, Romania is the second largest producer of natural gas in the European Union. It presently generates 11 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, which is sufficient to meet its needs during the summer but can be insufficient during the winter. It is ranked 49th in…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-12-08

Statements and Events

Blue Europe 2022 “Robert Schuman” writing contest

Edit: The deadlines of this contest have been postponed by the organising committee, please find all important dates here. Welcome to our new 2022 writing contest! Blue Europe is both a think tank and an editorial project about the links between Central and Eastern Europe. Its vision is to develop…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-11-28

Short Analysis

The Polish Real Estate market between rising inflation and economic decline

According to a December 2021 PwC report, the Polish housing sector has experienced remarkable growth in recent years. The prices of residential units (apartments) in major urban centres have increased by an average of 10 percent from 2017 to 2020. Additionally, this has been matched by a similar pace of…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-11-10

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Moldova amid a potential devastating energy crisis: attempted solutions and policies

The Republic of Moldova, with a population of 3.6 million and the capital city of Chisinau, is located in eastern Europe adjacent to the north-eastern Balkans. The country encompasses 33,844 square kilometers and is bordered on the north, east, and south by Ukraine, and on the west by the Prut…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-10-10

croatia, tourism policies, sustainable tourism, central europe

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Sustainable tourism policies in Croatia : setting a new goal

Sustainability and profitability are too often considered incompatible, especially in a sector like tourism. In recent years Croatia has firmly committed to making them two sides of the same coin, despite the struggle to overcome the pandemic and the rising inflation. In 2021 Croatia was ranked 14th in a global…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-09-05

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The Agricultural Market In Slovenia

3.6 percent of Slovakia's GDP and 3.9 percent of its labor force were devoted to agriculture in 2016. Large farm holdings are a defining feature of the agricultural industry; Slovakia's average farm size is 77.5 hectares, compared to the EU average of 14.4 ha. Slovakia has agricultural land covering more…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-07-18