Serbia and energy: a problem without much solutions

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Serbia and energy: a problem without much solutions

Serbia, which has a population of roughly 6.9 million people, gets the majority of its electricity from domestic sources. Around 70% of Serbia's electricity is generated from low-quality lignite coal, causing serious pollution

B.F.G. Fabrègue2022-05-17

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Slovakia, an unexpected nuclear power

Among the unexpected major nuclear powers in the EU, Slovakia stands out by its energy production profile , quite unique. Thanks to an unique public policy that started in the 1960, when Czechoslovakia was still a country, the Slovakian government have been expanding nuclear capacities continiously. Today, Slovakia produces more…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-12-21

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Orbán, definitively a 中国朋友 ?

Orban critics and political opponents like to point out his relation to China, but is the Hungarian president really tied to the Asian power?

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-11-27

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Can Romania outsmart its structural problems with innovation?

Romania's technology industry has exploded in recent years. Technology behemoths such as Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Vodafone have established operations in the country's expanding urban areas to capitalize on one of the country's most valuable assets—its people. According to a 2017 study conducted by information services firm KeysFin, over 106,000…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-09-20

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Restarting after Covid restrictions in Central Europe

Central EU economies are projected to grow by 3.6 percent this year, as the effects of the pandemic gradually wane. But how these economies have resisted?

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-06-13

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Energy in Central Europe, problems and prospects, for a common future

Introductory text of the 2021-2024 cycle on Energy in Central Europe. Central Europe is not immune to the problems of energy management, a subject that also worries the European Parliament. The latest political move is from a few weeks ago, signed by a group of centrist and conservative MEPs. "Renewable…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-04-26

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2021 Blue Europe Thematics, Workgroups and working subjects

Blue Europe met yesterday to determine what would be the thematics we would work during the coming year. We are happy to reveal the list. Main thematics: Smart Cities. What are the goals of Smart Cities in Central and Eastern Europe? How those cities fare in the general world competition?…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-04-07

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What future for the Three Seas Initiative?

“The Three Seas Initiative is first and foremost a regional cooperation initiative within the European Union (EU), within EU Member States, in collaboration with the EU, using the EU, its funds and its development to strengthen regional cooperation, link the countries of our region to each other, and simultaneously connect…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2021-02-28

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What can we do for European Startups? A Central European view

The European start-up ecosystem is moving fast, but to close the gap with the US while Asia is chasing records, unified political action could be now needed

B.F.G. Fabrègue2020-12-20

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Blue Europe in Estonia

Pawel, member of our board, and Blue Europe have been featured in the first page of an Estonian national newspaper for their activities. We are very happy that our work is aknowledged as important for the communities around us and for the promotion of Central Europe. Thank you again!

B.F.G. Fabrègue2020-11-18

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Blue Europe at the 2020 Virtual Global Think Tank Summit – Our opinion/Press Release

We were at this year 2020 Virtual Global Think Tank Summit, hosted by the Brookings Institution and the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP). The program this is interesting in some parts, and contributors were very good at stressing out some next decade problematics for Think Tanks. However, some…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2020-11-13

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Poland, jobs, policies and demographics : a post Covid-19 Analysis

Will Polish Economy stop or slow down due to low demographic grow? Not likely if good policies are kept: the history of a policy success.

B.F.G. Fabrègue2020-10-20

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