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For a better future of NEETs in Romania

By Amalia Dania Berinde Dania Berinde majored in English Literature in 2013 and later became an English-Romanian translator. In 2022 she began economic studies, enrolling in bachelor’s studies at the Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad, specialising in Accounting and Management Informatics under the mentorship of Professor Olimpia Neagu. Blue…

Guest Author2023-09-08

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The EU enlargement in the Western Balkans: new challenges after the war

Introduction The large-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia since February 2022 has radically transformed the international political environment and internal balances within the European Union and, predictably, has also affected relations with the Western Balkans. The process of European integration of the six countries in the region (Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina,…

Léo Portal2023-08-31

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Pollution in the Western Balkans (Part 1): an overview

Pollution, air quality and, more broadly, responses to climate change pose a challenge to the stability and security of the Balkan region. The environmental fragility of the region combined with critical socio-economic issues make it feared that the energy transition in the Western Balkans will not be a foregone conclusion.…

B.F.G. Fabrègue2023-08-19

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Threats to the Rule of Law in the UK and in Europe

By Lorenza Buttini Lorenza Buttini is a graduate in the master’s degree in law at the University of Pavia with a score of 109/110. Her final dissertation, discussed in December 2022, is about ‘The contrast to the gender pay gap’ in the field of European Comparative Labor Law, with particular…

Guest Author2023-08-09

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The Global Gateway (Part 2): is it failing its objectives?

You can find part 1 here. The European Union's response to China's global trade and infrastructure programmes is now materialising. Europe's major Global Gateway initiatives aim to provide developing nations with an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative, which projects Beijing's clout along critical trade routes through port improvements,…

Léo Portal2023-07-31

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Croatia and the Euro (Part 2): an assessment shortly after the changeover

You can find Part 1 here. In 2023, Croatia has reached a crucial integration milestone with the EU. After a decade of EU membership, the Balkan nation has joined the Euro and Schengen zones. As the EU Single Market celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, this signifies a dramatic shift…

Andrea Bogoni2023-07-28

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The Global Gateway (Part 1): a European response to the Belt and Road

The Global Gateway is a new European strategy that was introduced by the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on December 1, 2021. Its goal is to strengthen global health, education, and research systems while advancing smart, clean, and secure energy, digital, and transportation…

Léo Portal2023-06-30

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Croatia and the Euro (Part 1): why did the country adopt the common currency?

Despite challenging experiences with the Euro’s governance, particularly during the financial crisis, the rules for joining the monetary union have remained essentially unchanged since their inception, and Croatia has followed the path into the Eurozone as set out in the Maastricht Treaty. Croatia is the 20th country to decide to…

Andrea Bogoni2023-06-03

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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

Belarus, Eastern Europe, Intermarium, Poland, Russia, Visegrad Battlegroup

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Poland’s role in the Intermarium idea

“Who rules East Europe commands the heartland, who rules the heartland commands the World-island, who rules the World-island commands the World”. These are the exact words used by renowned British geopolitician Halford Mackinder to convey the significance of the region situated in the eastern portion of the North European plain,…

Henrique Horta2023-01-11

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At the Gates of Europe (Part 1): A glance at Ukrainian history

This article won the 2021 Blue Europe Young Academics contest, thanks to its pedagogic qualities. Addendum 21/03/2022: The paper was written and accepted before the war in Ukraine started. It is to be understood in this vein. INTRODUCTION Names often contain the true meaning of things; they genuinely recall a…

Andrea Bogoni2022-02-28

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Poland: a synthetic analysis and presentation

In the Blue Europe Country Dossiers, we present Central and Eastern European countries under a basical but important point of view : how their economy work. Our articles are updated yearly, for a more complete and uptodate reading. In this Paper : Poland

Pawel Morisson de la Bassetière2021-08-26

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For a better future of NEETs in Romania

The EU enlargement in the Western Balkans: new challenges after the war

Pollution in the Western Balkans (Part 1): an overview

Threats to the Rule of Law in the UK and in Europe

The Global Gateway (Part 2): is it failing its objectives?

Croatia and the Euro (Part 2): an assessment shortly after the changeover

The Global Gateway (Part 1): a European response to the Belt and Road

Croatia and the Euro (Part 1): why did the country adopt the common currency?

Turkey and Eastern Europe: an opportunity for economical development

Poland’s role in the Intermarium idea

At the Gates of Europe (Part 1): A glance at Ukrainian history

Poland: a synthetic analysis and presentation

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