Blue Europe

Briefs & Commentary

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

Briefs & Commentary

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

Briefs & Commentary

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

Briefs & Commentary

Bulgaria’s Housing Market : assessing problems before euro membership

After six years of strong house price rises, Bulgaria’s housing market remains vibrant. The nationwide house price index rose by 7.51% (6.83% inflation-adjusted) during the year to Q1 2021, accelerating from a y-o-y rise of 4.7% during the same period last year, which was the strongest house price growth in…

Pawel Morisson de la Bassetière2022-07-30

Briefs & Commentary

Tourism in the Czech Republic

With a total size of 78,867 km2 and a population of 10.5 million, the Czech Republic is a landlocked nation in Central Europe. Among the post-communist states of Eastern Europe, the nation boasts one of the most advanced, industrialized, and rich economies (GDP per capita: US$27,200 in 2012). The top…

Gwendal Combot2022-07-18

Briefs & Commentary

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

Hongrie, Serbie, économie, chemin de fer, Chine, connexion, investissement, voie ferrée

Briefs & Commentary

The Chinese’s Non-Business Influence in the Balkans

Since China's entry into the world market in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a result of Deng Xiaoping's de facto rule, for which he was known as the "Architect of Modern China," China has succeeded in developing a successful and comprehensive foreign strategy. Which has made the Balkans…

Avery Edwards2022-07-11