Business reports

On 8 November 2020, Francine Friedman (Ball State University) chaired a panel for the (virtual) Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies, titled “Twenty-five Years after Srebrenica and the Dayton Peace Accords:  Echoes of the Past/Portents for the Future?”

The recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights on the case of Ljubljanska Banka that Slovenia is responsible for guaranteeing these accounts opens the door for a process of compensation for account holders across ex-Yugoslavia. But it is also opening painful episodes of Yugoslavia's dissolution that are still far from resolved.

As Small and Medium Enterprises in the Balkans develop with support from the EU, now is the time for Emilia-Romagna to get involved.

This paper examines the status and attitudes towards entrepreneurship in Greece and also the impact of the economic crisis on the entrepreneurship. For Greeks, entrepreneurship is recognized as the key factor contributing at the economic growth and it plays a vital role, as about 15% of the active populations are entrepreneurs.

The report   refers to the phenomenon of corruption in Albania, as one of the country’s greatest challenges within the public sector and particularly in areas such as health, political parties and justice systems. Research indicates that Albania is one of the most corrupt countries not only in the Balkans but also around the world. The writer in few lines highlights the transparency of political parties funding, organized crime and corruption in public health. In conclusion she mentions both Albania’s and European Union’s efforts to improve transparency and accountability in the country.

Il governo turco persegue un ambizioso progetto di potenziamento della rete ferroviaria del Paese. Gli obiettivi da raggiungere entro il 2023 parlano di dieci mila nuovi chilometri di linee ad alta velocità, quattro mila chilometri di rotaie convenzionali ed elettrificare ed ammodernare l’intera dotazione infrastrutturale del paese.

Le dinamiche del mercato aeroportuale nell'Europa centro-orientale e balcanica si pongono in controtendenza con la crisi economica e finanziaria che attanaglia il continente europeo da diversi anni. Esistono ancora opportunità per gli aeroporti di piccole e medie dimensioni, come quello di Forlì, di ricavare una nicchia di mercato collaborando con l'Europa centro-orientale e Balcanica all'insegna della complementarietà.

Le piccole e medie imprese rappresentano un elemento importante per lo sviluppo economico dei Balcani occidentali. In questo campo possono formarsi allenze e collaborazioni tra le imprese dell'area e le pmi dell'Emilia Romagna.