and Balkan Europe
by IECOB & AIS Università di Bologna
This is an innovative instrument to monitor the region from an economic perspective offering business climate analyses, dossiers, logistics reports and business news
Political and economic reports
In this section you can find dossier and reports dedicated to specific business related issues in the region (Central Eastern and Balkan Europe) as well as about the economic development of the area. They foucus on various elements inside the economy of one state or a region of the area, taking into consideration contents such as agriculture and its main problems and perspectives, environment problems and resources, the use of new technologies and specific sectors in crisis or developement.
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Automotive in CEE during the crisis: tough environment, but still gaining positions
(published in: May, 2010)
The automotive sector was among the most affected by the financial crisis in 2009. World production decreased for the second year in a row: in 2009 production of motor vehicles dropped by almost 10mn units.... -
Forms for submitting content
(published in: Mar, 2010)
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Il progtto nabucco e la competizione russa
(published in: Jun, 2009)
Mentre l'unione Europea prova a portare a compimento il progetto del gasdotto Nabucco, che dovrebbe portare gas dall'Asia centrale all'Europa centro-occidentale, si fa più serrata la conceorrenza di analoghi progetto promossi dalla Russia. Primo fra tutti il gasdotto South Stream, basato su rotte ed approvvigionamenti alternativi. -
Le dinamiche del mercato del gas in Polonia e i futuri progetti nazionali nel settore del gas
(published in: Jun, 2009)
Il settore rimane fortemente centralizzato, la PGNiG S.A svolge direttamente o indirettamente, tramite le società da essa controllate, tutte le attività sopra nominate, controllando complessivamente il 98% del mercato del gas in Polonia. Di fronte alla mancanza di una completa concorrenza, i prezzi del mercato vengono regolati ed approvati dall’Ufficio di Regolamento dell’Industria Energetica. -
The role of Enel in the present and future of Eastern Europe
(published in: Feb, 2009)
The Italian multinational has been taking a path of commercial expantion abroad wich includes even Central-Eastern Europe. Nowadays Enel is working in many countries of that area.... -
Poland: The economic aspects of the national security. A look at the Armed Forces and at the Polish military sector....
(published in: Feb, 2009)
Poland has been building its army in order to satisfy the technological requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The large amount of money nedeed to upgrade the national Armed Forces has been used to import wepon systems from abroad -
Progetto nabucco e Turchia: prospettive e problematiche
(published in: Feb, 2009)
Il progetto Nabucco nasce nel 2002 da un accordo tra le principali compagnie appartenenti al settore energetico di Turchia, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Ungheria, alle quali si è aggiunta, nel gennaio scorso, la RWE, compagnia tedesca. I 3.300 km di gasdotto che, dal 2015, faranno confluire il gas proveniente dai due terminali georgiano e iraniano fino all’Austria, dovrebbero rappresentare un primo tentativo di allontanare l’Unione Europea dalla dipendenza dalle forniture di gas russe. -
The Pan-European Corridor V: commercial and economical implications
(published in: Feb, 2009)
The ongoing Europen integration is partially committed to economic development of outlying areas. In this respect, the Pan-European Corridor V is an opportunity for the European economy, wich requires better transport connections. The European Commission thinks the project as an advantage for the European commercial competitiveness and its foreign role. -
Belarus, the agricultural sector and the progressive opening of the economy
(published in: Nov, 2008)
The Republic of Belarus has the most centralized economic structure in the area of central-eastern Europe. This feature is felt strongly in the agricultural sector, where the government still holds a large decisional power. During the last years a progressive path toward a more open economy, promoted by the central power, has touched many economic areas.... -
Lithuania: the closure of Ignalina nuclear power plant brings urgent problems
(published in: Nov, 2008)
The Republic of Lithuania must face the challenge of energy security, despite its clear dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports. Its main source of energy, independent from abroad, is nowadays the Ignalina nuclear site, situated in north-east of the tiny country. Its closure at the end of 2009.... -
Railways in Romania, Bulgaria and USM
(published in: Nov, 2007)
This report focuses on: Today Bulgarian Railway; Transports' Policy and National Strategy on Transport-Infrastructures' Development; Main Projects Related to the new Railway; Modernization and Electrification of the Plovdiv-Svilengrad Line; New Railway-Road Bridge on the River Danubio between the Cities of Vidin (BUlgaria) and Calafat (Romania); Information about New Railway's Projects; Sofia, City Infrastructure; In-progress Projects; Sofia Metropolitan's Enlargment Projects; Other Projects -
Reports (order by date of publication, descending)
(published in: Dec, 2006)
PECOB: Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe - University of Bologna - 117, c.so della Repubblica - Italy
