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According to the latest Ipsos report published in March 2022 and reported by Euronews, in case of a Serbian referendum about the accession to the European Union, only 35% of citizens would be in favor, against 44% who say they would not be. This is the first time that the majority of Serbian...
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During a speech in the European Parliament, Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, stressed the need to speed up the EU enlargement process in order to facilitate the entry of Ukraine, Albania and North Macedonia and to give new impetus to the negotiations with Serbia and Montenegro. The President...
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Albanian Government proposed the final draft of the new beekeeping regulation law , in order to align with the European Directive on honey quality and labelling standards. On 25 April 2022, the European Commission published an overview of the European honey market , underlining the vital importance...
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Croatian President, Zoran Milanovic, feared the possibility of the Croatian veto on the entry into NATO of Finland and Sweden until the electoral law in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be amended to protect the Croatian minority. The entry of the two countries into the Atlantic Alliance was the subject...
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Following the Italian-Croatian bilateral meeting on 27 April, the Italian Defence Minister, Lorenzo Guerini, announced that Italy and Croatia are committed to giving "full support to Ukraine". The Minister also said that Italy and Croatia will give full support to the path of integration of the...
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During the international conference "The EU meets the Balkans" held in Sofia on 26 April, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, stated that Bulgaria must lift the veto on the integration of North Macedonia by June, date marking the end of the French Presidency of the EU...
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During the European Media Summit, held in Austria from 21 to 23 April, the Austrian Foreign Minister, Alexander Schallenberg, expressed his opposition to Ukraine’s immediate accession to UE , in respect for the other Western Balkan countries which have been waiting for the start of negotiations for...
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Valeria Giannotta ha partecipato al primo podcast dedicato alla Turchia ed alle sue opportunità di investimento. Il canale, a cura dell’Ufficio Investimenti della Repubblica di Turchia- Invest in Turkiye- nasce con l’intento di raccontare le numerose opportunità di business per le aziende italiane...
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Tunisian President Qays Saʻyyed announced a state of emergency on 25th July 2021 backed by drastic initiatives to restrain what he considers having corrupted the State institutions and society. If it was widespread welcomed by Tunisians right after the seizure of power, public opinion began to...
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This article from the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) analyzes the impact of the global trade integration slow-down and of the COVID-19 pandemic that exacerbated internationally fragmented production processes. The 'new normal' will probably see a greater regionalisation...