Development, discrimination and reverse discrimination: effects of EU integration and regional change on the Muslims of Southeast Europe

2012 ◽  
pp. 149-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dia Anagnostou
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Discrimination ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Regional Change ◽  
Eu Integration

scholarly journals Struggling for the Future, Burdened by the Past: Croatia’s Relations with the United Kingdom from Independence to Brexit

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (79) ◽  
pp. 5-39
Author(s):  
Josip Glaurdić
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cold War ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu

AbstractApart from relations with its neighbours, Croatia’s relations with the United Kingdom (UK) were undoubtedly its greatest international challenge since it won its independence in the early 1990s. Relations between the two countries during this period were frequently strained partly due to Zagreb’s democratic shortcomings, but partly also due to competing visions of post-Cold War Southeast Europe and due to long-lasting biases rooted in Croatia’s and Britain’s conflicting policies during Yugoslavia’s breakup and wars. Croatia’s accession to the EU in 2013 offered an opportunity for the two countries to leave the burdens of their past behind, since Zagreb and London had similar preferences on a number of crucial EU policy fronts. However, Brexit changed everything. Croatia’s future relations with the UK are likely to be determined by the nature of Brexit negotiations and the evolution of British policy toward the pace and direction of EU integration.

scholarly journals Challenges of Western Balkan Countries on Their Road to EU Integration

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Mirvan Xhemaili
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Eu Integration ◽  
New States ◽  
The Cold War

Western Balkans is one of the regions that has experienced the worst and the longest transition after the Cold War. The dissolution of Yugoslavia at the beginning of 1990s was associated by destructive interethnic conflicts, by local and regional wars, and also by political and ethnic accidents. Western Balkans is also closely related to Europe politically and economically. The historical period to be considered in this research is the post-Cold War period, after the immense changes in central Europe, and the southeast Europe, i.e. the Balkans. The international factor has actively intervened in the Balkans. The international presence is both military and civil. Various international mechanisms have played a determining factor through direct activities in the region. The process of dissolution of former Yugoslavia has fragmentized the Western Balkans in many spheres, starting from the border changes to demographic changes. This process also resulted in creation of new states that changed the geopolitics of the region. The fragmentation was caused by many factors: historical, political, economic, military, geopolitical, and strategic. Also, this development was determined by the political concepts that are leading the region in respect to EU integration. The development of the regional political process has now conditioned and oriented the Western Balkans towards integration in Euro Atlantic structures. Knowing that these countries have as a strategic aim the full membership in the EU, I can say that this makes the process more dynamic and faster, because we are dealing with a process that entails the same principles and same values that are closely related to regional interests. Regardless of the same orientation on values and geopolitical interest, the Western Balkans is currently in a fragmentized level in regards to EU integration

Metabolic profiling and antioxidant activity of Sideritis species growing in southeast europe

Planta Medica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Papaefstathiou ◽  
N Aligiannis ◽  
N Fokialakis ◽  
L Skaltsounis
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Metabolic Profiling ◽  
Southeast Europe

Current Economic Issues in EU Integration

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Baimbridge ◽  
Jeffrey Harrop ◽  
George Philippidis
Keyword(s):  
Economic Issues ◽  
Eu Integration

Proposal for Refugee Housing in Southeast Europe Utilizing Regionally Appropriate, Sustainable, and Affordable Construction Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Cicevic ◽  
Sarah Gamble
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Housing Unit ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Permanent Housing ◽  
Emergency Housing ◽  
Communal Housing ◽  
Construction Model

This research focuses on the emergency-housing demand caused by the on-going refugee crisis in Southeastern Europe. The research and proposed solutions focus on Northern Serbia, as this region generally lacks permanent housing solutions for accommodating the increasing influx of immigrants. The outcome of this research is an architectural proposal for the refugee housing unit designed particularly for the situational factors of this focus region.    The study identifies earth architecture as the primary building technique, due to its ability to satisfy a range of defined end-product goals.  These goals include: the sustainability of the material, quality and durability of the final product, skill level required for non-professional construction, final cost of material and execution, historical regional precedent, and opportunity for communal engagement of the immigrant population. The proposed architectural design uses earth-bag construction as the sub-method most suitable for this location and in keeping with the goals outlined above. The proposed housing unit is a singular component that could be duplicated to create larger communal housing communities.  A broad overview of possible solutions is included, followed by the development of the earth-bag construction option. The development of this proposal includes material studies, sketches, and an architectural model as representation tools. The outcomes of this research serve as a guideline, rather than a precise construction model, in creating much needed refugee housing communities in North Serbia.      

Determinants of Export Oriented Entrepreneurs from Southeast Europe Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-452
Author(s):  
Bojan Leković ◽  
Miodrag Petrović ◽  
Nemanja Berber
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
International Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
South East Europe

Abstract The subject of this research represents analysis of internationalisation activity of early-stage entrepreneurs in South East Europe region (SEE). The goal of this study is to determine characteristics of export oriented entrepreneurs from SEE region through the study of factors influencing international orientation. Geographical area of this research consists of countries from the South East Europe region. The research sample was formed on the basis of GEM - Global Individual Level Data, covering six countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and FYR of Macedonia), 12027 respondents of which 645 export-oriented entrepreneurs were identified. Collected data are processed using the software package for statistical analysis. With the help of Ordinal Logistic regression, significant influence of individual factors on the international orientation of entrepreneurs was identified. Research results showed that entrepreneurial motives, entrepreneurial KSA’s, innovation and new technology have a positive relationship with internationalization activity. One of the significant limitations of this paper is the lower Nagelkerk coefficient, which is characteristic for social phenomena. Bearing in mind the fact that this research trying to explain entrepreneurial behaviour, lower coefficients can be very meaningfull.

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