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
Logistics
Here you can find dossiers and reports about specific issues connected to the infrastructures of the region and logistics.
For example, here are included analisysis on airports and their market trends, transportation systems in one or more countries, the inland waterway systems in a region or a basin and energy infrastructures related issues.
The reader can find suggestions and analysis usefull to have an insight on specific, as well as general, issues with regard to logistics in Central Eastern and Balkan Europe.
This is a sector of particular significance for the economies of those countries and offers a direct sight to relevant and interesting opportunities of knoweledge for entepreneurs and scholars.
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The Danube river: its future as a European transportation route
(published in: Dec, 2010)
The Danube River is the second longest river in Europe, flowing from southern Germany to the Romanian coast of the Black Sea. In addition to its role in Europe’s history, it is also an important commercial shipping route as well as a great natural ecosystem, fundamental for the ecological balance of the European continent. For the EU the issue is how to appropriately develop the river’s strengths in light of steadily increasing traffic on this waterway. Will it be possible without spoiling its ecological richness and the life of people who rely on it? -
The development of nuclear energy in Central And Eastern Europe: an opportunity or a threat?
(published in: Sep, 2010)
During the last few years Europe, along with many other countries in the world, has been moving steadily in the direction of developing nuclear energy (to generate electrical power). Apart from Western Europe, the above mentioned framework has been gladly accepted by Central and Eastern European governments. Is it a step towards progress or a dangerous and expensive threat? -
The ITGI project: another alternative to Central European pipelines or a counterproductive form of competitivness?
(published in: Jul, 2010)
In the last few years the European Union has been committed to diversifying the sources of energy it imports in growing quantities. With this perspective in mind, the construction of a natural gas pipeline called ITGI (Interconnector Turkey-Greece-Italy) is under evaluation. When completed, this project will transport Middle Eastern and Caspian gas resources to south and south-eastern Europe. Will it be feasible and useful? -
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(published in: Mar, 2010)
PECOB: Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe - University of Bologna - 117, c.so della Repubblica - Italy
