Articles In This Issue
Audio
Overdue, Expensive And Ineffective
Instead of indiscriminately giving a hundred euros to every citizen, help should have been given - simply and without delay - to those who...
Interview
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
Boycott Is Not An Option
As we now seem to slowly emerge out of this crisis, it is more important than ever that all citizens and political actors have...
Interview
H.E. Andrea Orizio, Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia
Monitoring Elections In A Time Of Covid-19
In the build-up to the elections to be held on 21st June, the OSCE's Head of Mission in Serbia, Ambassador Andrea Orizio, stresses that...
World
The Franco-German Proposal for a COVID-19 Recovery Fund
One Giant Leap For Europe?
The Franco-German proposal for a COVID-19 recovery fund is not quite the “Hamiltonian moment” that some have claimed. But, by reshaping the debate on...
Focus
Will Serbia feel the ramifications of the rupturing of global...
When Germany And China Sneeze…
The automotive sector in Serbia could become a litmus test for assessing whether the country will continue to be included in European production chains,...
Opinion
Marko Čadež, President, CCIS
We Have Reason For Both Optimism And Caution
It is encouraging that half of the domestic companies are planning to continue investing in equipment and basic resources and that large foreign companies...
Opinion
Igor Vijatov, Director of the Serbian Automotive Cluster
No Fleeing Of Automotive Industry Investors
Although the world automotive industry has been hit hard by Covid-19, we have no reason to believe that factories representing parts of large global...
Opinion
Jovan Protić, National Coordinator for Serbia at the ILO
First Health, Then Production
The extent to which the Serbian economy will be hit by disruptions to supply chains will depend primarily on the speed of curbing the...
Opinion
Mahmud Bušatlija, foreign investment expert
We Cannot Remain Completely Attached To Germany
Our way out is to aggressively attract equity investments, primarily in agriculture and industrialisation, with an emphasis on exports.
The pandemic has definitely enthroned the...
Opinion
Dr. Milan R. Kovačević, Serbian Scientific Society of Economists
Increasing Competitiveness Remains Our Key Topic
The world will remain global, but also increasingly wary of all kinds of risks that can hamper cross-border flows. It has long been essential...
Business
Stylianos Tsoktouridis, Alumil Yu Industry
Successfully Meeting The Challenges Of The Future
Alumil Yu Industry launched the first greenfield investment in Serbia in 2002, with the acquisition of land in the Nova Pazova’s industrial zone. Today...
Success Stories
Ferdinand Ayen, CEO Of Ernst Klett
How Has The Lockdown Unlocked New Advantages?
Companies have addressed the challenges of the crisis in different ways
We discussed how the business of professional education is managing new times with Ferdinand...
Environment
The Ecological Transition Is The New Mission For Europe
The Green Deal, which aims to achieve climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, could go a long way towards resolving geographical divisions and...
COVID-19
Human Resource Surveys
COVID-19 – The Greatest Learning Experience Of Our Lives
The Coronavirus is accelerating one of the biggest business transformations in decades. Yes, it’s a health crisis, but for most companies, it’s also an...
Success Stories
Nikolina Janković, Assert
Talent Assessment In The Service Of Human Resources Optimization
Faced with the dynamic market situation caused by the health crisis, organizations need to review their investments in an adequate way and with optimal...
Profile
Vladimir Marić, Director of the Intellectual Property Office of Serbia
Regulations Serving Intellectual Work
Dostoevsky once wrote that “it's always interesting to talk with an intelligent man”. I was fortunate enough to build my professional career alongside top...
Technology
European Parliamentary Research
Is 5G Technology Bad For Our Health?
The fifth generation of telecommunications technologies, 5G, is fundamental to achieving a European gigabit society by 2025. The aim to cover all urban areas,...
World Entrepreneur
Amancio Ortega
World’s Largest Fashion Clothing Retailer
Amancio Ortega, the founder of clothing retailer Zara, is the sixth-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg. The 83-year-old Spaniard is worth an...
Living
After the Pandemic The Office Dress Code Should Never Come Back
Most workplaces have at least some kind of dress code, and for many of those who greet customers and perform service jobs, a specific...
Art
Romanian contemporary art
Transition, Trauma And The Cluj Connection
For several years now, Romanian painting has been touted as the new big thing. The contemporary art world is, of course, constantly awash with...
Living
While Having To Stay At Home
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, we’re spending most of our time at home. However, not all of us are used to spending so much...
Sport
Ana Ivanović, retired professional tennis player
Dimensions Of Success Now Measured In Children’s Smiles
She won the French Open at the age of 20. Following the presentation of the trophy, the national anthem of the winner was recited,...
Fashion
Trends For Summer 2020
After months locked indoors, summer is finally coming, and if you’ve looked at your closet and felt like you are ready for a shopping...
Books
Book Review
The Post-pandemic Economic Overhaul Will Take More Than Tweaks
In Capital and Ideology (first published in 2019), Thomas Piketty documents the global rise of inequality and critiques ideas that legitimize it. He builds...
NBS Foreign Exchange Reserves Increase by €4.38 Billion in One Year
The gross foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) reached a record level of €29.294 billion...
Convincing Victory for Zoran Milanović in the Second Round of Croatia’s Presidential Elections
The incumbent President of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, secured around 75% of the votes, while Dragan Primorac garnered approximately 25%...
Serbia Among Europe’s Fastest-Growing Economies in 2024
Serbia ranked as one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies in 2024, according to a report by Macroeconomic Analyses and Trends...
Montenegro’s Foreign Trade Reaches €4.26 Billion in First 11 Months of 2023
Montenegro's total foreign trade in goods amounted to €4.26 billion in the first 11 months of 2023, a 3.7%...
Winning Design Selected for New Nikola Tesla Museum Building
The international architectural competition for the new Nikola Tesla Museum building concluded on December 17, with the winning project...