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 | From Leipzig to Athens
The prospect of visiting Eastern Euro-pe for the very first time was very exciting. A good friend bought one of those humongous, very fashionable sport utility vehicles of German make and we thought it would be an excellent idea to drive it down to Greece ourselves ― take a...read more » |
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 | Academics across the borders
During the last four years, academics and students from the universities of Western Macedonia (Florina, Greece), St Cyril and Methodius (Skopje, FYROM), Macedonia (Thessaloniki), Ioannina (Greece), Ljubljana, Belgrade, Tirana and Sofia as well as Panteion University in Athens hav...read more » |
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 | Kerasma: A fruitful and delicious endeavor
The traditional Greek diet has marked a history spanning several centuries, particularly characterized by products that are based on the purity and unique quality of the Greek soil. In the Greek nutritional tradition, the delicious result is harmoniously combined with its highly ...read more » |
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| Dialogue
|  | Clash or alliance of civilizations?
In 1993, the political scientist Samuel P. Huntington published his well-known and much quoted article ‘The Clash of Civilizations,’ in which he presented the hypothesis that the main source of conflicts in the new world will be cultural; according to Huntington, reli...read more » |
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 | Let us break the Chain of fear
Fear is probably the most primal feeling in human nature. Fear has existed since the beginning of humankind. According to the Georgios Babiniotis dictionary, fear is ‘the exceptionally unpleasant feeling that overcomes someone in the presence or thought of real or hypotheti...read more » |
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Fear and politics
Amos Oz mentions somewhere that modernism deprived men of three basic feelings of security: Where shall I live, how shall I secure the means to live and what will become of me after death? Indeed, in traditional societies one does not come across such concerns very often. Man liv...read more » |
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| Themes
|  | Deepening relations
Although the security situation in the Western Balkans has greatly improved since the end of the wars of Yugoslavia’s dissolution and media attention has shifted to other conflict areas, the alliance remains deeply engaged. Indeed, NATO’s commitment to the Western Bal...read more » |
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The Black Sea: Growing influence
The wider Black Sea region is acquiring greater importance in today’s world and provides an interesting case study for a variety of reasons. It is becoming increasingly important to Europe, the United States and other major powers such as Russia as a major energy supply cro...read more » |
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Financial stability and growth
The topic of ‘Regional Financial Sta-bility Around the Eurozone’ has gained importance as the economies ― and particularly the financial systems ― of Southeastern European (SEE) countries have increasingly developed linkages both within their region and wi...read more » |
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Health and consumer protection
We have now entered the final six-month run-up to the date foreseen for Romania and Bulgaria to join the European Union. With the finishing line so close, it is an opportune moment to discuss key issues for the future enlargement of the EU in the context of these two countries, a...read more » |
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Euro-Mediterranean: A productive partnership
What have our commitments, policies and strategies achieved up to now within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership? What should our priorities and objectives be for the near future in order to respond effectively to the global and regional challenges of our er...read more » |
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| Market
| Cooperation: A strategic approach
The countries of Southeastern Europe are working together in order to become more competitive and to prepare for integration into European and Euro-Atlantic structures and further into the global economy and body politic. read more » |
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Greek ports A new reality and a vision
The development of the port industry is a sector of great strategic importance for Greece, since our country has a very long tradition in shipping, a strong and vital shipping industry and a unique geographical position in Southeast Europe, connecting European countries wit...read more » |
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NBG-Finansbank Long-term commitment
It is no secret that Turkey is by far the largest market in Southeastern Europe, a market largely untapped and with excellent growth prospects. However, the move by National Bank of Greece (NBG) to acquire a 43 percent stake in Finansbank, Turkey’s fifth-largest privately o...read more » |
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Doing good across the borders
Following its rapid expansion in Southeastern Europe, COSMOTE traces the steps to cohesion of its corporate citizenship practices with the aim of having a tangible impact.read more » |
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Globalization and profits in the Balkans
Greek private direct investments in Balkan countries carry a special weight because, on the one hand, the country of origin of the capital invested is a member of the European Union and, on the other, it is a neighboring country and those involved are well aware of the business e...read more » |
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| Culture
| Challenge of the Joint History Project
The Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in SE Europe (CDRSEE) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that seeks to foster democratic, pluralist, and peaceful societies in Southeast Europe by advocating principles of social responsibility, sustainable development, and ...read more » |
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The quest for a modern Balkan literature
In her book ‘Imagining the Balkans’1 Maria Todorova enumerates hundreds of ideological patterns through which different travelogues, diplomatic accounts, academic surveys and belles lettres oeuvres in many languages attempted unsuccessfully from the 18th century on to...read more » |
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The new Balkan identity?
Does Balkan literature have its own identity nowadays? If so, what is this identity? Is there any unity? Does this literature have common characteristics and, if so, what are they? What do Balkan writers think about nowadays?read more » |
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| Companies
| | Eureko’s strategic decision / ICME ECAB SA, Fifty years of experience read more » |
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