Monthly Archives: July 2021

Captured public good in a captured state

How can we recognise corruption in managing public good, and could Serbia’s  EU accession help defend it? These were the questions asked at the conference organised by the European Movement in Serbia with the help of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lygWv8gppmY

2021-07-06T22:24:30+00:00July 6th, 2021|video en|0 Comments

Andi Bejtja, Tirana: Reasons to stay less than motives to leave!

Albania has had three distinct waves of emigration: one after the 90s; one after 1997, when the whole country collapsed from the fall of the so-called pyramid schemes, where hundreds of Albanians lost their savings, and; one after 2013. Andi Bejtja The young Albanian emigrants of the 90s, although much

2021-07-06T22:24:07+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Anisa Mahmutovic, Sapna: So, I want to stay – so what?

Work on yourself, move your limits, be the difference in your community so you don't have to change countries. Anisa Mahmutovic They ask me why I'm so vocal about staying in Bosnia and Herzegovina - a Masters graduate, just hired at a temporary job at a large media house? I

2021-07-06T22:23:46+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Edin Koljenovic, Podgorica: Young people don’t want to be held captive by history

Latest research shows that around 70% of young people have considered  leaving Montenegro permanently. In Montenegro, like everywhere in the region, young people are less and less willing to wait for better times to come. Edin Koljenovic  In the past decades, the Western Balkan region has faced and still faces

2021-07-06T22:23:21+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Milan Nikolić, Novi Sad: A Novi Sad adventurer’s window into the world

Living in a different environment is something that, for those of us who have had the opportunity to experience it, broadens our horizons in such a way that we then understand no one can determine our destiny, and that we don't have to live in a 'system' our environment is

2021-07-06T22:23:02+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Igor Madzov, Skopje: Startups – A springboard for young professionals

At one point I saw the problem with the emigration of young people in part in the insufficient opportunity to accomplish their goals, to travel due to low living standards and to be exposed to a healthy ecological and business environment in which risk is taken and uniqueness is appreciated.

2021-07-06T22:22:42+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Irnea Muhovic, Prishtina / Northen Iowa: In search of a better education

I personally left my country in pursuit of a better education. During my high school years, I realized that my grades didn’t matter, it was the knowledge I was lacking.   Irnea Muhovic  One of the hardest decisions I have made in my life was leaving my family & home

2021-07-06T22:22:20+00:00July 6th, 2021|Vicinities chronicles|0 Comments

Voja Žanetić: A guide to ‘Ubi bene, Ibi patria’

Twenty five (25) + reasons young people leave Voja Zanetic   Because their destination has a work force deficit, especially of educated individuals, so why wouldn't they make up for this with people from a place where there is a surplus; what's more, you get a few hundreds of thousands

2021-07-06T22:14:56+00:00July 6th, 2021|Columns|0 Comments
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