Andrew MacDowall https://www.andrewmacdowall.com Correspondent and Consultant Tue, 24 May 2016 14:19:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Doing Business in Central & Eastern Europe https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/doing-business-in-central-eastern-europe/ https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/doing-business-in-central-eastern-europe/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 13:13:35 +0000 http://www.andrewmacdowall.com/?p=95 From the Estonian software behind Skype through to the Croatian electric supercar manufacturer Rimac Automobili, central and eastern Europe has produced dozens of globally successful start-ups in the past three decades.

]]> https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/doing-business-in-central-eastern-europe/feed/ 0 Serbia’s Ruling Pro-European Party Appears Headed for a Win https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/serbias-ruling-pro-european-party-appears-headed-for-a-win/ https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/serbias-ruling-pro-european-party-appears-headed-for-a-win/#respond Tue, 24 May 2016 13:12:07 +0000 http://www.andrewmacdowall.com/?p=93 Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said he plans to use a victory to push through reforms needed for the country to join the European Union.

]]> https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/serbias-ruling-pro-european-party-appears-headed-for-a-win/feed/ 0 Wait, the Serbs are now the good guys? https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/wait-the-serbs-are-now-the-good-guys/ https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/wait-the-serbs-are-now-the-good-guys/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:06:11 +0000 http://www.andrewmacdowall.com/?p=30 As Hungary and Croatia close their borders, tens of thousands of migrants are now trapped in Serbia.

BELGRADE — Hungary’s decision to seal its southern border has turned the spotlight of the migrant crisis onto Serbia, where images of columns of refugees fleeing conflict evoke all-too-recent memories.

]]> https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/wait-the-serbs-are-now-the-good-guys/feed/ 0 War-torn and impoverished, Bosnia faces rebuild once again after floods https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/war-torn-and-impoverished-bosnia-faces-rebuild-once-again-after-floods/ https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/war-torn-and-impoverished-bosnia-faces-rebuild-once-again-after-floods/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:04:43 +0000 http://www.andrewmacdowall.com/?p=28 Mitra Colic stands in the shell of her home, anguished by the worst flooding in the Balkans in 150 years. “I have moments when I cry and think: What next? Can I go on like this?” she says.

]]> https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/war-torn-and-impoverished-bosnia-faces-rebuild-once-again-after-floods/feed/ 0 How a sunrise stroll turned into the moment Mladic dreaded https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/how-a-sunrise-stroll-turned-into-the-moment-mladic-dreaded/ https://www.andrewmacdowall.com/how-a-sunrise-stroll-turned-into-the-moment-mladic-dreaded/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2016 21:01:22 +0000 http://www.andrewmacdowall.com/?p=26 “Even if I had seen him, I wouldn’t tell you,” said a rangy middle-aged man leaning over the fence of the house that until Thursday housed Europe’s most-wanted man, Ratko Mladic. He spread his arms wide and grinned widely. “A great Serbian!” he said.

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