... region. Brussels simply has neither resources, nor desire to do it.
RIAC Longread “Russia in the Balkans”: Interests of the Leading Actors, Russia’s Presence in Southeast... ... would include representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation on the part of the EU... ... Mitrovica;
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“Great” Croatia
: Republic of Croatia, the third “entitet” in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Herceg Bosna (Herzeg-Bosnia));
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Montenegro
would receive...
... Slovenia is already realizing this, and Croatia may follow suit in 2-4 years.
Regional investments also play a role. In summer 2012, Sberbank paid 600 million euros for the Eastern European branch of Volksbank banking group, thus acquiring a network in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.
Traditional Partners. New Opportunities
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Serbian oil refineries, destroyed in 1999 by
NATO bombs
Serbia
In 2003-2012, Russia has invested at least
$2.85 billion
in the Serbian economy. In 2003, Lukoil pioneered Russian investment in the country by paying 117 million euros for a 79.5 percent stake in Beopetrol (the company's main activities include the retail and wholesale ...