Mining is not just an industry—it is a political, economic, and social force. Unlike most sectors, it physically transforms landscapes, shapes local economies, and impacts communities over decades. Fo
Chinese energy, mining and high tech industries in Serbia, interest in Serbia moving toward the EU, not away from it
Energy is where the geopolitical lens usually dominates, but the underlying economics are straightforward. Serbia is part of the wider European power and gas system whether anyone likes it or not: it
South-East Europe as Europe’s chemical lifeline: Why Serbia’s engineering power could anchor the EU’s new industrial generation
Europe’s chemical industry is no longer debating whether it is in crisis. That question has already been answered by plant closures, deferred investments, asset write-downs, and the silent relocation
From extraction to integration: Why Europe prefers SEE and Serbian miners with downstream optionality
For most of modern mining history, success was defined by extraction. The ability to discover deposits, define resources, secure permits, build mines and ship raw outputs into the global marketplace c
Copper, rare earths and strategic metals: Europe’s real commodity hierarchy and SEE’s advantage
Every mining cycle creates its own mythology. Each decade produces a metal that captures the public imagination, dominates narratives, drives speculative enthusiasm and reshapes portfolios — at least
Europe funds systems, not stories: What investors truly finance in SEE and Serbia
There is a misconception that continues to circulate in parts of the mining world, including South-East Europe and Serbia. It is the belief that the presence of resources automatically guarantees capi
Beyond trading volume: How European listings reshape valuation logic for SEE and Serbian mining
Mining companies in South-East Europe, and particularly in Serbia, are increasingly confronting a shift they did not expect. For years, success in mining finance was measured almost instinctively in t
Frankfurt as a gatekeeper: Why SEE and Serbian mining companies now need European financial visibility
For decades, the global mining world was structured around a familiar gravitational pull. Early capital was raised in Toronto. Explorers shaped narratives on the TSX-V. Retail investors provided liqui
Europe returns to mining through South-East Europe: Why Serbia is becoming strategically unavoidable
For more than three decades, Europe behaved as if mining were something that happened somewhere else. It chose to outsource risk, outsource geology, outsource environmental impact and outsource politi
Beyond raw materials: Industrial system control as Europe’s real need — with Serbia as the anchor
Europe often frames its industrial vulnerability as a resource scarcity issue. Political speeches emphasise “access” to lithium, rare earths, nickel, copper or manganese. Strategy papers discuss upstr