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
South-East Europe as Europe’s heavy-industry shock absorber: Serbia as the competitive anchor
Europe’s core industrial economies are increasingly constrained. High and volatile energy prices, dense regulatory frameworks, urban saturation, community resistance to new heavy industrial assets and
Europe doesn’t need more raw materials — it needs control of industrial systems, and Serbia is where that control can 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
South-East Europe as Europe’s heavy-industry shock absorber — with Serbia as its competitive anchor
Europe’s core industrial economies are increasingly constrained. High and volatile energy prices, dense regulatory frameworks, urban saturation, community resistance to new heavy industrial assets and
Carbon borders and industrial geography: Serbia at the crossroads of electricity, mining, and CBAM-driven near-shoring
The expansion of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is quietly redefining Serbia’s position in Europe’s industrial map. What was once framed as a peripheral regulatory issue—relevant mainly to pri
Rising energy costs: Serbia’s emerging industrial bottleneck
For most of the last two decades Serbia’s industrial competitiveness was framed around familiar variables: labour cost, tax stability, logistics access to the EU, and a reasonably priced electricity s
Serbia as Europe’s hydrogen hub: From transit geography to hydrogen-ready metallurgy and industrial strength (2030–2045)
Europe’s hydrogen transition will not be decided by how many gigawatts of electrolysers are announced, nor by how ambitious national strategies appear on paper. It will be decided by corridors. Hydrog