The European Commission’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) arrives at a moment when Europe’s industrial model is being re-engineered under simultaneous pressure from decarbonisation mandates,
From cheap power to qualified power: Serbian industry rewrites its electricity strategy under CBAM
A quiet but decisive shift is taking place across Serbia’s industrial landscape. For decades, competitiveness in energy-intensive sectors was built on access to relatively low-cost electricity, largel
Renewable power in Serbia becomes a trade instrument as CBAM rewrites industrial competitiveness
The role of renewable energy in Serbia is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. What was until recently a straightforward electricity business—selling megawatt-hours into the wholesale marke
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is triggering caution among EU importers — and Serbian exporters are feeling the effects
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) was conceived as a climate policy tool designed to prevent carbon leakage and level the playing field between European industry and forei
Serbia as Europe’s near-shore critical minerals engineering and processing hub
The transformation of global supply chains for critical minerals is reshaping the industrial geography of Europe. Over the next two decades the continent will construct dozens of new facilities for li
Serbian exporters race to prepare for Europe’s carbon border regime
European climate policy is beginning to reshape the competitive landscape for manufacturers beyond the European Union’s borders. For Serbian exporters whose products depend heavily on energy-intensive
Can Serbia move from assembly manufacturing to high-value industrial production?
Serbia’s industrial model in 2025 showed both its strength and its ceiling. The strength is visible in exports, where manufacturing generated 87.6% of total foreign sales, total exports reached €33.06
Power and metals: Why electricity prices will decide Europe’s new refining industry
Europe’s attempt to rebuild domestic supply chains for lithium, rare earths and battery metals is often described as a race to secure raw materials. Yet the decisive factor shaping where the continent
Renewables, PPAs and Guarantees of Origin: Serbia’s 1.5 TWh CBAM electricity challenge
Serbia’s quantified exporter green-electricity gap of 0.4–1.4 TWh per year is best treated as a build programme with a proof layer, not as a policy slogan. The number matters because it represents the
Serbia’s CBAM electricity constraint: Company-level green power demand, attribute scarcity and the new logic of exporter-anchored renewables
Serbia’s CBAM exposure is often discussed as if it were a reporting problem that sits inside customs paperwork and corporate sustainability departments. In reality, from 2026 onward, it behaves more l