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'Serbia is a society whose population is both aging and shrinking. So is its industry' (Photo: USDAgov)

Mass unemployment in the Balkans – a need to act

Leskovac, once known as the Serbian Manchester, is home to a textile industry that began in the 19th century, flourished under Communism, and has survived - albeit barely - until today. The town, which lies in the south of Serbia, boasts a textile school (set up in 1947), an association of textile engineers and its very own textile magazine.

The boom years are a distant memory, however.

Leskovac's Socialist-era companies are bankrupt, their production halls empty and their machi...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

'Serbia is a society whose population is both aging and shrinking. So is its industry' (Photo: USDAgov)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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