Horizon 2020
The EU framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon 2020, has been instrumental in helping the Western Balkans achieve excellent levels of Science, competitive industries and improving society. With nearly 80 billion euros of available funding for the period 2014-2020, in addition to the private and national public investment the money has attracted, Horizon 2020 is one of the biggest EU research and innovation programmes in the world. Supporting the Europe 2020 growth strategy...
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The latest data on participation
Western Balkans' participation in H2020 projects increased by more than 50 % since 2016. It was really after 2017 that a noticeable increase in levels of participation could be seen. The figures for 2019 have however not been finalised as more projects will be added in upcoming months.
According to figures released by the European Commission in February 2020, funding of Western Balkan research projects has in fact tripled since 2014 with a recorded 734 participations in 421 grants bringing € 125.67 million of EU contribution . There have also been 332 researchers from Western Balkan countries involved in Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions...
