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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Croatia 2010 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2010... read more
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT. ANALYTICAL REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Commission Opinion on Albania 's application for membership... read more
This COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL deals with the EU Enlargement Strategy and its main challenges during the period 2010-2011. read more
Written by a team of independent experts who are each covering the country or region from which they hail, the UNESCO Science Report 2010 analyses the trends and developments that have shaped scientific... read more
On this page you find progress reports on recent developments regarding cooperation in science, research, technology and innovation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download... read more
This short brochure gives an overview on the opportunities for SME s to participate in the European Commission's reseach funding programmes. read more
Innovation is a key component of the Europe 2020 strategy aiming at achieving a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The “Innovation Union” is starting to switch from a conceptual idea... read more
The current synopsis gives a brief information on the projects selected so far within the Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (2007-2013) - Theme 8 “Socio-economic... read more
The Council of the European Union has formally invited the Commission to implement a number of measures under the 7th Framework Programme, including acceptance of usual accounting practices and of the... read more
This document accompanies the Commission Communication ‘Innovation Union: Transforming Europe through Research and Innovation’, which launches the flagship initiative on research and innovation... read more
This is the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions outlining the Innovation Union, a Europe... read more
This guide is the most recent stage of the process of identifying needs and developing appropriate support. It builds on the work undertaken in our earlier publication “Scientific evidence for policymaking... read more
"Welcome to the entrepreneurial economy: small firms are playing an ever-increasing role in innovation, driven by changes in technologies and markets.Whilst some spin-offs and high growth firms... read more
"A practical method for preparing your project and formalizing your FP7 application in the framework of the Seventh Framework Programme - 20 pages of operational advice". read more
The Global Competitiveness Report’s competitiveness ranking is based on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), developed for the World Economic Forum by Sala-i-Martin and introduced in 2004. ... read more
List of beneficiaries of the SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme's First Call read more
Internationalisation is vital for SMEs to prosper in an increasingly competitive world and could contribute to sustaining employment, according to a recent study. The survey maps the level of internationalisation... read more
In this article, the authors investigate the existing evidence on innovation produced by innovation surveys in developing and emerging countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. They review ... read more
Europeanization has by now become the most used and fashionable term found in social sciences. The application of the concept and the model(s) of Europeanization are thus no longer restricted only to ... read more
The aim of this report is to monitor the participation of SMEs in the Cooperation Programme within the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7). The report also covers the SME participation in the Capacities... read more
The new Survival Kit aims to provide guidance for education professionals on how to plan, organise, implement, monitor and evaluate, disseminate and sustain Multilateral Projects in Grundtvig and other... read more
Opportunities” is a document compiled within task 2.3, “Networking the networks” in the frame of the EU-financed project “NET4SOCIETY – Trans-national co-operation among ... read more
The present document is a background note on the acceleration of Europe's transformation through innovation for the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Research and Industry on July 15, 2010. read more
The present document is a background note on the simplification of research funding for the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Research and Industry on July 15, 2010. read more
The purpose of the Guide to Financial Issues relating to FP7 Indirect Actions - version 30/06/2010 - is to help participants to understand and interpret the financial provisions of the Model Grant Agreement... read more
At the summit of the European Council on June 17, 2010 the Europe 2020 Strategy - the European Union's new strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth - was formally adopted. In... read more
The first annual report of the European Research Area Board lays out a broad view of what needs to be done in order to accomplish the 'Renaissance' of creaing a truly open European Research Area marked... read more
At the ERAB Conference in Seville the Commissioner of Research and Innovation, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, laid down the challenge to bring forward 10 key recommendations to improve the European Reaserch Area... read more
This report is the outcome of the FP7 Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) conducted by a Panel of independent experts from January to May 2010. The mandate... read more
This 23 pages guide aims to present the European programmes available to SMEs and contains brief information as well as the main web sites for each programme. Please note that the guide is not ... read more
Social science from Western countries continues to have the greatest global influence, but the field is expanding rapidly in Asia and Latin America, particularly in China and Brazil. In sub-Saharan ... read more
The third FP7 Monitoring Report covers the implementation of the Framework Programme in the years 2007-2009. It is based on the FP7 monitoring system, which was designed as an internal management tool... read more
This annex presents country-level results for 50 benchmarking indicators for which up-to-date data are available. Profiles are provided for each Member State plus Norway, Iceland and Croatia. The indicators... read more
The Digital Competitiveness Report analyses recent developments in important policy areas of the European information society and provides a significant evidence base for the European Digital Agenda &... read more
The main aim of the Quick Guide -a shorter version of the Handbook on EU Funds 2007-2013 - is to respond to the huge demand for practical and comprehensive information in an easily accessible format on... read more
Conclusions of the 8th Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries (Belgrade, 24 June 2010). read more
This catalogue contains an overview on all projects funded under FP7 COOPERATION Theme 6 – Environment (Including Climate Change) from 2007 to 2010. read more
The present document is the result of a process that started in spring 2009 and aims at providing a new impetus to the RCC’s work in the coming three-year period by making use of its potential and... read more
This report contains a statistical analysis of data on Grant Agreements in FP7 signed before April 1, 2010. read more
This presentation gives an overview on the preparation of the so-called Innovation Union (backgound, timeline etc.). read more
The "Annual Report of the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council on regional co-operation in South East Europe" deals with the RCC's activities in 2009-2010 (publication date:&... read more
As a second part of this project’s work package, a web-based survey was conducted. The web-based survey consisted of two parts. The first part was dealing with collecting personal opinions about priority... read more
In his article “The Western Balkans in 2010: One step forward, two steps back?”, Hannes Swoboda, Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the EP, the Vice-President... read more
This presentation gives an overview on the OECD Innovation Strategy. read more
This publication presents the OECD Innovation Strategy, the culmination of a three-year, multidisciplinary and multistakeholder effort. It provides analysis and policy guidance on a broad range... read more
This 12-pages brochure gives an overview on international cooperation in EU energy research. You may also order free paper copies by clicking on the link provided above. read more
In a response to the severity of the current economic crisis, the European Commission has adopted a European Economy Recovery Plan to stimulate economic activity and employment. In this brochure you... read more
The publication Science and Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Baltic Countries /(Chisinau; 2008 Science Policy Series n°7) provides insights on subjects related... read more
The World Economic Forum’s study is the fifth and final review in a biennial series that assesses the progress made by EU Member countries in the far-reaching goals of the EU’s Lisbon Strategy... read more
The WBC Regional model of university-enterprise cooperation“ covers the following issues: EU legislation, stimulation and achievements in University - enterprise cooperation, State... read more
Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.
