09:30-10:00

Welcome remarks and introduction

Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I

Patrick Nédellec, French EU Council Presidency, Director for European and international cooperation at the Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, co-chair

Albana Tole, Vice Minister of Education and Sport, WB co-chair

Filip Van Depoele, Head of Unit ‘International Cooperation’, EC DG EAC

Miroslav Veskovic, Scientific Expert, EC DG JRC

10:00-10:20

Horizon Europe Association Implementation

DG R&I (10 min)

WB (2 minutes per WB)

10:20-11:00

Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport

Update by DG R&I, DG EAC, DG JRC, DG NEAR (10 min)

WB (3 minutes per WB)

Q&A, general discussion (10 min)

11:00-11:10

Technical Break

11:10-11:40

Time for presenting

BIOEAST, Barna Kovacs, Secretary General, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU

Synchrotron Radiation Training & Educational Programme, Fabio Mazzolini, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste

POLICY ANSWERS, Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation

11:40-12:10

Ministerial Meetings of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation

DGs R&I, JRC, EAC, NEAR (10 min)

Q&A, Discussion (20 min)

12:10-12:25

High-level events and Tour des Balkans of Commissioner Gabriel (Autumn 2022)

DG R&I, JRC & EAC (10 min)

Q&A, general discussion (5 min)

12:25 – 12:30

Concluding remarks and next steps

Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I