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The European Commission is currently undertaking a consultation the 7th Framework Programme. The results of the survey will be used as an evicence-base for the interim evaluation of FP7. Deadline: ... read more
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has published a call for proposals for its EIBURS (EIB University Research Sponsorship) programme. EIBURS provides grants to University Research Centres working on research... read more
The FP7 project Morebrain is investigating the mobility of Eurpean researchers "from Brain Drain to Brain Gain". Help the project to understand the factors which influence researchers' mobility... read more
A large number of FP7 calls is expected to open in the second half of 2010. The calls expected to open on July 20 covers a large number of scientific areas, such as energy, ICT, nanotechnologies, environment... read more
DG Research will hold a Energy Research Information Day in Brussels on July 8, 2010, dealing with the upcoming calls. A live broadcast will be made available for those who cannot take part in... read more
The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) is pleased to announce the launch of a call for applications for its TRAIN Programme (Think Tanks providing Research and Advice through Interaction and Networking... read more
As the Commission’s leading science bureaucrat, 52-year old Dutchman Smits is responsible for drawing up research funding programmes for approval by the European Council and the European Parliament... read more
The Belgian Presidency, starting on July 1, will ensure that the European Research Area is a key element of the "EU-2020" strategy. It also intends to revisit instruments and governance of... read more
On June 30, 2010, Croatia and the European Union opened the final chapter in the country's membership negotiations. Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said his country could sign the EU accession... read more
In order to support the preparation for the next round of call proposals under FP7, which will be published end of July 2010, the European Commission's DG Research will hold two 'Information Days' on ... read more
The European Commission is organising a European Infoday for the upcoming call for proposals under the 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology' theme of FP7. The afternoon programme will consist... read more
A networking event in the field of marine research, maritime activities, climate change and earth observation systems will be organised this in Istanbul on September 23-24, in light of the new Environment... read more
As Belgium is preparing to take over the EU presidency on July 1, the Belgian government reassures the Western Balkans states that the doors of European Union are open for every country in the ... read more
On June 24, the European Commission and seven of the foremost European scientific research organisations, have signed renewed and strengthened "Statement of Intent" to reinforce their cooperation... read more
The 8th Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries will be held in Belgrade, Serbia on June 24, 2010. It will be co-chaired by thh EC, Spain as the current EU presidency... read more
In March 2010, the Agency for Research, Technology and Innovation (ARTI) has started its activity as a public, legal institution under the competences of the Council of Ministers. ARTI aims at building... read more
On February 9, 2010 the new European Commission started its mandate for a period of 5 years until 2014. Read the European Commission's comment for the WBC-INCO.NET Spring Journal. read more
The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office in Ljubljana (ASO Ljubljana) has evaluated the project proposals received under its call for proposals for projects in research cooperation and networking... read more
Three new reports on research capacities in the field of social sciences have recently been published by the Regional Research Promotion Programme for the Western Balkans (also see page 5). The assessments... read more
The Belgian Presidency, starting on July 1, will put a special focus on innovation. The EU summit in October will be the first time an EU summit has been earmarked for innovation policy. 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.
