Miscevic: Addressing livelihood topics of social rights - jobs, wages, access to education, health care – more important than ever
Regional meeting on challenges and opportunities of Social Rights in the Western Balkans held online today. read more
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[Event Announcement] Small is beautiful: How can the Innovation Fund foster innovative clean tech small-scale projects?
With its around €10 billion of support over 2020-2030, the Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, aiming to bring... read more
SFIC calls for a strong integration of international STI cooperation in the new European Research Area
On 9 November 2020, SFIC launched its recent opinion on a “New European Research Area”. Recalling the activities of the last decade and referring to the Commission Communication of 30 September 2020, ... read more
The XIX Conference of Astronomers of Serbia gathered over 120 participants around the world
Stellar and interstellar space physics, galactic and stellar systems, cosmology… are just some of the topics of the Nineteenth Conference of Astronomers of Serbia, which is being held online from October... read more
Western Balkan commitments on Green Agenda
By signing the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, countries in the region have committed to a number of actions like introducing carbon pricing instruments and market-based... read more
2020 EC-OECD Innovation and Growth Webinar Series
After 4 exciting events under the umbrella of our 2020 EC-OECD Innovation and Growth Webinar Series, we now raise your attention to the 3 final webinars: read more
EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe
The European Commission has today welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on Europe's next long-term budget and NextGenerationEU, the temporary recovery... read more
European Union : EIB President Werner Hoyer welcomes Western Balkans' commitments to the Green Agenda at the Berlin Process Summit and expresses EIB's support
The EU bank welcomes commitments made by the Western Balkans countries to roll out the Green Agenda and develop a common regional market. The EIB expressed support for the Economic and Investment... read more
HEAL urges regional leaders to implement Green Agenda for Western Balkans
Non-profit organization Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has urged heads of states of the Western Balkans to adopt and implement the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans in order to prevent ill ... read more
Horizon Europe gets extra €4B, as intense budget talks end
Next research programme can start on time, and MEPs also manage to claw back money for health and student exchanges. But there’s disappointment they didn’t salvage more. read more
State leaders endorse Green Agenda for Western Balkans at Sofia summit
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said countries in Southeastern Europe that intend to join the European Union agreed with its Green Agenda for the Western Balkans. The summit was organized in Sofia... read more
Commissioners Várhelyi and Gabriel at the Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting in the framework of the Berlin Process ahead of the Sofia Summit
Today, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, and Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, are participating by videoconference in... read more
[Event Announcement] Impetus for Europe – equality-oriented structures and diversity in research
The conference is scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany, on 11-12 November 2020. read more
North Macedonia, Albania and Serbia signed a memorandum to fight coronavirus
Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia signed a memorandum of understanding to battle the coronavirus pandemic and enabling border crossing with ID cards, during the online conference within the “mini-Schengen... read more
RISE Publishes Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans
Developed and conducted by the two researchers, Teo Petricevic and Jelena Andjelic, and coordinated by the RISE consortium, the Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western ... read more
RISE Supports 137 Young Entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans
The RISE project selected 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas... read more
Parliament launches its first European Gender Equality Week
At the initiative of the Women’s Rights Committee, the European Parliament is holding its first ever European Gender Equality Week from 26 to 29 October. read more
RCC Women Empowerment Campaign
Women have influenced eras and changed nations. Women in science have splintered the shell of this previously male-dominated field. We live in times of exposure to the same danger, and more women in science... read more
Success Story: North Macedonia company helps strenghthen food research
The food industry will face significant challenges in the future. However, an EU-funded project has created an international research network capable of confronting environmental threats as well as consumer... read more
The impact of COVID-19 on women's and men's lives and livelihoods in Europe and Central Asia, including analysis of WB
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the relatively limited data available, the UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, through the Making Every Woman and Girl Count... read more
