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Western Balkan countries (WBC) are currently embarking on their process of drafting smart specialisation strategies (research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation or RIS3). This process ... read more
This competition, for young researchers in the environmental sector, allows you to promote your sustainability research in Germany and gain exclusive access to a remarkable network of excellent young ... read more
The IPR Helpdeske team has released the brochure “Making the most of your H2020 project. Boosting the impact of your project through effective communication, dissemination and exploitation”. The brochure... read more
The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) andthe Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE) have jointly organised the second meeting of the Joint Working Group on Recognition... read more
Members of the Steering Committee of the regional project of “Establishment of the South-East Europe International Institute for Sustainable Technologies” have passed a unanimous decision to support... read more
This bulletin is issued by the Horizon 2020 funded INFORM project, focusing on "Closing the Gap between Formal and Informal Institutions in the Balkans". The project aims to provide a comprehensive understanding... read more
Austrian EU Council Presidency Conference on RTI Policy in Service of Society: Impact at the Crossroads of Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation. read more
For many years, researchers have debated what kind of regional economic structure is more beneficial for growth. On the one side, some have argued that specialisation in selected industries is preferable... read more
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The second Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting took place in Skopje on March 21-22, 2018 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research... read more
The spring European Council focused on economic affairs, in particular on trade. Heads of state or government also looked at a number of other pressing issues, including the Salisbury attack, Turkey, ... read more
The spring European Council focused on economic affairs, in particular on trade. Heads of state or government also looked at a number of other pressing issues, including the Salisbury attack, Turkey, ... read more
The European Commission announced on 14 March 2018 the adoption of the Implementation Roadmap for the European Science Cloud. Overall, the document presents the results and available evidence from ... read more
The conference is organised by the European Commission European Commission under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. A particular geographic focus lies on South-east... read more
The Big Science Business Forum (BSBF) 2018 has brought together 'big science' organizations such as CERN, EMBL, ESA, ESO, ESRF, ESS, European XFEL, F4E and ILL, with industrial companies for co-creating... read more
The Ministry of Science of Montenegro held an Info Day last month on two calls for applications within the framework of Marie Curie Actions, which began by marking the International Day of Women and Girls... read more
New appointments occurred in February in the European Commission. Appointing the best people to the right positions will help the Juncker Commission deliver strongly in 2018/2019 and beyond, as stated... read more
The CAPABAL project received seven very good proposals for short-term scientific missions and decision was made to grant all applicants with 9000 EUR in total. read more
Although the Western Balkans region suffered the dramatic employment fall in the period following the global economic crisis 2008-2011, “the situation recovered over the subsequent five years and by 2016... read more
The European Commission organized a dedicated information session to clarify specific topics of the Horizon 2020 RI Work Programme calls, namely on the European Open Science Cloud and Long-term sustainability... read more
The independent High-Level Group of Innovators advising the European Commission has published its recommendations on how a European Innovation Council (EIC) should fund and nurture breakthrough innovation... 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.
