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In partnership with the Henry Luce Foundation, The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), as part of its Covid-19 Initiative, seeks proposals from across the social sciences and related fields that address... read more
The European Climate Pact aims to engage citizens and communities in action for our climate and environment. For more infornation, see https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/eu-climate-action/pact_en read more
Elektroprivreda BiH said engineers are carrying out blasting works for the foundations of 15 future turbines near Mostar. Siemens Gamesa, Wind Power, HP Investing and Minersko are responsible for the ... read more
Governments in the region need to incentivize investments in renewables and reiterate the focus on sustainability, says PwC Croatia in a study called Impact of COVID-19 and Economic Downturn on South ... read more
In the second edition of her monthly update newsletter, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel focuses on EU research action being taken to fight the coronavirus, stressing the key role researchers and innovators... read more
Western Balkan Fund is happy to announce the List of 24 Winning Projects within the 3rd Call for Proposals, based on the recent decision of the WBF Conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs. read more
Following the first Meeting of the Leadership Group (LG) and the kick-off of the Western Balkans Competitiveness and Innovation Accelerator held in Tirana late February, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ... read more
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed thousands of lives and put health systems under enormous strain. The Commission’s immediate priority is fighting the virus and mitigating the socio-economic consequences... read more
Following previous deliveries to Italy, Spain and Croatia, more batches of FFP2 masks are being delivered today to North Macedonia and Montenegro from rescEU – the common European reserve of medical equipment... read more
By 4 May 2020, the Commission registered €7.4 billion, equivalent to $8 billion, in pledges from donors worldwide during the Coronavirus Global Response pledging event. This includes a pledge of €1.4 ... read more
Following the Coronavirus Global Response pledging event that took place on 4 May 2020 and raised a total of € 7.4 billion in the fight against coronavirus, the European Commission has released a video... read more
Estonian telemedicine specialist Viveo Health, is making its platform technology Virtual office for doctors available free of charge to medical professionals around the world. read more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning a sharp rise in financing for the Western Balkans this year and has stepped up support for reforms to help the region deal with ... read more
The resumption of normal life is being attempted, but scientists warn that a new surge in infections can’t be ruled out. read more
The EU-Western Balkans Zagreb summit took place via video conference on 6 May 2020. EU leaders agreed on the Zagreb declaration, with which the Western Balkans partners have aligned themselves. read more
This JRC Report is based on the materials and presentations delivered during theinternational conference on “Digitally-enabled Development for a Sustainable Future in Eastern Europe”, convened in Vrdnik... read more
Communities in Europe are pioneering energy self-sufficiency projects, shifting from individual buildings to the neighbourhood level. read more
80% of Western Balkans citizens are active Internet users, but knowledge of basic digital skills varies between 32 and 67% read more
The 6 WBC countries (Albania, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo*, Serbia) are Full Members of COST or Near Neighbour Country (Kosovo*). read more
The €3.9 million EU Horizon-backed project Andy (Advancing Anticipatory Behaviours in Dynamic Human-Robot Collaboration) has refocused its research to develop a prototype for a wearable smartband that... read more
European Commission helps raise €7.4B to fund global research on vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, but warns this sum represents only a “great start” to funding needed to deal with the pandemic . read more
A total of 117 innovative solutions to tackle the coronavirus have been selected as winners of the European Innovation Council-led #EUvsVirus Hackathon. The solutions were selected by a jury and weighted... read more
The European Commission has recently announced over €3.3 billion of EU financial support mobilised jointly with the European Investment Bank to the benefit of the Western Balkans' citizens. This package... read more
Grand societal challenges require collective action within and across national borders. read more
The project “S4D4C – Using science for/in diplomacy for addressing global challenges” is funded in Horizon 2020 and coordinated by ZSI – Centre for Social Innovation (Vienna/AT). Its goal is to ... read more
It is still possible to show support for the declaration and sign it by sending your name and affiliation to s4d4c@fecyt.es. read more
The #EUvsVirus hackathon had more than 300 participants from the #WesternBalkans, submitting 43 new ideas. Never has been cooperation so important. In total Over 20,900 participants from across the EU... read more
Startup Nations member Florensa Haxhi, Director General, Development Programs and Cooperation Unit, from the Albanian Prime Minister's Office, shared information about the barriers to entrepreneurship... read more
Live Webcast, 28 April 2020 (14:30 – 16:15 CEST) read more
The ENRICH in China project (European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs in China), a initiative funded under Horizon 2020, has just published a call for innovative companies... read more
The UK-RAS Network is pleased to announce a new Medical Robotics Challenge for Contagious Diseases. read more
FURN360 team offers you the opportunity to enrol to the FURN360 training course, a set of online modules that offers 80 hours of training to understand the shift needed in the furniture industry to engage... read more
The European Union is joining forces with global partners to kick-start a pledging effort – the Coronavirus Global Response – starting on 4 May 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) and global health... read more
From the preparation of guidelines and control materials for testing and better characterisation of the pandemic, to the detailed analysis of epidemiologic and economic impacts, the JRC is evaluating ... read more
The aim of the COVID-19 Data Portal is to facilitate data sharing and analysis, and to accelerate coronavirus research. An unprecedented number of scientific efforts are taking place worldwide in order... read more
The Coronavirus crisis shows us how fragile and sensitive our living environments are. Everywhere taken for granted infrastructures collapse, or it becomes clear that they are insufficiently available... read more
The seventh Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Call for proposals is open across 16 different topics until 3 September 2020, 17:00 CET. It makes €102 million available for ... read more
The overall aim of S4D4C (“Using Science for/in Diplomacy for addressing global Challenges”) is to support current and future European science diplomacy for the benefit of European capacities, EU foreign... read more
This review is developed by the ‘Economics of R&I’ team of the Chief Economist unit of DG Research and Innovation. Contributors: Lukas Borunsky, Ana Correia, Roberto Martino, Oliver Podmanicky, Ruzica... read more
The Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research at the University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje announces CALL for papers for the first issue in 2020, for the international scientific... read more
During its 23rd plenary session, the EDPB adopted guidelines on the processing of health data for research purposes in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak and guidelines on geolocation and other tracing... read more
Authors should note that the general call for submissions for the XXXI Conference remains closed, with a record number of submissions, but in response to the crisis-driven circumstances that individuals... read more
Starting in 2015, the European Commission has been working hard with the thematic partnerships helping them to figure out how to go best about initiating and managing interregional thematic S3 partnerships... read more
The Commission has adopted a proposal for a €3 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to ten enlargement and neighbourhood partners to help them to limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus... read more
Due to new coronavirus epidemic / pandemic, the Ministry of Science has earmarked funds in the amount of EUR 200,000 from the budget of the Call for Proposals for Grants for Scientific Research Projects... read more
The European Commission, led by the European Innovation Council and in close collaboration with the EU member states, will host a pan-European hackathon to connect civil society, innovators, partners ... read more
On April 28, the Science|Business Healthy Measures initiative was planning to visit Charité – Universitätsmedezin, Berlin’s world-renowed university hospital, to stage another of its expert, invitation... read more
Join EIT Digital DeepHack to develop data-driven solutions for epidemic and pandemic lifecycle management. read more
As part of the European Roadmap towards lifting coronavirus containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies. read more
The Commission, in cooperation with the President of the European Council, has put forward a European roadmap to phase-out the containment measures due to the coronavirus outbreak. 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.
