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The conclusions on Croatia state in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET focus the following: Progress in the field of science and research has continued, the level of alignment is high, but efforts... read more
Brussels, 12 October 2011 - Today the European Commission recommends the opening of accession negotiations with Montenegro, and granting EU candidate status to Serbia. In a set of annual reports, the... read more
In the autumn of each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. ... read more
In the EC conclusions on FYR of Macedonia, it is noted in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET relevant field for science and research: Concerning European standards on science and research progress... read more
In the overall conclusions, the EC states on the issues relevant for WBC-INCO.NET Some progress has been made on the alignment with European standards on education and research. Capacity... read more
In general, the EC's conclusions about Montenegro in the fields relevant to WBC-INCO.NET say Montenegro has made good progress in improving its ability to assume the obligations of membership, in... read more
Commission Opinion on Serbia's application for membership of the European Union Among other aspects, the opinion highlights that if it continues its efforts Serbia should, in the medium term, have ... read more
This international conference will take place in Warsaw on October 20-21, 2011 as a part of official programme of the Polish Presidency in the European Union Council. The conference will be organized ... read more
EU Commissioner for Research and Innovation, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn has issued her happy birthday wishes to the Innovation Union and its stakeholders - so she addresses to everybody who brings in ... read more
ScienceEurope, to be launched on October 21 combines two existing groups, the European Science Foundation (ESF) based in France and the European Heads of Research Councils (EUROHORCs) based in Switzerland... read more
The consultation aims to reinforce the Commission analysis of the key issues to be addressed as well as to gather views on their importance: researchers' careers and mobility, research infrastructures... read more
October 6 2011 marks the first anniversary of the Innovation Union (IU) flagship initiative, one of the cornerstones of the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs. Over the course of the past year... read more
In the context of the preparation of the future Horizon 2020 programme, and following the completion of the interim evaluation of FP7, the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit in DG Research and Innovation organised... read more
The TransNEW project was launched on January 1st 2010 and aims to map the transport research potential in all the New Member and Associated States. The West Balkan region is named as one of the... read more
EFIB is now clearly established as the largest conference in Europe for the bio-based market, bringing together business, policy and research. Organised jointly by EuropaBio and IntertechPira, ... read more
This year’s NECE conference focuses on the complex changes regarding civic participation and its effects on socially disadvantaged groups. The German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and... read more
Since 2003, the OPEN DAYS has become an annual key event at which cities and regions showcase their capacity for creating growth and jobs, implementing European Union cohesion policy, and prove the... read more
The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) invites applications from external researchers for a Visiting Research Program established by the OeNB’s Economic Analysis and Research Department. The... read more
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS, Information Society Unit) is organising an international conference on the changing global ... read more
The workshop "Mobilization of Intellectual and Financial Resources from Diaspora for Knowledge Based Sustainable Development in SEE" will take place in Sarajevo on October 12, 2011 and is a ... read more
As part of Europe's strategy for jobs and growth, the European Commission presented a reform strategy to boost graduate numbers, improve teaching quality and maximise what higher education can do to... read more
Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) and its partners are organizing for the third time, the European Innovation Summit (EIS). This year’s summit is taking place from October 10-13 in two parts: in Brussels... read more
An interesting article on the role of higher education in national development focusing on South-Eastern Europe and Reconstruction of the Western Balkans was newly published (© Routledge 2011) and... read more
BAS (Coach Terminal, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia) is looking for partner to submit a proposal under the topics of Areas... read more
The Science in Society programme has published a brochure given practical information on the latest call for Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) Action Plans on Societal Challenges. The leaflet explains... read more
SPECIAL ISSUE OF ISBJ: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Market Economies: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives. - Call for Papers. Closing date for abstracts: October 31, 2011. read more
The conference is being organized by regional political schools lead by the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence within the Serbian SEECP C-i-O and under the auspices of the President of the Republic... read more
Coordinated by the European Commission, this campaign which promotes enterprise across Europe in line with the Small Business Act for Europe is taking place in 37 countries, so events and activities &... read more
The Networking event of Science in Society (SiS) is organized by SiS.net, the network of National Contact Points for Science in Society, in cooperation with the European Commission, Directorate General... read more
Deliverables "Mapping of the WBC Innovation Infrastructures" together with the "Conclusive Summary Report", summarising the former seven national reports in brief, have been recently... read more
At the beginning of September the study "Open Innovation in Europe: effects, determinants and policy" has been made public. The study provides novel insights into open innovation and tackles... read more
The most obvious and immediate success of the conference was to form and make visible a community of some 350 scholars and experts on social innovation, representing more than 50 countries from around... read more
In response to the EC Green Paper "From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding”, genSET has launched a complementary, in-depth... read more
The proposed Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, which will be introduced post-2013, will build upon the successes of the current Framework Programme for Research (FP7), the Competitiveness... read more
The Central European University (Hungary) has launched a European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Science and Humanities that aims to contribute to promoting teaching and excellence in... read more
The SEE Programme will open its last call allowing the submission of proposals in all the Programme Priorities and Areas of Intervention (AoI) - including the one on INNOVATION. The 4th and last call... read more
Over 300 participants coming from 54 countries jointly developed a document called 'Vienna Declaration: The most needed social innovations and related research topics' at the International... read more
On October 18 2011, in the scope of Tehnoma 2011 the European Information and Innovation Centre in FYR of Macedonia is organising an international brokerage event Techno MATCH 2011 for clients interested... read more
The Press Office of Commissioner Füle informs that the Commissioner has sent today a letter to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Nikola Spiric, informing him that he will reallocate the funds... read more
On September 17, 2011 in Zagreb, Prime Minister Donald Tusk officially delivered the Accession Treaty text to the head of the Croatian government, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, ‘The great effort... read more
European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, met last week with Ministers of Science and Research from six Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina... read more
The workshop on EU funding and programmes for croatian organisations will be held on October 27-28, 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia. The event focuses on the perspectives of evaluators and discusses topics such... read more
DG Enterprise and Industry and the Research Executive Agency (REA), the body responsible for the implementation of the FP7 Security Programme, are looking for additional experts willing to evaluate... read more
Student numbers on Europe's most celebrated exchange programme are likely to double after the European Commission announced a 71 per cent increase in education funding in its long-term budget, which... read more
The FP7’s Research Potential National Contact Point Network, ResPotNet is organising a combined info day and brokerage event on the September 22, 2011. The event that is being held at the Crowne... read more
The 'Conf-Shop' is not a traditional conference, but a conference and a workshop combining presentations with active involvement from the participants and providing the occasion for a real engagement. ... read more
An Information- and Networking Day will be organised on 26 September 2011 in Luxembourg to support your Call 8 participation on the Strategic Objective 4.4 Intelligent Information Management. The event... read more
The role of ICT as an enabler of a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable region following the most severe economic crises in decades is becoming more and more evident. This ... read more
IFVCNS is the biggest breeding Institution in Southern Europe, working on 77 plant species. So far, over 1000 varieties and hybrids have been registered... read more
NET4SOCIETY has published an analysis of SSH-relevant funding opportunities in FP7 other than the Cooperation Theme 8: Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities. 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.
