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The Western Balkans European Social Survey Regional Network has been convened by the Institute for Social Science in Belgrade for promoting the European Social Survey in the Western Balkans. This project... read more
On 29 September the Competitiveness Council (Research and innovation) adopted general approaches regarding the draft regulation establishing Horizon Europe, the EU's framework programme for research and... read more
The event was organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on 7 September 2020 in Berlin. Commissioner Várhelyi underlined the need for a new economic-based policy approach, to intensify the EU presence... read more
The European Commission has brought together thousands of policymakers, researchers, innovators, businesspeople and citizens in a unique digital event on the future of research and innovation. read more
On the 10th and 11th of March 2020, this event was organised as a combined training and mutual learning workshop with members of national authorities and National Contact Points from the Balkan and Danube... read more
On September 24, 2020, Western Balkan Ministers and high level panelists from the region took part in the European Research and Innovation Days to discuss the region’s priorities in research and innovation... read more
North Macedonia with the geography, economy, history and culture is very much part of EU, said Nikola Dimitrov Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia adding that there are so many... read more
On the occasion of the 2020 European Research and Innovation Days - currently being held as a virtual conference - the European University Association (EUA) has published a policy input paper, calling... read more
What is the share of young and old people in the regions of the European Union(EU)? Is the risk of poverty in my region higher or lower than elsewhere in the EU? Which region has the largest economy? ... read more
Leuven, Belgium, has been named the 2020 European Capital of Innovation for its use of innovation to improve residents’ lives. read more
Five ‘mission reports’ outlining ambitious 10-year plans to tackle some of the major challenges faced by Europe were officially handed over to EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on 22 September at the opening... read more
A Letter of Intent was signed today setting out a common objective between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology’s first Knowledge and Innovation... read more
The session Towards an innovation agenda for the WESTERN BALKANS has been organised within the European Research and Innovation Days on 24 September 2020. Moderator: Sanja Damjanovic, Minister of Science... read more
A new platform will bring together universities, industry and policymakers to find ways to promote and better regulate innovation, the European Commission announced at the EU Research and Innovation Days... read more
At the European Research and Innovation Days, high-level independent experts presented their proposals to the European Commission for possible EU missions on some of our most pressing societal challenges... read more
Research commissioner Mariya Gabriel announces new push to coordinate with national policies and help EU13 countries boost their R&D performance. read more
The European Commission has announced the winners of the second edition of Horizon Impact Award, a prize dedicated to EU-funded projects that have created societal impact across Europe and beyond. Project... read more
The European Commission has just published a new video on succesfull project results in Horizon 2020. read more
The European Commission has published a new video on the benefits of association to Horizon Europe. read more
Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, revealed today the four winners of this year’s edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The prize is funded under... 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.
