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There were 17 running projects coordinated by Serbian organisations. Among those, seven projects were funded under Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Evaluations track. These projets are included ... read more
The European Centre is currently updating the existing reviews on issues relevant to the European Pillar of Social Rights in the Western Balkans: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro... read more
Portal enables COVID-19 industrial clusters to connect, collaborate and solve! read more
EU releases new Horizon 2020 funding plans, announces €450M in ERC basic science grants. read more
The project has been funded in March 2020 as part of the EU ongoing actions to tackle the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The project´s main aim is to improve efficiency of response to corona... read more
The project has been funded in March 2020 as part of the EU ongoing actions to tackle the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus.This project involves also partner from Western Balkans - Public health... read more
On 30 January 2020, the European Commission launched a request for expressions of interest entitled “SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020: Advancing knowledge for the clinical and public health response to the [COVID... read more
The European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2020), which was planned to take place End of April in Marseille, France, was rescheduled to 6-9 July 2020. read more
It was recently announced that ESOF 2020 is postponed to 2-6 September 2020. read more
According to Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi: “Opening of accession talks sends a loud and clear message not only to the two countries, but to the Western Balkans as a whole... read more
As part of the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has announced up to €38 million in immediate support for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency caused by... read more
ESFRI has decided to extend the deadline for the presentation of new Proposals for Research Infrastructure Projects for the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 update to allow more time for the preparation of high quality... read more
In order to provide a targeted response to the global outbreak caused by COVID-19, the CEI is glad to launch the COVID-19 Extraordinary Call for Proposals 2020. The call purposely aims at addressing quickly... read more
Marking the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, with MARTA, a remarkable woman from Skopje. read more
Date: 09/03/2020 - 10/03/2020 On 9/10 March 2020, ERA-LEARN together with the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, organised a workshop that aimed to support the preparation of future... read more
The European Commission has announced the latest results of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot. Over 100 game-changing ideas from across Europe are on track to receive EIC support totalling €... read more
On 11 March 2020, the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan which aims to transform the way products are made and empower consumers to make sustainable choices. read more
Commission pledges to give new impetus to development of clean hydrogen fuel technologies and stimulate investment in companies run by women. read more
While the participation of women in research is increasing overall, inequality remains across geographies and subject areas in terms of publication outputs, citations, awarded grants and collaborations... read more
A joint statement calling on EU institutions to ensure the right of researchers to share their research findings without embargoes or restrictions has today been issued by three organisations... read more
The European Commission (EC) has announced the successful applicants to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships and COFUND grants. The grants are part of the Horizon 2020, the ... read more
Based on the H2020-related data available at the European Commission´s website, there were 104 grants received by Western Balkan recipients to this date. In particular, 3 grants were awarded to Albanian... read more
The leading universities of science and technology united within CESAER express appreciation for the focus on brain circulation of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of... read more
The European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, has announced the postponement of the Western Balkans R&I Meeting which was to be held in Sofia , 18-19 March 2020. The decision to postpone... read more
Serbia is currently a candidate country to the EU with 2 provisionally closed chapters and 18 opened ones. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Serbia providing €2.79 billion... read more
Kosovo* is currently a potential candidate to the EU. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Kosovo providing €1.21 billion in EU assistance funds 2007-2020 €229 million ... read more
Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently a potential candidate to the EU. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina providing €1.19 billion in EU pre-accession... read more
North Macedonia is currently a candidate country of the EU, awaiting opening accession negotiations. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to North Macedonia providing €1.25 ... read more
Montenegro is currently a candidate country to the EU with 3 provisionally closed chapters and 32 opened ones. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Montenegro spending €504... read more
The European Commission funds through Horizon 2020 up to €45 million of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) fast track call for research proposals in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. A commitment... read more
Albania is currently a candidate country of the EU, awaiting opening accession negotiations. The EU is the largest provider of financial assistance to Albania providing €1.25 billion in EU pre... read more
A proposed update to the European Innovation Council (EIC) Pilot work programme, under Horizon 2020 includes €350 million ‘green deal’ calls for game-changing, market-creating innovation contributing... read more
The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) proposed in late 2016 by Prof. Herwig Schopper, a former Director General of CERN and initiator of the international... read more
2020 seems to be a key year for the EU-Western Balkan relations with the revised methodology steering the enlargement process and opening of the negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. Following... read more
The European Commission put forward a proposal to drive forward the EU accession process, by making it more credible, with a stronger political steer, more dynamic and predictable. read more
The European Commission launched today the seventh edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The Prize celebrates female leaders in innovation and aims to inspire the next generation to follow their... read more
15 Mobility for Growth topics under the 2018-2020 Horizon 2020 Work Programme are open for application as of today, 3 December. They make available EU funding of €99 million. read more
Six energy topics under the 2018-2020 Horizon 2020 Work Programme are open for application as of 3 December. They make available EU funding of €83 million in total. The topics relate to renewable energy... read more
According to the Commissioner, the Western Balkans are making progress in innovation and technological development. They have reported increased funding, but they need to be even more active in the future... read more
The next Western Balkans Research and Innovation Meeting will take place in Sofia on March 18-19, 2020 and will be hosted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria. This event includes the ... read more
The Western Balkans (WB) Steering Platform on Research and Innovation (SP) was organised in Brussels on September 23-24, 2019. The meeting was co-chaired by the European Commission (DG Research and Innovation... read more
The first ex-post audits in H2020 projects show that participants continue to make mistakes in their cost claims. It is in the interests of beneficiaries and the Commission that there are as few errors... read more
On 10 September 2019, President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presented her team and the new structure of the next European Commission. Von der Leyen confirmed the European... read more
The Western Balkans (WBs) Steering Platform on Research and Innovation R&I and Ministerial meetings were organised in Brussels on 23rd and 24th September 2019. The event was co-chaired by the European... read more
This infographic was recently released to inform on developments related to the funding of Western Balkan research projects within Horizon 2020. read more
The fourth Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting took place in Vienna on June 9-10, 2019 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research... read more
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The third Western Balkans Research and Innovation meeting took place in Saraejvo on March 26-27, 2019 within the framework of the European Commission’s Support for the Steering Platform (SP) on Research... read more
A series of three workshops on science journalism is being organised by science journalists and by the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commision, that provides funding covering all costs... read more
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