Tackling brain drain and promoting innovation in the Western Balkans
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Conference: Balkan and European union — a five-year cycle of the Berlin Process held in Montenegro
The two-day annual economic conference was entitled “Balkan and European union — a five-year cycle of the Berlin Process” and was held in Budva, on 25 and 26 October 2018. read more
Competitiveness and Innovation in the Western Balkans: Interview with Jakob Fexer (OECD)
Mr. Jakob Fexer is a Project Manager in the OECD South East Europe (SEE) regional programme which recently released the OECD flagship publication Competitiveness in South East Europe: A Policy Outlook... read more
Third Western Balkan Research and Innovation meeting will be held in Spring 2019 in Sarajevo
As reported in the Conclusions of the Steering Platform on Research and Innovation Ministerial Meeting that was organised in June in Brussels, the next WB Research and Innovation meeting will... read more
Smart specialisation: How should Western Balkan countries "specialise"?
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
New Pan European Research Infrastructure to support marine biology and ecology research
The European Commission has granted the status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) to the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC), setting up a pan-European Consortium for... read more
Dedicated Information session for ESFRI RIs and ERICs on EOSC and long-term sustainability of Research Infrastructures
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
Strategy for the Western Balkans: EU sets out new flagship initiatives and support for the reform-driven region
European Commission - Press release Strasbourg, 6 February 2018 The Commission adopted today a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western ... read more
EIROforum publishes its position on the next European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
EIROforum, representing Europe’s eight large international research infrastructures and services providers, announced its key priorities for the ninth European Union Framework Programme for Research and... read more
[Call Announcement] Commission launches EIC Horizon Prize for Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid
The European Commission has launched the first of six European Innovation Council (EIC) Horizon Prizes, on Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid. EIC Horizon Prizes are part of the European Innovation... read more
