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This is the first time in a macro-regional strategy that there has been an equal balance of EU countries (Croatia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia) and non-EU countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia) working together to meet common challenges and build on shared strengths. Crucially in a region that has seen some of Europe's most serious conflicts, the strategy will help to bring the Western Balkans closer to the European Union. Its focus will be above all on blue growth, transport, sustainable ...

... for investors are the significant catch-up potential and the efficiencies of increased cross-border economic activity. The attractiveness of the region for foreign investment has increased thanks to improved political stability and progress in the Euro-Atlantic integration in recent years. Croatia became a member of the European Union in 2013, and Montenegro and Serbia are in the process of membership negotiations. Other countries are continuing on the course of EU approximation. At the same time intensified regional cooperation has significantly brightened economic prospects and the region’s stability. The EBRD sees itself as a supporter of these processes, a promoter of the ...

The author article by the RCC Secretary General, has been published by 9 dailies from the region: in Politika (Serbia, published on 24 January 2014); Dnevni avaz, Nezavisne novine and Vecernji list (Bosnia and Herzegovina, published on 22 January 2014); Vijesti (Montenegro, published on 20 January 2014); Mapo (Albania, published on 17 January 2014); Jutarnji list (Croatia, published on 17 January 2014); Utrinski vesnik (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, published on 17 January 2014); and Tribuna (Kosovo*, published on 16 January 2014). The articles, including all translations to English are available ...

More details will shortly be published. For the time being, expected prominent speakers will be: Sanja Vlahović, Minister of Science of Montenegro Igor Lukšić, PhD, Deputy Prime Minister for IR and EU integration Vujica Lazović, PhD, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Financial System Robert-Jan Smits, Director General, DG Research and Innovation Lindita Nikolla, Minister of Education and Sports of Albania (tbc) Sredoje Nović, Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia ...

... days after completion of the residency, the candidate must submit a written report. Conditions of entry Applicants eligible for the fellowship are writers from all genres under 35 (born after 1979) from CEI Member States, which are not part of the European Union (Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). Application guidelines The deadline for applications is 30 April 2014. Applications must be received in a sealed envelope by regular mail. The committee will consider entries postmarked on or before 30 April 2014. Slovene Writers’ Association (Writer in Residence) Tomšičeva 12 SI-1000 Ljubljana Slovenia The application must ...

... role in history teaching. Contact: Claudia Lichnofsky lichnofsky@gei.de Find more information on the website The project follows on from the “Textbook and Curriculum Development in South Eastern Europe” project and its sub-project around the Albanian-speaking areas of the region. The geographical area it covers encompasses Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and southern Serbia. The project organises conferences on the content of textbooks and on public discourse around ethnic, national, state and regional approaches to history in the context of school as well as seminars on textbook design. Stipends for textbook authors and academics working in this field enable them to ...

This award will be given to 14 young scientists - one in each country that is part of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region [Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldavia, Montenegro, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Romania and the Ukraine]. The award seeks to encourage young scientists to engage in the scientific examination of issues and questions specifically related to the Danube, and to stimulate the scientific community in the Danube region. The award will be endowed with € 1,200.- for ...

The growth performance of the pre-accession countries improved in 2013. GDP growth turned positive in the four Western Balkan economies that had experienced recession in 2012 and gathered pace in the other countries where it had slowed down. Albania might be the sole exception to this general pattern. Having picked up in the first quarter and generally accelerated in the second quarter, growth further increased in the third quarter in several countries, including in Serbia where it had ...

The book is based on the training course that he delivers. He has presented courses for research managers in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania. More information is available at www.hyperion.ie/h2020-proposalhandbook.htm. The cost of the handbook is 100 euro (including postage). Dr. Seán McCarthy of Hyperion has just published a handbook to help researchers participate in Horizon 2020. The title of the book is "How to ...

... a higher education degree in the Western Balkans. Also EU nationals can apply for a scholarship (except for Bachelor), on condition that they are registered at or obtained a degree from an EU university.For more detailed eligibility criteria, please check this link. Eligible Western Balkan countries are: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo* (under UNSCR 1244/99) and Serbia. More information on Basileus I, Basileus II, Basileus III and Basileus IV can be found here. More information on the current project Basileus V can be found here ...

... variables in pre-defined categories. The model for these indicators is the Bologna Process Scorecard – used in the 2012 Bologna Implementation Report. The Scoreboard covers all 28 EU Member States, as well as Iceland, Turkey, Liechtenstein and Norway. Data is not available for Switzerland. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRoM), Montenegro and Serbia are not covered by the report as they joined the Eurydice network in the course of 2013, after the project had started. This document is published by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA, Eurydice and Policy Support) and is to be quoted as the European Commission ...

... States and the Commission. The data was collected and checked between summer 2012 and summer 2013. The Eurydice Network provides information on and analyses of European education systems and policies. It consists of 40 national units based in 36 countries (EU Member States, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). It is co-ordinated and managed by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency in Brussels, which drafts its studies and provides a range of online resources3. How were the indicators in the Scoreboard developed? To understand how the scoreboard was developed, it is ...

... well-functioning public procurement and remedies system plays a key role in the prevention of corruption. This is also linked to Chapter 23 – Judiciary and fundamental rights; so we will monitor developments in this area very closely. As regards chapter 6-company law, Montenegro has reached a good level of alignment with the acquis. However, it still needs to align with the Transparency Directive and must also complete alignment with the Directive on Takeover Bids. Montenegro also needs to introduce provisions concerning cross-border mergers of public limited liability companies. Montenegro needs to align with ...

Dear readers, Please find attached the 10th edition of the WBC-INCO.NET Journal published on the occasion of the 15th and last meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries supported by WBC-INCO.NET, that took place in Zagreb, Croatia, on December 11/12, 2013. The cooperation in RTDI between all stakeholders in the region is growing continuously while a new programming “era” is on the horizon. The Platform consequently focused on Horizon 2020; however, ...

Europe seems to be better at producing high-level knowledge than at converting it into socio-economic benefits. In addition to the classical modes of transfer and dissemination of knowledge, such as research publications and exchanges of researchers, Public Research Organisations and Universities performing research need to more actively engage in the exploitation of publicly-funded research results, for instance through academia-industry collaborations, licensing and spin-offs. In April 2008, ...

... after this date may be considered if suitable candidates have not already been identified. Founded in 2004, ARCS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting research in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the context of Bulgaria and neighboring Balkan countries (Romania, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania). An important part of our Mission is to build bridges between North American and Southeast European scholars and institutes as well as between the academic and public realms. The American Research Center in Sofia seeks a dynamic scholar for a 2-year, full-time position as Academic Officer for Balkan Studies ...

Founded in 2004, ARCS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting research in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the context of Bulgaria and neighboring Balkan countries (Romania, Serbia, Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania). An important part of our Mission is to build bridges between North American and Southeast European scholars and institutes as well as between the academic and public realms. http://www.arcsofia.org/

... LCU). General http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en.html The Regional Research Promotion Programme (RRPP ), implemented by the University of Fribourg, started in 2008 and aims at fostering and promoting social science research in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia). The RRPP provides research grants for regional projects, offers methods and thematic trainings for researchers, organises international scientific conferences and promotes policy dialogues whose main goal is to trigger off systemic changes in the social science research sector. Furthermore, it focuses on advancing ...

Economic growth in the Western Balkan countries, Montenegro included, made during the period of transition to market economy, was abruptly interrupted by the onset of the economic crisis. For Montenegro, a small country which at the time was one of the fastest growing economies, with an economic growth rate of about 8% and highest FDI inflows in Europe ...

Published by the Biotechnical Faculty of the University of Montenegro and co-financed by the Ministry of Science of Montenegro and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro, the Journal "Agriculture and Forestry" presents scientific and expert papers on agriculture, rural development, veterinary medicine, forestry, and biology. It is the endeavour of the Journal to give place to papers of high scientific quality and international interest, authored by all the scientists from the European South East ...

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