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An article about economic situation and transition effects 20 years after starting the process of transition in FYR of Macedonia. The FYR of Macedonia was one of the poorest republics in former Yugoslavia and now is one of the poorest countries in Europe. GDP per capita in terms of the purchasing power parity is about a quarter of the European average. After an exceptionally unfavourable period in 1995-1998 and the post conflict period 2001-20041 ...

A comparative analysis of the innovation systems of WBC based on the national contributions presented at the First Innovation Dialog Forum (IDF) in Bečići, Montenegro (November, 8-9, 2010) and selected literature. A contribution to the task 8.1- Comparative analysis of the innovation capacity in the WBC with particular focus on joint cooperation needs.

... whom you would like to collaborate with. The 2030 timeframe has been set since an innovation-driven society takes time to flourish and ideas may require a long term incubation period. Please have in mind that this survey is aimed at respondents from WBC (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia and Kosovo/UN Res. 1244.) only. Thank you ...

... nbsp;2011 On the September 23, 2011, the 2nd Open Seminar of Focus-Balkans will take place in Brussels. Participants will be members of the consortium as well as invitees coming from the Universities and Ministries important for the topic in 6 Balkan countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia ...

... in Politics, Economics, Law, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Agrarian Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Literature and Communication Sciences. The minimum qualification required for participating is a bachelor degree. Scholarships and Fees Scholarships: only participants which are representatives of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and NGOs and with citizenships from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo Turkey, are eligible for scholarships that cover both the course fees and the board and lodging (in double or triple rooms). The candidates with citizenships from above-mentioned countries which are also currently representatives of CSOs will be automatically considered for scholarships. The scholarship covers accommodation expenses (board ...

The five-day International Summer EU Grant Academy for Research, Technological Development and Innovation focuses on the key skills and competences that each organisation needs to develop in order to build and increase its absorption capacity and establish a continuous process of obtaining grant funding for Research, Technological Development and Innovation: Identification and evaluation of project ideas Identification of project ideas suitable for grant funding Searching for appropriate calls ...

The Hungarian Presidency of the European Union published the conclusions of the discussions. Member States called for a post-2013 cohesion policy that is result-oriented and consistent with the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. Also discussed were the Commission's proposals regarding conditions and incentives that could be introduced to make the policy more effective. These are the last debates before the Commission issues its formal legislative proposals on future cohesion policy, which will ...

Please find attached presentations held at SP meeting in Ohrid and conclusions developed. The Steering Platform meeting took place in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia on May 26, 2011. Ohrid

... The review process shall, above all, assess the quality and originality of the work. Authors shall be under 35 years of age at the date of submission. Authors shall be citizens of one of the following countries:Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine. Proof of date of birth and citizenship must be provided upon application; authors shall also include a brief CV. In the case of coauthored work, each of the coauthors has to fulfill all the ...

... programme to organisations from the FYR Macedonia is expected to remain open for the future calls for proposals in IEE II, which runs until 2013. Further details of the IEE II programme are available at: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/ The EC and the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia are in the process of finalising an agreement for the FYR of Macedonia to join the Intelligent Energy Europe II (IEE II) Programme within the EU‟s Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP ...

South-East European Congress & Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy South-East European Conference & Exhibition “SAVE the Planet” Waste Management & Recycling, Environment At the exhibition 327 direct participants and represented companies from 32 countries showed their latest products and technologies in the sectors renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management and recycling. Many of the foreign exhibitors were new ...

Focus of the presentation: Macroeconomic perspective induces innovation performance in the region; Critical infrastructure for knowledge development;SME development in the financial crisis; Perspective of the regional cooperation. Zoran Aralica;The Institute of Economics, Zagreb

... phase and support in development. Indirect measures: Incentives for investment in R&D; industrial research, technology investment of companies and Incentives for measures to increase productivity; introduction of new management tools, quality standards and continuous improvementsystems in the value/production chain. Established Clusters in the FYR of Macedonia Several cluster initiatives are already operating in the FYR of Macedonia: a textile cluster, an information technology cluster, a wine cluster, a cluster for tourism and a cluster for lamb meat and sheep cheese as well as clusters for agricultural mechanisation, automotive components, wood processing, foodprocessing, fashion design etc. These clusters are at various stages of development ...

The Steering Platform heard the introductory statements from FYR of Macedonia, the Hungarian Presidency and the European Commission, from which it became clear that innovation is very high on the political agenda both at EU and regional level as well as the preparation for the future Common Strategic Framework. From the presentations of the Progress Reports the Platform took note that ...

Conclusions of the 10th Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries (Ohrid, May 26, 2011). Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries: Conclusions of the 10th Meeting of Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries, Ohrid, May 26, 2011. WBC-INCO:NET

The conference gathered 24 participants from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Romania who have worked in the following seven thematic sessions: Contexts of poverty Women and poverty Media specific discourse of poverty Role of media in poverty alleviation Politics of poverty Poverty online Social exclusion of Roma Opening the conference, Professor Ivana Zivancevic Sekerus, Vice Dean of the Faculty for ...

Within the project "R&D Capacities" an Assessment Report was published depicting the situation regarding R&D at the universities participating in the project. "The present report is the output of the initial analytical work in the project ‘R&D Capacities’ carried out in 2009. On the one hand it reflects the situation at Western Balkan universities in the year 2009, on the other hand provides essential inputs for consecutive steps within the project: it ...

... civil society development in the Western Balkans. The University of Fribourg, upon mandate of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), manages the Regional Research Promotion Programme in the Western Balkans (RRPP). It was established with the objective to advance Social Science research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. This partnership programme was created following a wide consultation process involving well-respected researchers and research institutions in the region, Switzerland and other European countries. The RRPP operates through three inter-related pillars: 1. The allocation of research grants for projects that deal with issues related to transformation in ...

... May 29, 2011) follow this link: http://www.balkanalysis.com/kosovo/2011/05/29/kosovo%E2%80%99s-visa-liberalization-troubles-trying-to-get-to-heaven-before-they-close-the-door/ balkanalysis.com discusses in a recent article the visa problems of Kosovar citizens (UN Res 1244). For them a smooth, visa-free border-crossing is possible in only five countries: Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Turkey and Haiti (the last one is doubtless not the common destination for Kosovars). Other countries either do not let the citizens of Kosovo enter their territories without a valid visa, or do not recognize their ‘blue’ passports at all (thus not approving their entry whatsoever &ndash ...

... activities and partnerships at national and international level and acts as a coordinating structure for national, bilateral and multilateral cooperation programs and projects. Macedonian Ministry of Economy (MOE-MK) MOE-MK is responsible for documents and programs regarding economic and industrial policy, SME competitiveness and innovation enhancement in the FYR of Macedonia. The Department for Industry and the Department for Competitiveness and Innovation are particularly engaged in innovation policies. It is envisaged to involve many other development stakeholders in the Ministry’s innovation-related activities for further dialogue and consultation. Montenegrin Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (DDSME) DDSME ...

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