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... by different authorities with insufficient public funding. Source: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2011/package/mk_conclusions_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2011/package/mk_rapport_2011_en.pdf EC Press Release: European Commission recommends moving onto next stages towards EU entry [news] Downloads Analytical Report (FYR of Macedonia) (448.18K) Conclusions (32.82K) In the EC conclusions on FYR of Macedonia, it is noted in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET relevant field for science and research: Concerning European standards on science and research progress was noted. The national strategy for 2011 – 2020 was adopted. The ...

In the EC conclusions on FYR of Macedonia, it is noted in relation to the WBC-INCO.NET relevant field for science and research: Concerning European standards on science and research progress was noted. The national strategy for 2011 – 2020 was adopted. The participation rate in the Seventh EU Framework Research Programme has further increased. The administrative capacity ...

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL This communication assesses the current state of the European Union's enlargement agenda, comprising the Western Balkans, Turkey, and Iceland. Based on the accompanying in-depth country analyses3, it takes stock of what these countries have achieved preparing for membership, where they stand today, assesses their prospects for the coming years and in this regard makes a number of recommendations. As in previous years, ...

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The overall conclusions on BiH in the fields interesting for WBC-INCO.NET read as follows: Bosnia and Herzegovina made some progress with the enforcement of competition rules. There was no progress in the area of public procurement, particularly regarding full alignment of the Public Procurement Law. Progress continued in the area of intellectual property rights. There was little progress in the area of social and employment policies and public health policy. Country-wide strategy papers ...

... Belgrade and Pristina was established and has yielded initial results. This needs to be pursued constructively. Montenegro has strengthened its reform efforts based on the priorities set out by the European Union. The European Commission also confirmed its earlier recommendation to open accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Visa-free travel to the Schengen area was granted to the citizens of two more Western Balkan countries in December 2010, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nevertheless, good governance, the rule of law, administrative capacity, unemployment and economic reform remain major challenges in the region. There are still problems concerning regional ...

... in all the New Member and Associated States. The West Balkan region is named as one of the key regions whose transport research is being assessed. Citizens of the following countries are therefore invited to attend this import workshop: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244 ...

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This essay was originally published in The Europa World of Learning, a guide to higher education, research and other academic institutions throughout the world. The print edition of this internationally respected title was first published over 60 years ago and has become widely acclaimed as the premier source of information on the academic sphere world-wide. The online version, updated quarterly, offers an unprecedented level of access to global institutions of higher education and learning, ...

... CZ) Ireland (IE) Romania (RO) Cyprus (CY) Italy (IT) Slovakia (SK) Denmark (DK) Latvia (LV) Slovenia (SI) Estonia (EE) Lithuania (LT) Spain (ES) Finland (FI) Luxembourg (LU) Sweden (SE) France (FR) Malta (MT) United Kingdom (UK) Other countries Albania (AL) Liechtenstein (LI) Croatia (HR) Montenegro (ME) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MK) Norway (NO) Iceland (IS) Serbia (RS) Israel (IL) Turkey (TR) Events can be: national, regional, local or even cross-border "European" – organised either by European-level (business) organisations and institutions or by national/regional representations in Brussels. Or events with a strong European dimension held in one ...

... are limited). A registration form is provided via a link on the workshop website: http://www.eurogentest.org/laboratories/workshops/db/event/807/index.xhtml Registration fee 225 euro for laboratories with a HDI below 0.845 (Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, …) 475 euro for laboratories with a HDI above 0.845 575 euro for industrial partners Contact, further information: workshops@eurogentest.org www.eurogentest.org http://www.eurogentest.org/laboratories/workshops/db/event/807/index.xhtml see the documents attached below ...

Short Agenda Day 1 The Lifelong Learning Programme – 2011 Call Lessons learned How to turn your project idea into an LLP project Building a winning Partnership Day 2 Financial aspects of LLP Content Development and the eForm details Work Plan, Dissemination Strategy, Evaluation Plan, Valorisation Evaluation under LLP - what you need to know to win Please find more information in documents attached below: Flyer (incl. Application form) and Agenda. For further information and registration, ...

The workshop is a pre-Conference event of the TAIEX conference “Emigration Issues in the Western Balkans - joint approach to linking migration and development of the countries of origin“ of Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Department for Emigration/Diaspora. The rationale of the workshop is based on the fact that highly skilled professionals from the fields of science, technology, business etc. have emigrated from Southeast European ...

The document contains the EU Commission assessments of the 2011 Pre-Accession Economic Programmes (PEP) of the currently 5 candidate countries. The document contains the EU Commission assessments of the 2011 Pre-Accession Economic Programmes of the 5 candidate countries: Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey. The programmes are precursors of similar programmes, which EU Member States are supposed to submit. They should present a short description of recent economic developments, a medium-term macroeconomic framework, a chapter presenting the medium-term fiscal programme and an overview of intended structural reforms. The EU Commission ...

... Paper the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs brings together into a single document the economic chapters of the 2010 European Commission's Progress Reports and Opinions for candidate and potential candidate countries for EU accession. The Commission prepared Progress Reports for the candidate countries Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland and Turkey as well as for the potential candidate countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and for Kosovo (1). Following the two countries application and the Council's request, it also prepared two opinions on Albania and Montenegro. The European Commission adopted the Progress Reports and two Opinions on 9 ...

The report is the second of a series realised within the SeeNet Programme by a research network coordinated by CeSPI (Italy) and composed of seven research organisations from South East Europe, including InTER who does the research on decentralisation and governance in Vojvodina. More about the SeeNet Programme is available at the website: www.see-net.org. This report is focussed on decentralisation. This issue is particularly relevant in Western Balkan countries, not only for the ...

... 16:00) The earlier you submit your colaboration profile the more it will be recognized. For more information and registration, please visit http://www.b2match.eu/technomatch2011 Date: 18 October 2011 On October 18 2011, in the scope of Tehnoma 2011 the European Information and Innovation Centre in FYR of Macedonia is organising an international brokerage event Techno MATCH 2011 for clients interested in technological and business cooperation. Deadline for registration and submission of profiles: October 10, 2011. Deadline for requesting meetings: October 15, 2011. The event is free of charge for the participants. ...

... The Institute for sociological, political and juridical research (University SS Cyril and Methodius- Skopje) and the Institute of sociology, Faculty of Philosophy (University SS Cyril and Methodius- Skopje) are organizing international conference titled: Identity in the Era of Globalization and Europeanization. The conference will take place in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia on November 3-4, 2011. ...

... goals of the Innovation Union flagship initiative and the Horizon 2020 programme." Source: EUROPA - Press Releases European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, met last week with Ministers of Science and Research from six Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia ...

... also join Erasmus under proposals by Poland, which took over the presidency of the EU in July. Barbara Kudrycka, Poland's minister of science and higher education, has called for Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine to be included in the programme, as well as Balkan countries such as Albania, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Allan Pall, chairman of the European Students Union, welcomed the expansion plans and urged ministers to consider including "Arab Spring" states, such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, in the programme. He said such exchange "fosters internationalisation of the universities there". More than ...

This document has been produced within the framework of the European Union's Tempus programme, which is funded by the EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Directorate-General and the Directorate-General for Enlargement. It has been prepared by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) on the basis of contributions from the Tempus Offices and the authorities concerned. The attached descriptions of higher education systems in the Tempus Partner Countries provide a ...

This new Guide provides potential recipients of EU funding for research and innovation with the practical information they need to access this funding. It also provides decision-makers with a full picture of all the funding opportunities available until 2013. The complexity of the present landscape has led the authors to propose to bring together the full range of research and innovation financing instruments within a common strategic framework under the future multi-annual financial framework. ...

... open to public (laboratories, research centres, museum collections, ...), use the most recent technologies and instruments with the guidance of scientists, participate in experiments, competitions and quizzes, watch demonstrations and simulations, exchange ideas and party with the researchers. This year, 13 different events are organised in WB countries: Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. CROATIA LEEDS 2011 Rab, Slavonski Brod, Varazdin, Zagreb http://www.progeo-croatia.hr/en/international.php FYROM REVIS 2011 Bitola, Skopje http://www.uklo.edu.mk/revis2010 MONTENEGRO MONTENIGHT2011 Kotor ...

In the frame of WP2, T2.4 background reports have been prepared on the national research systems in the field of social sciences and humanities, on social innovation and on priorities of SSH research. The reports have been prepared by national experts / expert teams and edited at ZSI in order to be available at the conference "Challenge Social Innovation" in Vienna. WBC-INCO.NET (2011): National Background Reports on Social Sciences and Humanities.

... Sustainable building products Food and drink sector Water Greening businesses Although priority will be given to SMEs and private beneficiaries, the calls for proposals are open to all legal persons located in one of the following countries: 27 EU member states Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein Albania, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey Other non-EU countries provided they have the appropriate agreement in force. The maximum duration of an action is 36 months. Applicants should consult the website of the programme at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/ You can reach the details for the national contacts through ...

... Foundation Agro-centre for education (FACE) is non-profit organisation, founded in 2006. The aim of FACE is development of the agriculture in Macedonia and the region, trough capacity building, based on non-formal and formal education. This means that FACE will contribute towards strengthening the influence of the education over the sustainable agriculture, environmental protection and rural development, trough implementation of advanced educational programs in the non-formal and formal education SERVICES • Trainings in various ...

... www.transnew.eu. You can register on the webpage or send the registration form to: petra.gamberger@sloveniacontrol.si. Date: 30 September 2011 TransNEW Consortium and Slovenia Control Ltd. as a host is organising the Transport Research Opportunities Workshop for West Balkan Countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo), which will take place on September 30, 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. Due date for registration is September 20, 2011 ...

OPEN DAYS 2011 will consist of about 100 sessions - workshops and debates – exhibitions and networking opportunities for the about 6,000 participants coming to Brussels. OPEN DAYS is organised in partnership with regions and cities from all over Europe, and including contributions by companies, financial institutions and international associations and academic organisations. Under the headline 'Investing in Europe’s future: Regions and cities delivering smart, sustainable and ...

The fourth FP7 Monitoring Report covers the implementation of the Framework Programme in the years 2007-2010. It is based on the FP7 monitoring system, which was designed as an internal management tool using a core set of performance indicators. In section 2 this document provides a detailed analysis of FP7 participation patterns in 2010. FP7 implementation management and quality issues are the focus of section 3 and include the current situation with regard to the simplification process and ...

The main topics of this Forum, which will bring together political and economic leaders, representatives of the academia and the nongovernmental sector, as well as other relevant opinion-makers, will be along a possible Western Balkans 2020 Agenda on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and fight against organized crime, corruption and illegal migration. Under the topics of Smart Growth and Sustainable Growth the participants will discuss current issues, for example: Smart ...

Every 6 months, high level political dialogue meetings are organised linking the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the Western Balkan countries. The meetings are co-chaired by the European Commission, the EU Council presidency country (currently Poland) and a country from the region (for the upcoming meeting: Bosnia and Herzegovina). The meeting tookplace on December 1, 2011 in Sarajevo and brought together RTDI stakeholders from all over Europe ...

... Science and Technology. Each meeting opens with the discussion of progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T coopration in/with/for the Western Baklan countries and ends with the adoption of specific conclusions. The last meeting was held on May 26, 2011 in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia. You can find the relevant documents here: Calendar : 10th Steering Platform Meeting Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia Progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries (November 2010 - May 2011) [document] Conclusions of the 10th meeting of Steering Platform on Research ...

... the full fee of €300). On the registration forms of the training workshop and/or the brokerage event (once they are available) please make sure you tick the option ECITL Conference Registration – reduced fee. *Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro,The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Serbia Contacts: FP7 Training Workshop contact: Ms. Christina MIARITI (SEERC): cmiariti@seerc.org Brokerage Event contact: Ms. Kelly VAVASI (GSRT): kvavasi@gsrt.gr, Evi Afentaki (GSRT): pafe@gsrt.gr WBC-INCO-NET is organising a Training Workshop and a Brokerage event with a focus on Transport ...

The Innovation Infrastructure reports are mapping national innovation systems and relevant stakeholders in the Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia) The main objective of these reports is to add to common understanding of the national innovation systems in the region and to map the innovation infrastructure and stakeholders. Thus, the reports aim to facilitate the identification of potential partner organisations for STI co-operations ...

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... and facilitating networks of experts. Funds available for this will total around €521 million for the period 2011-2013. More follows Indicative IPA financial allocations for the period 2011-2013 Planned allocation in millions of euros (figures are in current prices) Croatia 430.00 Iceland 28.00 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 304.76 Turkey 2586.90 Albania 257.73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 314.22 Montenegro 91.28 Serbia 587.00 Kosovo 203.61 Multi-beneficiary programme 520.97 Cross-Border Cooperation 214.28 TOTAL 2011-2013 5538.75 Background Since 2007, candidate countries and potential candidates have received focused EU funding and support through ...

At the 6th International ICQME Conference some of the vital issues of quality, management, engineering, education, and environmental protection will be discussed, and the participants will be from both the university and the commercial fields, which will contribute to a more productive exchange of ideas and experiences. CONFERENCE THEMES: 1. Benchmarking 2. Business Excellence and Quality Awards 3. Cleaner product 4. e - Quality 5. International standard ISO 14000 – ...

... share best practices; and to improve the quality of communication in science and technology in the SEE region as an overall objective of the initiative. Eligible countries Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Kosovo/UN Resolution 1244, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. Application Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae and a motivation letter related to the quality of science communication in the South-East European Region, (in PDF format) to the UNESCO Venice Office (attention: Ms Rosanna Santesso; email: r.santesso(at)unesco.org) by 30 September 2011. Link : http ...

... 15 July 2011 00:00 The European Commission is organising a multi-country seminar on eHealth open to participants from all Enlargement and Neighbouring countries. This "by invitation only" seminar will gather 42 representatives of the following 22 countries (Enlargement countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/1999), Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey; Neighbouring countries - South: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia; Neighbouring countries - East: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine ...

Experts in: - Tourism development - with portfolio of majot tourism oriented countries (ie. Egypt, USA, England, Ireland, Austria, Jordan, Bahrain, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, etc) - Marketing & e-Marketing - merging classical marketing approaches with the classical (newsletters, ad-campaigns, microsite campaigns, blogging, viral networking, etc) & cutting-edge approaches (social presence and social network develpment, micro-blogging, etc) - Internet website optimisation and development - building the foundations of e-Marketing on top-notch SEO/SMO aware portals - Intranet & Extranet optimisation & development - partnership ...

... South-East-Europe Doing Business in South East Europe 2011—the second subnational report in the series following Doing Business in South East Europe 2008—compares the ease of doing business, both within a single economy and across the region, among 22 cities from: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia. The report focuses on national and local regulations that affect 4 stages in the life of a small to medium-size domestic firm: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property and enforcing contracts. World Bank http://www.doingbusiness.org/Reports/Subnational-Reports/South-East-Europe

... efficiency of commercial dispute resolution. As a result, the average cost to start a business across the region decreased from 23% to 13% of the average income per capita. Meanwhile, the average time to deal with construction permits and to register property decreased by more than one month. Skopje (FYR Macedonia) and Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) took top honors with the most improved business regulation in the past 3 years. They implemented business reforms in all 4 regulatory areas. No single city outperforms the others across the board. Across the region, it is easiest to start a business in Skopje ...

The Commission is proposing to increase the amounts provided for research and innovation, education and SME development. The proposal foresees to allocate €80 billion for the 2014-2020 period to the Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation ("Horizon 2020"), to be complemented by support for research and innovation in the Structural Funds. In the communication it is further stated that "the Commission's ambition for the next EU budget is to spend ...

... From: 23 August 2011 To: 3 September 2011 This multidisciplinary programme is addressed to young professionals and university master/PhD candidates students, possibly two, (women are encouraged to apply), from the following countries in South-East Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as UNMIK/Kosovo. No fees will be required by selected participants. The organizer will cover local transportation, full board accommodation costs. Official language of the school is English. Deadline for application is July 15, 2011 ...

... their efforts. It is now time for EU Member States to agree on the closure of negotiations. But the job is not over yet – the Commission will monitor Croatia's respect for commitments undertaken in the accession negotiations right up until accession. - We appreciate how The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia handled the parliamentary elections– especially the orderly and peaceful election day. Now that the pre-election activities are over, the time and opportunity has arrived to make real progress – both on the name issue and on the reforms. I appreciate that no time is being wasted in creating the ...

A summary analysis of the consultation, based on written responses and around 1300 online questionnaires that were submitted by interested individuals, companies, research institutes and citizens is available below. Further outcomes of the consultations as described below are available here. The written responses provided by over 750 associations, large organisations and others that provide in-depth views which are published on this website, organised by country. An interactive blog, where ...

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