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... likely to include: research and innovation policy makers, representatives of academia and technology transfer offices, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and early stage and venture capital investors including business angels. The number of attendees is estimated at around 100-120, and selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may be eligible for reimbursement of their travel and accommodation expenses. Apply to participate Attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you wish to participate you are encouraged to submit an expression of interest (deadline 08/06/2018 ...

... with the report also the following country flyers were prepared. They present a short description of recent trends and feature key labor market indicators based on the harmonized data prepared in the context of the SEE Jobs Gateway. Albania.pdf BiH.pdf FYR Macedonia.pdf Kosovo*.pdf Montenegro.pdf Serbia.pdf Regional - Western Balkans.pdf The report and SEE Jobs Gateway are co-financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. Please follow the SEE Jobs Gateway link for other publications. The report and the flyers present a short description of recent trends and feature key ...

... likely to include: research and innovation policy makers, representatives of academia and technology transfer offices, chambers of commerce, entrepreneurs, and early stage and venture capital investors including business angels. The number of attendees is estimated at around 100-120, and selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey may be eligible for reimbursement of their travel and accommodation expenses. Apply to participate Attendance to the event is by invitation only. If you wish to participate you are encouraged to submit an expression of interest (deadline 08/06/2018 ...

... support needs for innovation in South-East Europe. The questionnaire entitled „Assessing research and policy support needs for innovation in the South East Europe“ was distributed to 360 participants in Croatia as well as the other six selected South East European countries (SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. The objective of the survey was two-fold: to get the views of the stakeholders on current R&D and innovation policies, and to understand research and policy support needs of innovation stakeholders. These are the key findings based on SmartEIZ Questionnaire report: • ...

... The program is looking for strong value propositions from enthusiast entrepreneurs, with an existing prototype or Proof of Concept (PoC) or who are eager to finalize an MVP during an intensive 6 weeks program. Depending on regional edition, Entrepreneurs can be based in Croatia, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Only teams who have not yet established their company as a legal entity can apply. The venture program focuses on deep innovation: new deep-tech-leveraged by global solutions requiring consistent human and financial resources to achieve commercialization. The program focuses on 5 ...

... strategies exist that can be integrated in the future process of smart specialisation which should integrate the pre-existing sectoral strategies into an overarching strategic document. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will draft a smart specialisation strategy in 2019. Montenegro is currently embarking upon the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process while in Serbia, the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process has started. Western Balkan countries' smart specialisation teams will participate in an upcoming JRC training in Ljubljana on April 11-12, 2018 which will assist Montenegro and Serbia in pursuing their Entrepreneurial Discovery Processes and help the other countries prepare further steps. Moreover, participants agreed that it ...

... discrimination on imported spirits and restrictions on waste exports. Key Dates June 2003: Thessaloniki Summit: EU perspective for the Western Balkans is confirmed April 2008: Stabilisation and Association Agreement between Serbia and the EU is signed December 2009: Visa-free travel to Schengen area for citizens of Serbia; Serbia presents its application for membership of the EU October 2011: The European Commission issues its Opinion on Serbia's application for EU membership March 2012: The European Council grants candidate status to Serbia April 2013: The European Commission recommends the opening of accession negotiations with Serbia September 2013: The Stabilisation and ...

... of the SAA. Kosovo continued its efforts to maintain good and constructive bilateral relations with other enlargement countries. Kosovo is represented in most regional organisationsthat fall within the scope of the Arrangements on Regional Representation and Cooperation agreed between Belgrade and Pristina in 2012. Regarding the normalisation of relations with Serbia, Kosovo has remained engaged in the dialogue. However, Kosovo needs to make further efforts and contribute to the establishment of circumstances conducive to the full normalisation of relations with Serbia. As regards alignment with European standards, Kosovo is at an early stage. Legislative alignment has continued in some areas but ...

... year for the first time the two packages have been synchronised, highlighting the importance of the functioning economy in advancing on the EU path. BACKGROUND Enlargement process The current enlargement agenda covers the partners of the Western Balkans and Turkey. Accession negotiations have been opened with candidate countries Montenegro (2012), Serbia (2014), Turkey (2005). The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a candidate country since 2005 and Albania obtained candidate status in 2014. Bosnia and Herzegovina (application to join the EU submitted in February 2016) and Kosovo (Stabilisation and Association Agreement entered into force in April 2016) are potential candidates. For ...

... requirement for regions or countries under the umbrella of EU Cohesion Policy since 2014. For WBC, pursuing a national or regional smart specialisation process is not obligatory but highly recommended because of the strategic vision it helps create. This is why WBC are currently preparing or starting their EDPs. While Serbia and Montenegro are kicking off their EDPs, other WBC are preparing to do so. Judging from the example of EU regions and countries in pursuing their EDPs but also from prior participative public-private policy-making processes such as cluster policy, WBC will most likely encounter some typical problems they will have ...

During the event, teams from Serbia and Montenegro were trained on how to pursue the Entrepreneurial Discovery Process (EDP) critical for the smart specialisation process. Teams from the other WBC were trained on the goals and objectives of smart specialisation, on the importance and structure of the EDP, on possibilities for technical assistance from JRC, and ...

Western Balkans Research and Innovation Meeting, Skopje, 21-22 March 2018 AGENDA Wednesday, 21 March 2018 11:30 – 13:00 Networking Lunch & Registration 13:00 – 13:30 Welcome remarks | Opening statements • Ministry of Education and Science • European Commission, DG Research and Innovation • European Commission, Joint Research Centre • Regional Cooperation Council 13:30 – 15:30 Towards Steering Platform meeting 2018 Recent R&I cooperation developments in/with the Western Balkans • FP9, ...

... will be divided into two parts, depending on the status of smart specialisation development in the participating countries and economies: For Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia it is an introduction to smart specialisation governance and guidance on creation national smart specialisation teams; For Serbia and Montenegro it is a training enabling entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP) coordinators and facilitators to prepare and organize it in accordance with the smart specialisation methodology. Participants: Group 1: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: representatives of institutions relevant for the smart specialisation process ...

This report is part of the the Berlin Process Series, an initiative started by Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI), in November 2015, in Tirana, and supported by Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Hanns Seidel Foundation. It has taken the following form: • Research on the Berlin process and its priority areas: Berlin process being a thinly documented process, CDI has contributed to create a body of knowledge, as well as to gather in one place major documents ...

... from EU member states and South-east Europe countries, including the Western Balkans. Participants are likely to include: research and innovation policy-makers, scientists, businesses, regional authorities as well as representatives of academia and technology transfer offices. Up to 250 participants are expected. Selected participants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, may request reimbursement of the travel and accommodation costs. Selection for reimbursement will be based on reason for submission, interest for participation, organisation, position in the organisation and appropriate geographical balance. *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line ...

... level - local, regional, national, EU-wide?; using the right ways to communicate - one-way exchange (website, press release, brochure, etc.) or two-way exchange (exhibition, school visit, internet debate, etc.); where relevant, include measures for public/societal engagement on issues related to the action) is proportionate. Understanding Current Practices of Science Communication in Serbia and Albania: Recommendations for Enhancing Effectiveness Improving Science Communication is a hot topic also in the Western Balkans where, generally speaking, the science community tends to be self-referential and inward looking. Communication is influenced by the current evaluation system that counts the number of publications, if not the only measure ...

... Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Adil Osmanović, Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Bulgaria Kostadin Kostadinov, Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo Shyqiri Bytyqi, Minister of Education and Science of Macedonia Renata Deskoska, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia Vladimir Popović, State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Slovenia Tomaž Boh, and the Minister of Science of Montenegro Sanja Damjanović, who signed the Declaration on behalf of the Government of Montenegro. The Declaration represents an historical step and transforms the original Initiative, to create an ...

... and Science who underlined the benefits of international collaboration in SEE and by Aleksandar Bogojević, Director of IPB Belgrade who welcomed the transformative process and stressed the fact that the SEEIIST would be a research milestone for SEE countries. He further presented the Verrocchio Center, opened in the Republic of Serbia in 2017, expressing readiness for cooperation on the project of the International institute for sustainable technologies. As an example the SESAME | Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East was illustrated by its Administrative Director, Yasser Khalil. This is also a cooperative venture by scientists and governments of ...

... Administrative Officer, University of Trento, Italy Call for Applications The number of participants will be limited to: 20 with reimbursement (A) + 20 from the Serbia and/or neighboring countries which can reach this training school without reimbursement (B). For this second group, priority will be given to candidates from Serbia and from countries bordering Serbia: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro and Romania. These candidates may also apply to target group A as all other candidates and are eligible to receive reimbursement if selected within this group. With this partitioning in two groups we intend to enlarge the number of participants, but ...

Although the list of participants for the Banja Luka training is almost full, there are still a few places available for participants from the countries, which were not sufficiently represented on the Sofia training. We are therefore again opening the call for participation for applicants from the following countries: Austria, Serbia, Slovenia and Slovakia. The training is primarily aimed at RI programme owners (ministries responsible for defining, financing or managing research programmes), RI funding agencies, RI managers and operators (hosts), as well as potential reviewers of RIs. Deadline for the submission of application is Friday, 16 March 2018, 17:00 CET ...

... ENTERPRISE ESTONIA Enterprise Estonia Estonia ENEA Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, I'Energia e l'Ambiente Italy Enterprise Ireland (EI) Enterprise Ireland (EI) Ireland FFG The Austrian Research Promotion Agency Austria Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen Belgium HAMAG-BICRO Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovations and Investments Croatia IFS Innovation Fund Serbia Serbia ISERD The Israel-Europe R&D Directorate for ERA Israel Innovate UK UK Luxinnovation National Agency for Innovation and Research Luxembourg MITA Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology Lithuania NKFIH National Research, Development and Innovation Office Hungary Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland Netherlands ...

... were Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Italy and Macedonia. The total outgoing period for seven applicants will be 127 days. All STSMs must be finalized by the end of April 2018. Grantees for this year are: Ajla Mehmedović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Todor Stoyanov (Bulgaria), Karlo Beljan (Croatia), Božidar Milovanović (Serbia), Milica Marčeta (Serbia) and Klara Balikova (Slovakia). Keep updated by clicking here The CAPABAL project received seven very good proposals for short-term scientific missions and decision was made to grant all applicants with 9000 EUR in total ...

... the region’s PES offices, transition from unemployment to employment in Albania in 2016 was 21%, with 25,158 outflows into employment out of 119,710 registered persons unemployed; in Bosnia and Herzegovina it was 25%, with 132,054 outflows into employment out of 521,357 registered persons unemployed; in Serbia it was 37%, with 265,111 outflows into employment out of 713,154 registered persons unemployed; in Montenegro 34%, with 14,645 outflows into employment out of 42,825 registered persons unemployed. The highest was in The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 48%, with 51,683 outflows into employment out ...

... and enforcement of EU legislation. In this context, Twinning also provided extensive support to the countries which became EU Member States in 2004, 2007 and 2013. A recently finalised Twinning project, for example, helped the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia to deliver on the preparation of a new asylum law and on the reform of the country's asylum system. Through capacity building measures, it was able to support Serbia in its efforts to align itself with EU standards in the field of asylum policy. For More Information Twinning website Twinning ...

... already existing efforts of Switzerland and other donor programmes in this sector. Regional cooperation in particular was emphasised, with the objective of improving regional integration, creating synergies and fostering knowledge management. The RRPP was implemented over a period of ten years in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The programme promoted and enabled research-based cooperation among the new generation of social scientists and policymakers across the ethnically divided, post-conflict region. It focused on fostering and promoting social science research capacities relevant to social, economic and institutional reforms in the respective countries. Its main objective was to boost research ...

... to properly address questions and concerns of potential investors. Check out here more information and updates on this project This initiative supports and strengthens the technology transfer and innovation ecosystem in the countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The project involves all actors operating in the technology transfer and innovation ecosystem ranging from academic institutions to early stage investors to science parks, spin-out companies and policy makers. The final purpose is to deliver concrete plans for and practical initiatives in support of the technology transfer and research commercialisation ...

... of high scientific and social value. Eligible applicants (as Principal Investigators) are scientists affiliated with academic or research institutions in the following countries: (in alphabetical order): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania Serbia and Turkey. Collaborators in proposals might reside in any country provided that no specific geographical restrictions apply for access by the corresponding centers that offer resources in the various resource-providing countries. Industrial partners may participate only as collaborators in proposal that are led by academic or research institutions in the ...

... SMEs that work in academic/research institutions and SMEs located in the region of South Eastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean. More specifically countries are (in alphabetical order): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia ...

The Commission adopted on February 6, 2018 a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans'. The Commission adopted today a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans'. As President Juncker announced in his 2017 State of the Union address, the Commission adopted today a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans', ...

Background One of the initiatives presented during the Ministerial meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education & Training and Research & Innovation held in Belgrade on September 28-29, 2017 was the establishment of the Western Balkans Alumni Association. Its objectives are manifold: promote mobility opportunities track students who have graduated from university support and mentor students share information about internship and employment opportunities bridge the gap between ...

... could become larger than 27 Members, the dynamics of moving forward on their respective EU paths for all Western Balkans is based on their own merits and at their own speed depending on the concrete results achieved. The Strategy explains the steps that need to be taken by Montenegro and Serbia to complete the accession process in a 2025 perspective; while others could catch up, Montenegro and Serbia are the only two countries with which accession talks are already under way. This perspective will ultimately depend on strong political will, the delivery of real and sustained reforms, and definitive solutions to ...

The aim of this research project was to explore the underlying factors of the current situation of science communication in Serbia and Albania and to identify potential drives that could improve its effectiveness in the future. The thematic focus of the research is political and economic sciences. The research zooms into the following dimensions of science communication: (i) Peer to peer: communication within science community; (ii) Communication between science and policy ...

... similarities between the two countries. In the three aspects of science communication explored here--communication within the community, communication with the policy environment and with the larger public--a number of patterns emerge. (...) PERFORM Florian Bieber (Introduction & Conclusion); Blerjana Bino (Albania); Marko Kmezić (Introduction & Conclusion) Irena Myzeqari (Albania); Aleksandar Pavlović (Serbia) Tara Tepavac (Serbia ...

At this interactive, informal event, the EIT Community will provide a general introduction to its activities as well as specific information on potential areas for cooperation with interested national stakeholders. Organizations and individuals from all sides of the Knowledge Triangle (business, research and education) are invited to participate to the event and contribute actively to the discussions. Find here more information. The EIT and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and ...

... region. We also offer a Master Program in Southeast European Studies jointly with the University of Belgrade and coordinate a doctoral program on Southeastern Europe. The focus of the centre’s activities is contemporary Southeastern Europe, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey. The centre has a strong research interest in former Yugoslavia and Turkey, but will consider applications from scholars working on other regions and countries of Southeastern Europe and fellows with a historical focus in their research. Please submit a CV, a one page research plan and two ...

... PERFORM - Performing and Responsive Social Sciences – a project of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation implemented by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and the University of Fribourg. PERFORM focuses on strengthening the relevance of social sciences for socio-economic and political reform processes. It collaborates closely with national research systems in Albania and Serbia with the option of being extended to other countries in the Western Balkans in the future. Learn more about PERFORM at www.perform.network. COORP Expected Results COORP seeks to achieve the following results: Create connections with regional and European research centres active in H2020 and in other European Research ...

... and Cooperation project PERFORM. Science communication is a key element of any research system. Good science communication is of benefit to the individual researcher, for the community of researchers, their institutions, policy and decision makers, and the wider public. However, communication and collaboration within the scientific community in Albania and Serbia is rather weak and fragmented. Science Communication in Western Balkans http://www.suedosteuropa.uni-graz.at/en/news/2017/improving-science-communication-western-balkans

... and specialists and those interested in learning about the sustainability of development, to present research progress and to discuss the state of the art, the future directions and priorities in the various areas of sustainable development and regional integration. The 3rd SDEWES SEE Conference will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia from June 30 until July 3 2018. Deadline for abstract submission is January 15, 2018 ...

... PERFORM - Performing and Responsive Social Sciences – a project of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation implemented by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and the University of Fribourg. PERFORM focuses on strengthening the relevance of social sciences for socio-economic and political reform processes. It collaborates closely with national research systems in Albania and Serbia with the option of being extended to other countries in the Western Balkans in the future. Learn more about PERFORM at www.perform.network. COORP Expected Results COORP seeks to achieve the following results: Create connections with regional and European research centres active in H2020 and in other European Research ...

... and specialists and those interested in learning about the sustainability of development, to present research progress and to discuss the state of the art, the future directions and priorities in the various areas of sustainable development and regional integration. The 3rd SDEWES SEE Conference will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia, and will continue to successfully cover the following areas (examples in parentheses, but not confined to them), with particular focus on SEE region wherever possible: Sustainability comparisons and measurements (metrics and indices; multi-criteria analysis; external costs; exergy analysis; footprint methods; emergy; life cycle analysis) Green economy and better governance (circular ...

... 4 July 2016 in Paris (France). The 4th Western Balkans Summit convenes on 12 July 2017 in Trieste (Italy), with the United Kingdom planning to host the 2018 summit. 14 parties are currently involved in the Process: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission. Source and further information about the Berlin Process and in particular Joint Science Conference in this framework: WBP - Joint Science Conference. You are invited to check also WBC-RTI.info selection of the articles related to Berlin Process / Joint ...

The Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) drafted a discussion paper The Future of the Berlin Process. The goal of this policy brief is to outline the most tangible outputs of the previous Western Balkan Summits, and to propose several structural changes that need to be introduced after the 2018 London Summit in order to make Berlin Process more effective for the countries involved, and more beneficial for their citizens. ...

... that it promotes a regional approach to solving some of the biggest problems that the Western Balkans is facing. The large-scale infrastructure projects, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), the Western Balkans Fund (WBF), the Chamber Investment Forum (CIF), the Transport Community, the Western Balkans Research Foundation, the dialogue between Serbia and Albania, alongside many others – are the projects and initiatives of the Berlin Process not only projected at bringing tangible benefits, but also at changing the awareness of people living here, connecting them and encouraging them to economic, cultural, scientific and any other cooperation. This is the capital value of ...

... nbsp;Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić, Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj, Prime Minister of Montenegro Duško Marković and Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić reiterated their full commitment to continuing to work for the European Union integration process. As clearly confirmed this year, including by the European Council in March and by President Juncker in his September State of the Union address, 2018 will ...

... an informal Summit of the Heads of State and Government devoted to the Western Balkans– on 17 May 2018 in Sofia. In February 2018, the European Commission will publish a strategy, announced by the Commission President Jeanne-Claude Juncker as a “Strategy of the Commission for a successful EU accession of Serbia and Montenegro as frontrunner candidates in the Western Balkans”. A key priority of the Bulgarian Presidency will be the EU Enlargement Policy, which continues to be the most effective instrument for guaranteeing peace, stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans. The Bulgarian Presidency’s ambition is to be a Balkan ...

... 4 July 2016 in Paris (France). The 4th Western Balkans Summit convenes on 12 July 2017 in Trieste (Italy), with the United Kingdom planning to host the 2018 summit. 14 parties are currently involved in the Process: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo*, FYRo Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission. Source and further information about the Berlin Process and in particular Joint Science Conference in this framework: WBP - Joint Science Conference. You are invited to check also WBC-RTI.info selection of the articles related to Berlin Process / Joint ...

Since its launch in 2012, the European Commission organises an annual high-level meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training. All Ministers of Education in the region are invited to review the state of educational reforms in their countries, learn about the latest strategies in the EU, identify priorities, agree on follow-up to be given to studies/reports as well as to cooperate on activities undertaken by the Platform. A main objective of the Platform is to share ...

The workshop was co-organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Region of Central Macedonia, Hellenic Republic, in association with the International Association of Science and Technology Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), The Thessaloniki Technology Park, i4G Incubator and AREA Science Park. The objectives of the workshop were to create space for exchange of know-how among practitioners from the region on successful practices in the development and management ...

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