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... will improve the cooperation between scientific and educational institutions as well. Moreover the Regional Cooperation Council, enhances the developments on the field of regional assistance, for instance through the transformation of the ‘Regional School of Public Administration’ (ReSPA) into a fully fledged school with a seat in Danilovgrad (Montenegro). As a sign of EU’s solidarity with the region, the Commission decided to extend the Economic Recovery Plan for the Western Balkans regarding the issue of the global economic crisis; at least €120 million IPA funds will be allocated. Source: http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92270 ...
... FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. These agreements imply a prearranged exchange of students between universities and other higher education institutions. Further, unique policies and procedures for minorities abroad enables student with Bulgarian nationality living abroad an easier access to Bulgarian educational system. Hungary has several bilateral agreements with Serbia and Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina with the main objective to improve co-operation between all parties in the field of education. Hungary also provides special regulation to a Hungarian minority abroad, but do not apply any particular policies or procedures for admitting students from the WBC. Slovenian universities have ...
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Commission Staff Working Paper on EU regionally relevant activities in the Western Balkans 2008/09
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9. Feb. 2009
This European Commission staff working paper on the Western Balkans (MD 23/09 plus Addendum) is an update of the Annex to the March 2008 Commission Communication on the WBs. It outlines EU activities of regional relevance to the Western Balkan countries and corresponding regional activities related to the European agenda of the Western Balkans. It is an update of the Annex to the March 2008 Commission Communication on the Western Balkans. It covers the activities of the year 2008 and also lists ...
... statehood and disputed state borders" on the one hand, and "mafia-like statehood and transnational mafia" on the other hand. After describing the overall political situation in the WBC following the wars of the 1990s, Riegler goes on reporting the particularities of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYRoM, Montenegro and Serbia a well as Kosovo/UNMIK. The last chapters of the report focusses on recent developments in 2008 and the current state of NATO and EU integration. Henriette Riegler, Un/Sicherheit und In/Stabilität des "Westlichen Balkan" (=OIIP Arbeitspapier 59), Vienna 2008, available online at ...
The results of the recently published 'Science, Technology and Competitiveness key figures report 2008/2009' indicate substantial improvements in certain areas but show that R&D intensity in the EU27 is stagnating. Public and private investment in R&D and innovation are considered to be essential for helping economies to stabilise and get out of crisis periods. Yet the intensity of research investment (the amount invested in R&D compared to GDP) has not increased in recent years, ...
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[Event Announcement] BLED Foresight Training Seminar South East European Knowledge Societies and the Future of Europe
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2. Feb. 2009
... will have follow-up workshops in Belgrade in May 2009 and in Istanbul in September 2009 The organisers intend to cover the costs for registration and for accommodation (half board for the days of the training seminar and the conference) for about 25 - 30 participants from Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia and Kosovo/UNMIK for the participation at the foresight conference and at the training seminar. A limited number of grants for travel costs will be available upon request depending on availability of funds. If you would like to participate at BF 2009 SEE Foresight training seminar ...
The survey aims to identify the perception, attitudes and experiences of students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia regarding studying abroad. It shows that contrary to what was presumed so far, the visa problem is only one of several factors causing the limited mobility of students from the Western Balkans. Indeed further elements include the availability of information to students, the lack of cooperation between universities ...
... on January 30, 2009. The King Baudouin Foundation has recently published a study on student mobility in the West Balkans, conducted by Milos Besic, a political science Professor at the University of Podgorica. The survey aims to identify the perception, attitudes and experiences of students from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia regarding studying abroad. It shows that contrary to what was presumed so far, the visa problem is only one of several factors causing the limited mobility of students from the Western Balkans ...
... such as non-governmental organisations, companies, industries and public authorities. These institutions and organisations have to be based in the following four groups of eligible countries: 27 Member States of the European Union, 6 countries of the Western Balkan region: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Kosovo under UNSC Resolution 1244/99, 15 countries in the Southern and Eastern neighbouring area of the European Union: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Tunisia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, the Russian Federation, 5 Central Asian Republics ...
A two-day WBC-INCO.NET workshop has been taking place within the framework of task 4.4 - "Benchmarking of NCP System" - in Vienna on January 22-23, 2009.
On of its main focusses was to present and compare the NCP systems in the West Balkans as well as the NCP system in selected EU countries.
The country presentations made during the meeting are now available for download...
