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... One year after the Berlin Western Balkans Summit, the heads of government, foreign ministers and economics ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as Croatia, Slovenia, last year’s host Germany, future hosts France and Italy, representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service ...

... of the European Commission to organise an Enlargement Conference in the first half of 2016 focusing on youth issues. 32. The participating States applaud the agreement signed today (see annex on youth exchange - Addendum), upon the initiative of the Prime Ministers of Serbia and Albania, to establish a Regional Youth Cooperation Office of the Western Balkans and welcome the support of the German-French Youth Office in setting it up. 33. Higher Education, Science and Research: The participating States commit themselves to encouraging their ...

The Joint Science Conference is one of the pillars of the Western Balkans Process (also known as the Berlin Process), which was officially launched with the 1st Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin by the German Chancellor Merkel on 28 August 2014. Being aware of the importance of education, science and research for the overall success of the EU-integration efforts of the Western Balkans, the political umbrella of the Western Balkans Process has entrusted the German National Academy of ...

The Joint Science Conference is one of the pillars of the Western Balkans Process (also known as the Berlin Process), which was officially launched with the 1st Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin by the German Chancellor Merkel on 28 August 2014. The joint statement of the Joint Science Conference can be downloaded below in a short and extended version in several languages. It entails recommendations reflecting the voice of science and that are addressed at policymakers of the Western ...

Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is a network of 15 civil society organizations from 10 countries and territories in South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Romania, Montenegro, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey). Vision, mission & goals History Members Structure Statute & Strategy Annual Reports Partners and Donors http://www.balkancsd.net/

The report presents the results of the RCC-commissioned survey of business sentiment in SEE on crucial economic and development issues, intended to engage more closely the business community in context of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy. The survey was carried out in December 2014 by GfK, and was conducted face to face with 1400 companies of different size and different business areas, which are not majority-owned by the state or government, in all seven economies covered by the Strategy. Regional ...

The report presents the results of the RCC-commissioned survey of public opinion of SEE citizens on crucial economic and development issues, intended to engage more closely the general public in context of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy. The survey was carried out in December 2014 by GfK, and was conducted face to face with 7000 respondents, in all seven economies covered by the Strategy. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) http://www.rcc.int/pubs/25/balkan-opinion-barometer-2015

The goal of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 strategy of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), is to improve living conditions in the region and bring competitiveness and development back in focus, closely following the vision of the EU strategy Europe 2020. It stresses out the shared vision of the SEE economies to open up to 1 million new jobs by 2020, by enabling employment growth from 39% to 44%, increase of total regional trade turnover by more than double from 94 to 210 ...

It was chaired by Xavier Prats Monné, Director General for Education and Culture at the European Commission, and brought together six education ministers from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as well as their key staff. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama came for the opening of the meeting. Ministerial meeting This year was the first time that the ministers reported on the developments in higher education since ...

... proposal at a later stage, in particular in view of the association of the enlargement countries to the programme. The synergy with the next IPA II was welcomed; several questions were raised on the effectiveness of the synergy, which should be well prepared. An expression of interest was made by Albania to hold the next meeting in the first half of 2012 in Albania, together with the upcoming EU Danish Presidency. Information will be announced in due time. The Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries met in Sarajevo on 1 December 2011. The meeting was co-chaired by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Bosnia and Herzegovina - on ...

The official conclusions have been prepared for the most of the meetings (starting with the Paris meeting), which summarized main points of the discussion and highlighted specific follow-up activities. 1st Steering Platform Meeting and Launch Event: Vienna, June 26, 2006 2nd Steering Platform Meeting: Berlin, March 29, 2007 3rd Steering Platform Meeting: Thessaloniki, October 29, 2007 4th Steering Platform Meeting: Ljubljana, June 26, 2008 5th Steering Platform Meeting: Paris, December ...

Please find attached progress reports prepared by WBC and other countries and stakeholder on recent developments regarding RTI cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan countries. Steering Platform on Research for WBC

... Authors will be notified only upon acceptance of their abstract by 30th of July 2015. The deadline for the submission of the full papers and registration will be the 30th of September 2015. For more information: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bekir ÇINAR Rruga Tiranë-Rinas, Km 12, 1039, Tirana/Albania Mobile: +355 67 25 644 44 Phone: +355 4 22 32 086 Fax: +355 4 22 22 177 Email: ices@epoka.edu.al Visit the website at http://ices.epoka.edu.al/2015 Epoka University, in Tirana, in partnership with other universities from different ...

The final agenda is available below for download as well as the progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries.These reports are to be presented by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries during the meeting. The event is organised back-to-back with an event of the Danube-INCO.NET project. For all further information see www.danube-inco.net For questions, please contact Ms. Ildikó ...

Due to some organisational issues, the 2nd strategic workshop for Western Balkan NCPs was not organised in Montenegro (as previously foreseen in DoW) but in Krems, Austria on November 18-19, 2013. The aim of this Workshop was to offer an outline of the European Research Area funding opportunities, with special focus on Horizon 2020 and multilateral programmes and at the same time to offer stimulating and engaging networking opportunities with Austrian NCPs and students of the Master course in ...

The Regional Energy Research Priorities identified during the consultation session in the field of Energy are (no preference is given by the order): Integral management of river basins Bio gas production from waste Second generation bio-fuels Small hydro–grid connection, system integration, operation and control Geothermal heat-pumps in energy efficient buildings Zero energy buildings Cross-Cutting Priorities identified are: Coordination of national R&D projects – regional Research ...

... The second part “Science and Research in WBC – WBC-INCO.NET’s Findings” includes several reports compiled by the project WBC-INCO.NET on the situation of Science and Research in the Western Balkans and the coordination of relevant policies and initiatives in: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo*. The third part “WBC Innovation Systems in Focus” at hand puts the focus on Innovation and discusses a broad range of topics – from innovation infrastructures, needs and capacities to smart specialisation, innovation and brain drain and RTDI evaluation. This ...

... they can take the know-how they have to a higher level than if they had developed it on their own. Various studies have emphasised the importance of regional exchanges of knowledge, both for companies and for the region itself. Part IV describes the pilot project of Soft Landing Platforms in Albania and FYR of Macedonia. SOFTLANDING has the objective to offer companies professional consulting and management services, which are necessary for a company to become established and begin commercial activities in an international scale. The pilot-project SOFTLANDING aims for the internationalisation of an innovative business. The created collaborations with partners from ...

Proposals are invited from economists and other social scientists. Projects with a significant commercial aspect or those that seek the funding of the dissemination of previous results (such as book preparation) rather than original research are explicitly excluded. Proposals must be postmarked by 31 May 2014. For further information and details please see the attachment. Questions and inquiries may be addressed to: research.competition@wiiw.ac.at The Vienna Institute for International Economic ...

... Economy. In addition, the messages to WBC-INCO.NET from: European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation; General Secretariat for Research and Technology on behalf of the current Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Ministry of Education and Sports (Albania); Ministry of Civil Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia); Ministry of Education and Science (FYR of Macedonia); Ministry of Science (Montenegro) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia) as well as messages from WBC-INCO.NET partners are included as introductory part of this ...

Purpose The purpose of the consultancy is to assist in the implementation of the South East Europe (SEE) 2020 – Jobs and Prosperity in a European Perspective (hereinafter: “SEE 2020” or “Strategy”), particularly in the area of Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation under the Smart Growth pillar of the Strategy. The main expected output is development of a detailed programme of actions for improving technology transfer and scientific parks in the region, including outlining elements ...

The Catalogue provides the overview of structures and mechanisms established at the University of Montenegro, which are engaged in knowledge transfer, advanced research and innovations. The core of the publication is the presentations of centers and laboratories of the University of Montenegro which provides more detailed information on their activities, results, resources, projects (domestic and international), key personnel, as well as provided commercial services , technical solutions, ...

Mapping of innovation potential at the University of Novi Sad was conducted in terms of identifying and collecting the data on research infrastructure, laboratories, centers, research teams with noteworthy results, developed technologies and knowledge, offered commercial services and trainings, licenses and patents, etc. The Catalogue includes well-structured information on available capacities to be involved in knowledge transfer, applied research and potential for innovations into market for ...

The development of Business Incubators (BI) and Science and Technology Parks (STP) is one of the most efficient instruments for boosting the local economic development. This topic was recognized as highly important by WBCInno partners, which was the main motive to elaborate the Strategic Development Plan for BIs/STPs in WBC region. This Strategic Plan presents the trends in the development of BIs and STPs at EU and world level as well as the current state in WBC region in this area. This gave ...

... their alma mater to work at universities abroad or choose to conduct research for different NGOs, the documentary tries to unveil the reasons behind this trend. learn more 27.02.2014 The Study on "Transnational Networks, Transnational Entrepreneurship and the Role of the State: the Cases of Serbia and Albania" is now online This is the first study to conduct an empirical investigation of the relationship between migration and development in Serbia and Albania. It thus contributes to debates focusing on the developmental potential of Diaspora networks. Empirical findings organised across different levels of analysis (micro, macro and meso), as ...

... guarantees and counter guarantees to financial intermediaries in the region; and (c) the Technical Assistance Facility to support governments of beneficiary economies in implementing policy reforms supporting the growth of SMEs. To date, three agreements for a total of €60 million have been signed under the Guarantee Facility with ProCredit Albania, Procredit Bosnia and Herzegovina and ProCredit Kosovo in support of local SMEs. Speaking at the signing ceremony in London today, EIF Regional Business Development Director, Hubert Cottogni, said: “We are delighted to sign this agreement in our own name as well as on behalf of the European Commission. Together with ...

... MARSH SOILS CASE Božidarka MARKOVIĆ, Milena BJELANOVIĆ, Goran VUČIĆ, Per BERG and Bjorg EGELANDSDAL - COMPARISON OF CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND MEAT QUALITY OF NORWEGIAN WHITE SHEEP BREED WITH TWO WESTERN BALKAN PRAMENKA SHEEP BREEDS Belul GIXHARI, Sonia DIAS, Bari HODAJ, Hairi ISMAILI, Hekuran VRAPI - GEO-INFORMATION ANALYSIS OF FRUIT TREES SPECIES IN ALBANIA Hamid SAKENIN CHELAV and Adel KHASHAVEH - SHORT-TERM, MID-TERM AND LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF SilicoSec® AGAINST COWPEA WEEVIL Vedat PİRİNÇ, Songül AKIN, Seval GÖKOVA - FEMALE AND CHILD LABOUR IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: THE CASE OF DIYARBAKIR Predrag VASIĆ, Zoran KRIVOŠEJ, Marina TOPUZOVIĆ, Darko DUBAK and Danijela PRODANOVIĆ - MORPHOLOGICAL – ANATOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO ...

... nbsp; The R&D Strategy was adopted by the ministers of science of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia on 25 October 2013 in Zagreb, Croatia. As part of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy a Regional Action Plan for implementation of Western Balkans Research and Development Strategy for Innovation was adopted on April ...

Tirana Institute of Economic Research – TIER – is a research center, established in Albania in October 2013. Our mission is to contribute to better economic and social development policies and Euro integration of Albania through applied research in economics and inter-disciplinary fields, the use of ICT, and dissemination of economic knowledge. TIER promotes evidence-based development and encourages dialogue and cooperation among research ...

Tirana Institute of Economic Research – TIER – is established as a not-for profit organization in Albania, in October 2013, in accordance with Albanian legislation. Our mission is to contribute to better economic and social development policies and Euro integration of Albania through applied research in economics and inter-disciplinary fields, the use of ICT, and dissemination of economic knowledge. TIER promotes evidence-based development and encourages ...

... the mobility of researchers, the exchange of knowledge, etc. Regional cooperation and participation in several support activities have been one way to tackle the challenges. At the "Horizon 2020 Regional Launch Event for Western Balkans" on March 4, 2014 in Budva, Montenegro it was confirmed that the association procedures for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are under way and well on track. This means that these WBC will participate in Horizon 2020 on equal terms like the EU Member States and not as "third countries". For all currently open calls, participants from the region and their ...

IPA II (2014-2020) Prepared in partnership with the beneficiaries, IPA II sets a new framework for providing pre-accession assistance for the period 2014-2020. The most important novelty of IPA II is its strategic focus. Country Strategy Papers are the specific strategic planning documents made for each beneficiary for the 7-year period. These will provide for a stronger ownership by the beneficiaries through integrating their own reform and development agendas. A Multi-Country Strategy Paper ...

... authors and details about accommodation and registration are provided at www.8thcmapseec.org . For information on the conference programe, click here For information on registration for the conference, please click here Contact information: Alban Ibraliu, President of 8th CMAPSEEC E-mail: albanibraliu@ubt.edu.al Address: Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania Tel: +355682042424 The Association for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (AMAPSEEC), Albanian Academy of Science & Agricultural University of Tirana, are organizing the 8th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Southeast European Countries (8th CMAPSEEC), in hotel “Adriatik”,Durres, Albania, from May 19-22, 2014. The ...

... to reflect on the achievements in European integration until now: 100 years have passed since the beginning of the first World War and 10 years since the biggest round of enlargement of the European Union (EU) with the accession of 10 new countries. Today, the EU perspective is open to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The European Commission is keen to learn more about what you think: What can today's European Union of 28 Member States learn from its past to help improve its future? What does an enlarged European ...

... Economy. In addition, the messages to WBC-INCO.NET from: European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation; General Secretariat for Research and Technology on behalf of the current Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union; Ministry of Education and Sports (Albania); Ministry of Civil Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia); Ministry of Education and Science (FYR of Macedonia); Ministry of Science (Montenegro) and Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia) as well as messages from WBC-INCO.NET partners are included as introductory part of this ...

... Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Turkey. Additionally, for other countries there is the possibility to get involved in the COST Actions as a “Near Neighborhood Country”, which is a nomination process for institutions located in one of the following countries, who are then also eligible for reimbursement from COST: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Russia, Syria, Tunisia, and Ukraine. Further information: www.cost.eu COST is the oldest and widest European intergovernmental framework for transnational Cooperation in Science and Technology. COST has been supporting networking of research activities across ...

... of persons providing professional research support: administrative, legal and financial. As only participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina and from Croatia are currently part of the network, there is still a possibility to join the activities for research administrators from Serbia, FRY of Macedonia as COST countries and for those from Albania and Montenegro as so-called Near Neighbourhood countries ...

... the RRPP Call for Regional Research Projects 2014-2016, the presentations in local languages used during the Open Days in the region mid February 2014 are now available online. They will guide you through the application process. RRPP Call Open Day Kosovo* Open Day Serbia Open Day Macedonia* Open Day Albania http://www.rrpp-westernbalkans.net/en/News/Presentations-on-RRPP-Call-2014-2016.html

... long distance can share their knowledge and ideas on the recent research Please find more information on the conference here: http://www.odu.edu.tr/files/duyurular/10032014/II_Call_of_ICRAE2014_V1.pdf The Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi” in partnership with many public/ non public universities from Albania, the region, Europe and the USA is organising International Conference "Research and Education - Challenges toward the future". The presentations of the participants will focus on the areas that will be realized in the following panels: Albanology, Arts & Culture, Education, Economy, Higher Education, ICT, Media & Communication, Medicine, Natural ...

... process, PISA test, requirements brought out during the students’ protests etc. Education in Transition The title of the second domain is purposely ambiguous. On the one hand, it refers to the regional post-socialist context, primarily of successor states of Yugoslavia, but also of its neighbouring countries – Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Albania – that share common political and educational legacy. The shift in socialist educational paradigm brought transition to something whose name and content is yet to be determined, because it is not clear if it conforms only to mercantile criteria, if it abstains from any ideology or rests upon a certain new ...

... it is clear in the General Annes to the Work Programmes that the European Commission aims to have the countries associated to the Seventh Framework Programme in principle also to be associated to Horizon 2020 by the time the first grant agreements under Horizon 2020 are signed. This applies to Albania, Bosnia and Herzigovina, Faroe Islands, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. As mentioned above, for the Western Balkans (except Kosovo*) these proceedures are well on track and shall be concluded soon, making Albania, Bosina and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and ...

... It brought several representatives from the European Commission to Budva to speak about Horizon 2020 both in political as well as in practical terms. The EC delegation was led by Wolfgang Burtscher, Deputy Director General of DG Research and Innovation who spoke to the Minister of Education and Sports of Albania (H.E. Lindita Nikolla), the Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.E. Sredoje Novic), Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Montenegro (H.E. Aleksandar Vasilevski), Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development (H.E. Tomislav Jovanovic) and Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo* (H ...

... economy in November 2013. The strategy aims at creating one million new jobs in the region by 2020, by concentrating on food and beverage processing, and tourism, as priority areas of cooperation. The Board was also informed about the 14th Coordination Meeting of the Troika (Romania as the current chair, Albania and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) of the South-East European Cooperation Process, the RCC Secretariat and the European Union, held yesterday. The RCC Board meets three times a year and is chaired by the RCC Secretary General. The Board provides the RCC with operational guidance and supervision. It ...

This research report offers an analysis of the barriers and opportunities experienced by rural entrepreneurs through engaging diasporas in Albania and BiH. The report is a direct result from the RRPP research project Linking Rural Entrepreneurs and Diaspora in Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina implemented by the Centre for Economic Development and Research (CEDAR) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the Albanian Centre for Social-Economic Research (ACSER) of Albania. The report ...

... in Cetinje, Montenegro; Suvača in Kikinda and Coal Mine in Senje, Serbia; Zlatko's Tower, Archaeological Site of Stobi, Aqueduct in Skopje, and Church St. George in Staro Nagorichane, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, with the works at the Fortress of Gumnishte in Kosovo* and St. Mary Monastery in Apollonia, Albania, being in the final phase. “The works done include urgent consolidation, preliminary investigations to assess and identify the most valuable options for the rehabilitation, and preparation of site management plans to sustain the rehabilitation projects,” said Ivana Nakikj, Head of Secretariat of the RCC Task Force on Culture and Society ...

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 at the language links below. http://www ...

This new programme will cover Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The "Balkan-Mediterranean" Programme will promote economic, social, environmental and institutional cohesion and development in the wider area by improving socio-economic competitiveness and institutional capacity in the regions. Its thematic priorities will be connectivity, environment and entrepreneurship. The estimated budget for the programme is ...

... Serbia) The Challenge of International Intervention: Balancing Justice and Order Dr. Maxine David (University of Surrey, United Kingdom) **Language instruction in all courses is English** We invite graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, NGO leaders and civil society activists from all countries to apply. Reduced tuition is available for applicants from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. This reduced tuition is also available for students from other conflict or post-conflict regions. Full scholarship awarded by the European Fund for the Balkans is available for 10 strongest selected applicants from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia ...

... Source: European Commission Topics: WBIF Type: Other Beneficiaries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia, Western Balkans Keywords: call for proposals, Guidelines, wbif, western balkans investment framework Find all information on the Document website. This document aims to provide WBIF stakeholders, particularly officials from relevant institutions in WBIF beneficiaries, with a concise and user-friendly guide to preparing ...

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 ...

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