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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 ...

... implementation during 2011 under the innovation theme: In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the OECD is working with government, industry and the research community to identify and develop three partnerships between business and public researchers in the agri-food sector, following the ‘Triple Helix’ framework. In the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the OECD is assisting in the development of a horizontal, whole-of-government, policy framework for innovation. In Montenegro, the OECD is engaged in the design of a voucher scheme to support SME innovation. In Serbia, the OECD is working with government to develop a competence technology centre which would facilitate greater ...

... future RTD Programme of Europe, published in February, 2011, consultation among the countries was sustained also after the publication of the EC Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding. A Regional Dialogue meeting in the context of WBC-INCO.NET project, held in Ohrid, FYR Macedonia on 3 May 2011, has allowed the involved ministries and research councils to come together and construct a joint response of the Enlargement Countries to the EC Green Paper. This joint response is manifested in this paper and submitted to the European Commission consultation on the future of research and ...

This document provides an overview of the ongoing research cooperation between the EU and the Western Balkans. It also explains why the EU countries engage in research with this region and how they do it. The real impetus for engaging in research cooperation with the Western Balkan countries came from the European Council meeting in Thessaloniki in June 2003. There, heads of state and government reiterated that the future of the Balkans lies within the EU. Ministers of science also endorsed a ...

The SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme provides a framework for the development and implementation of projects around the South East Europe area. By means of joint activities carried out at a transnational level between the 16 beneficiary countries, the Programme works to make the SEE region more competitive and better integrated. This brochure gives an overview on the SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme. Source: SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme. SEE (2011): "DEVELOPMENT ...

The implementation of the first generation of transnational cooperation projects financed through the South East Europe Programme began in 2009, after more than one year of preparation and selection. The 40 innovative projects help the integration process of the area and contribute to making South East Europe a more competitive place. The projects benefit from the exchange of experience and the joint work on new and interesting ideas, while developing new opportunities for the region. The total ...

... quot;It is an unnatural situation that six years after FYR of Macedonia was granted candidate status, the accession talks have not been launched yet," Orban declared last week, after a meeting with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski in Skopje. The delay has been due to the dispute with Greece over the former Yugoslav republic's name. It coincides with the northern ...

On this page you can find progress reports on recent developments regarding S&T cooperation in/with/for the Western Balkan Countries for download. These reports have been provided by the members of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries in preparation of the Platform Meeting taking place in Ohrid on May, 26 2011.

The two year ICT-WEB-PROMS project aimed at increasing capacity of stakeholders in the Western Balkan countries (WBC) to fully participate in European ICT research and in the European Research Area by creating and supporting strategic partnership between stakeholders in the EU and the WBC while providing access to relevant knowledge. The four key objectives were networking of WB and EU countries in the area of ICT, increasing the capacity of organizations from WBC to create ICT technology and ...

The Final Report of the project aims to provide a roadmap for subsequent researchers in the Western Balkan region. The nine page document outlines the results achieved by the ICT-WEB-PROMS project, the problems encountered and the needs identified in the WBC. The report furthermore issues recommendations for the European Commission, national governments and stakeholders and outlines the lessons learnt for future activities in the region. Further project documents and deliverables can be ...

... successful ground for making startups. Only last year, this event resulted in creating more than 850 new companies. More information is available at: Startup Weekend in Skopje Source: Email from YES Foundation Date: From: 24 June 2011 To: 26 June 2011 For the first time in FYR of Macedonia, YES Foundation is organizing the Startup Weekend in Skopje, from June 24 to 26, an event licensed by the organization Startup Weekend from Seattle, Washington. The event is an announcement of the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 and represent the kickoff of the series of events which YES organizes in order ...

... The implementation of the Macedonia - Bulgaria CBC Programme will be financed by the new "European Territorial Cooperation" objective through the IPA Fund and co-financed by Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia through contributions from state budgets. The resulting single pot of money is spent according to a single set of rules and on ...

... The present IPA Cross-Border Programme Greece/the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is the product of a bilateral “Task Force”, responsible for the joint and interactive planning effort between the two countries. The Global Objective of the programme is to enhance convergence in the programme area by promoting sustainable local development. The Priority Axes of the Programme are the following: Enhancement of ...

... The cross-border programme between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania is implemented during the period of 2007-2013. The global objective of the cross-border programme is promoting sustainable development in the cross-border area Joint actions and cross-border projects implemented within the programme should have an impact on the social and economic situation of the population, improve the joint management ...

Preparation of this programme was completed in April 2010 and final approval is expected to take place by the end of 2010. Preparation of the CBC programme Kosovo – Montenegro is expected to start in the second half of 2010 and completed in 2011. Source: website of the CBC as accessed in May, 2011 http://www.cbckosovo.eu/

... The present IPA Cross-Border Programme Greece, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is the product of a bilateral “Task Force”, responsible for the joint and interactive planning effort between the two countries. The Global Objective of the programme is to enhance convergence in the programme area by promoting sustainable local development. The Priority Axes of the Programme are the following: Enhancement ...

... investment policy and promotion, tax policy analysis, SME policy and entrepreneurship, and the development of human capital. Source: e-mail from OECD A press release of the OECD Investment Compact for South East Europe (an OECD initiative covering 10 economies: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Kosovo - UN Res. 1244) informs about the begin of a development towards a "2020 Vision" for the region ...

... workshops will be the creation of a database of prospective project partners which will hopefully continue to grow after the end of the TransNEW project. The following countries are covered by the project under the title "Western Balkans": Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo (under UNCSR 1244), FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. Albania is covered by the "Southern Balkans and Mediterranean area". Further information is available in the attached files. The TransNEW Project is part of the Coordination and Support Actions for the EU Framework 7 Programme, aimed at supporting transport research activities in the new ...

... applicants and projects which demonstrate a European added value and have a high potential for market replication are strongly encouraged. The call for proposals is 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 following information is availble for download on the event website: Presentations: Funding areas 2011 [395 KB] [ppt [10 MB] ] Beatriz Yordi, Head of Unit Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) Project presentation ...

... geo-strategic and strictly business reasons. Since 2002, projects related to energy efficiency have comprised only 1 percent of BAS projects in Macedonia, so it is clear that more efforts will be given to this sector in the near future. Indeed, according to the most recent official EBRD data sheet on Macedonia, the Bank’s overarching strategic plans for the next year in Macedonia include providing long-term funding to local banks under the EU/EBRD Sustainable Energy Credit Line Facility (WeBSECLEF). According to the Bank, this investment facility has been set up “to provide debt financing for energy efficiency projects and small renewable energy projects implemented by private entities (in industry or in ...

The present manual deals with the need for a stronger connection between universities and industry in SEE, but also shows that many different types of cooperation between these stakeholders already exist. Eight country reports of national experts about different aspects of the current higher education sector as well as of the university-enterprise collaboration in each respective country were compiled. Each single report offers recommendations on how to improve the future cooperation in this ...

... to help Croatia close the accession negotiation process under our Presidency. It is equally important to move forward with Turkey as well, and to start negotiations on substance with Iceland. We welcome the reiteration by the European Commission of the recommendation for opening negotiations with [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] Macedonia. A recent decision to grant candidate status to Montenegro provides the right encouragement not only for Podgorica, but for the whole region as well. We strongly support Serbia’s integration efforts and we are pleased to see Belgrade’s membership application recently accepted. For Albania, the main goal ...

The Danube Region Strategy follows the welcome for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, now being implemented. The Danube request, based on the Baltic experience, underlines an integrated approach to sustainable development. Synergies and trade-offs must be identified, e.g. developing cuttingedge green technology, working towards better alignment of policies and funding to improve impact on the ground, and overcoming fragmentation. The Commission, operating across many policy domains, ...

... Croatia will be a catalyst for the region, on its path to European integration. The President cited several challenges in the region including efforts to begin a dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the political deadlock in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania, and the on-going dispute over the name of Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Mr Barroso pledged political, economic and financial support from the EU, toe country status to Serbia. Name debate, internal political stability, Kosovo Referring to the debate about the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mr Orbán said, “This country has candidate country status, yet we cannot begin ...

... a funded JRP-Partner, or REG Home Organisation) located in a different country to the researcher’s employer. RMGs are open to many countries, but EURAMET particularly encourages applications from researchers in EURAMET countries which are not yet participating in the EMRP: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, and Serbia. This aims to support EURAMET member countries building and furthering their capacity in metrology. RMG allowances include research & development allowance, contribution to the Guestworking Organisation’s overhead, living allowance, travel allowance and family allowance (where applicable) RMGs must be ...

... on new loans. The five countries agreed to ask for more IPA funding prior the membership which would allow them accelerate EU-related reforms. In exchange, post-accession assistance would decrease. Source SETIMES/BCSDN Email Alert Nr. 228. On April 4, EU aspirants Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia adopted a common stance regarding pre-accession assistance (IPA ...

... Western Balkans participated. So it is noted on page 80 for example Cuts up to 5% have been observed in many countries of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic (where the cut is estimated at 2-4% of public funding), Croatia, Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Source: European University Association EUA EUA

... has made a significant impact on the lives of citizens in South East Europe (SEE) is the Visa Facilitation Agreement with the European Union (EU) which, at the end of the last year, entered into force in Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, who thus joined The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia that entered the visa-liberalized regime a year earlier. The decisions on visa free access are based on the progress made by the countries concerned in implementing major reforms in areas such as strengthening the rule of law, combating organised crime, corruption and illegal migration, and improving ...

... CEEPUS unites universities from 15 Central and Eastern European countries in the framework of networks consisting of at least three higher education institutions from at least two different contractual countries. At present the following countries take part: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, FYR of Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia. Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) with the University of Prishtina is also eligible for participation. Moldova will join the CEEPUS network as of 2011/2012. Conditions for application for students Students must have studied at least two semesters of the field ...

The Conference is building upon the conclusions reached at the International Conference on Overcoming Regional Disparities held in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, in 2010 which ended in adopting the Ohrid Agenda of Conference Resolutions. The overall objective of this Conference is to foster the process of bringing national policies in line with EU regional development polices, with the overall aim to reduce regional disparities and achieve stronger cohesion in all Europe. Mutual ...

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