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A Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship (2003 – 2008) - Serbia
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24. May. 2007
... development of a sustainable, internationally competitive and export oriented SME sector and subsequently to secure economic and social growth in the Republic of Serbia. The European Union comparison in the SME sector is presented and the main strategic points in the development of SMEs and entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia are described. Governemnt of the Republic of Serbia (2003): A Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship (2003 – 2008). Available from: http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UNTC/UNPAN015504.pdf, accessed 24.10.2005. Governemnt of the Republic of Serbia http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UNTC/UNPAN015504.pdf
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First Progress Report on the Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy in Serbia
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24. May. 2007
This document is the first annual report on the implementation of the PovertyReduction Strategy paper for Serbia (PRSp), one of the two main pillars in theRepublic’s medium-term development framework, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia to the citizens of Serbia and its international development partners, covering the period 2004 until the middle of 2005. The PRS is a multi-sector strategy that serves as a basis for developing and integrating new and existing programmatic documents within different social sectors, i.e. the fields of work of the line ministries and other ...
... It describes the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. It is stated that a successful implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy will mean a reduction of poverty in the Union of Serbia and Montenegro to around 7 percent by 2010 with an average annual growth of around 4–4,5 percent and the same level of average inequality in society. The paper also presents many statistical data. IMF (2004): Poverty Reducation Strategy Paper for Serbia (PRSP). Available from: http://www.imf.org ...
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IMF Working Paper: Macroeconomic Challenges with EU Accession in Southeastern Europe: An Overview
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24. May. 2007
This aper was presented at a conference on “Countries in Transition: Experiences and Challenges of European Union Membership,” in Sofia, Bulgaria, November 18–19, 2005 organized by LAREfi Universite Montesquieu Bordeaux and Sofia University.The paper reviews key macroeconomic challenges with EU accession in Southeastern Europe (SEE). Most of the countries in the region are years away from EU accession and need substantial progress to meet the key macroeconomic criteria - the establishment of a ...
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Europa vor der Südosterweiterung. Strategiepapier zur Konferenz "Südosteuropa auf dem Weg in die Europäische Union"
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24. May. 2007
This paper uses the findings of the Bertelsmann Transformation Index, a global ranking of democracy, market economy and political management, to discuss different hypotheses. The performance profiles for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro are compared, analyzing the trajectories of these countries over time and in comparison with other Southeast European, East Central European and Latin American democracies. The paper shows that there is an evident public disappointment with the performance of democratic institutions, coupled with weak intermediary organizations and significant populist ...
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National Systems of Research and Development in the Western Balkan Countries
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24. May. 2007
The present report by prof. Uvalic gives a general assessment of the situation in 2005 regarding Research and Development (R&D) in the five Western Balkan (WB) countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro. The report was produced in the framework of the project see-era.net and draws primarily on information collected by the Slovenian Ministry for Higher Education, Science and Technology through questionnaires and interviews with government representatives and researchers of the respective WB countries in early 2005. The Report addresses ...
This is a paper written by the European Stability Initiative in 2005. It states that the European Commission has produced a draft regulation for an Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) which sets down the EU’s present assumptions and planning for the Western Balkans. It assumes that Serbia-Montenegro and Kosovo, Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina will achieve candidate status around 2010, and membership around 2020 – far behind the expectations of the region. It proposes that the potential ...
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Intra-regional cooperation in the Western Balkans: Under which conditions does it foster economic progress?
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24. May. 2007
This is a discussion paper written by Claudia Grupe and Sinisa Kusić from the Centre for the Study of Global Governance London School of Economics and Political Science. The paper analyses the role of regional integration and the by this means facilitated cooperation in the Western Balkans and its effects on economic performance and interactions with the medium- to long-term perspective of an EU-accession. It tries to assess whether regional integration can foster economic growth of the ...
This is an article written by dr. Milica Uvalic. The author states that the economies of South Eastern Europe (SEE) - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia and Romania - today face a number of problems which are different from other transition economies, both in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). She presents the indigenous weaknesses of SEE economies. She also writes about preparing SEE for EU Membership and gives ...
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Funding opportunities for international cultural cooperation in and with South East Europe
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24. May. 2007
... survey identifies ways of matching support to existing needs by giving a fuller picture of what is available at present in terms of funding opportunities. The current survey deals with the following countries, which it describes as South East European (SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, and Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo). The survey explores the public and private funding available at national and supranational level for the development and carrying out of cooperation projects within/with SEE in the cultural field (including the performing arts, music, visual arts, books, cultural heritage, and arts-related media projects). The report ...
