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... European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), the Croatian Agency for SMEs, Innovation and Investments (HAMAG-BICRO), the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and several institutional and individual private investors. At second closing it is expected that additional investors will enter the fund, alongside investing entities from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo[2], Montenegro and Serbia (and other private investors). The Enterprise Innovation Fund (ENIF) forms one pillar of the umbrella structure - the Western Balkan Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (WB EDIF) which provides a range of complementary financial instruments and support services to SMEs in the Western Balkans Details of ...

... Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Bosnia and Herzegovina addresses the following: Preparations on education and research and innovation policy are at an early stage. There was no progress in these sectors but Bosnia and Herzegovina actively participated in different cultural programmes as well as research networks and activities. In the coming year, the country should in particular: ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Serbia addresses the following: Serbia is at good level of preparation in science and research. Some progress was made in improving the framework for science, research and innovation. In the coming year, Serbia should in particular: → take actions to modernise organisation of research and innovation in line with the European Research Area and Innovation Union; → stimulate cooperation between industry and academia and ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Montenegro addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in this chapter and some progress was made in the past year. In the coming year, Montenegro should in particular: → enhance efforts to increase investment in research, in particular through stimulating investment by the private sector; → increase and focus efforts on participation in the EU Programme 'Horizon 2020'. Montenegro participates in the ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Albania addresses the following: Preparations are at an early stage in the area of science and research. There was no progress in the past year. In the coming year, the country should in particular: → build capacity and increase investment in research to ensure integration into the European Research Area and contribute to the Innovation Union; → increase efforts for successful participation in the research and ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for fyr of Macedonia addresses the following: There is a good level of preparation in the area of science and research. Good progress was made with respect to actions on innovation, and with initial and active participation in the EU Research and Innovation Programme "Horizon 2020". In the coming year, the country should focus on: → actions to strengthen the research capacity in line with the European Research Area; → ...

Related to Research and Innovation, the progress report 2015 for Kosovo* addresses the following: Preparations in education and research are at an early stage. There has been no progress in this area over the last year. The quality of education needs to be considerably improved. In the coming year, Kosovo should in particular: → improve quality of education at all levels and improve access to quality education for marginalised groups, especially children with disabilities, Roma, Ashkali and ...

... insufficient to make a meaningful contribution to competitiveness and growth. Due to a lack of reliable statistics it is also difficult to measure the precise level, in particular for expenditure on research by the private sector. On the Innovation Union, no specific actions to stimulate innovation have been taken. Bosnia and Herzegovina Preparations on education and research and innovation policy are at an early stage. There was no progress in these sectors but Bosnia and Herzegovina actively participated in different cultural programmes as well as research networks and activities. In the coming year, the country should in particular: → step up coordination ...

... and gradually building a solid track record on fighting corruption and organised crime. A more systematic approach to the protection of fundamental rights needs to be ensured and, regarding property rights, the legislation on restitution and compensation of property nationalised under the communist regime needs to be adopted. As regards Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country is back on the reform track. The EU initiative of December 2014 enabled a new reform momentum which led to the entry into force of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement in June and the adoption of a comprehensive Reform Agenda focused on socio-economic, rule of law and public ...

... accession process with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – a candidate country since 2005 – remains at an impasse. Albania was granted candidate status in 2014 and is addressing a number of key priorities before the Commission can recommend the opening of accession negotiations. A Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Bosnia and Herzegovina entered into force in June. An SAA with Kosovo was signed in October 2015. For detailed findings and recommendations on each country see: Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Montenegro Serbia The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Turkey More information at: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/package/index_en.htm IP ...

... Joint Technical Secretariat for the IPA Cross-Border Programme Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro 2014-2020 (26.10.2015) Source: EU delegation to BiH Directorate for European Integration of BiH (DEI), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro, as Operating Structures for implementation of IPA II Cross-border cooperation programme Bosnia and Herzegovina- Monte negro 2014-2020, is establishing Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) located in Sarajevo and its Antenna in Nikšić. The role of the JTS and Antenna is to provide support to the Operating Structures of participating countries, the Joint Monitoring Committee and potential applicants from eligible areas to participate in the implementation ...

10 key facts A total of 36 732 eligible proposals were submitted under Horizon 2020’s first 100 calls (FP7: 135 514), breaking down as follows: 29 794 full proposals in single-stage calls 5 617 outline proposals in the first stage of the two-stage calls 1 321 full proposals in the second stage of the two-stage calls In total, 31 115 full proposals were submitted. The total number of eligible applications in full proposals was 123 334 (FP7: 598 080). These eligible proposals requested a total EU ...

... purposes. The idea is formed around a wellknown principle of bee space, and innovations in the world of beekeeping, adding all sorts of improvements to the original design. - See more at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/apiform-sit-beekeeping#sthash.I73sb9Ms.dpuf Semi Finalist 24: APIFORM sit-in beekeeping Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Field: Employment Twitter/Facebook: www.twitter.com/apiformbee / www.facebook.com/apiformbee - See more at: http://www.nesta.org.uk/apiform-sit-beekeeping#sthash.I73sb9Ms.dpuf Semi Finalist 24: APIFORM sit-in beekeeping Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Field: Employment Twitter/Facebook: www.twitter.com/apiformbee / ...

... be held on 5 November from 13.00 to 16.00 h. To get additional information regarding conferences please use the following contact form. Please note that the number of seats for each conference is limited. Registration is required and available here. ROUND TABLE - Biomass in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Biomass Association and one of the leading companies in this field, DVOKUT PRO, will inform the participants about the potential, capacities and projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the round table registration, please get in touch with Tanja Petrović at: petrovic@reeco.rs The roundtable is free of charge ...

... suggested by SEE2020 (South East European 2020 Strategy). “Balkan Opinion Barometer”, a set of approximately 80 indicators showing the results of the public opinion survey on crucial economic and development issues in SEE and commissioned by Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) clearly shows that vast majority of interviewees in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia still prefer to work in the public sector (79%), only 16% prefer the employment in the private sector. Interestingly, 40% consider attending additional education / courses to help to find a job as not necessary and for almost 50% their education is not ...

... at the same time one of the most efficient instruments for boosting the local economic development. In Western Balkan countries, there are a number of BI that are active and successful in providing the support to young innovative companies and a number of STPs in the establishing phase. In Bosnia and Herzegovina there are 15 business incubators, 23 in Serbia and two in Montenegro. Some of them are only partially functional, others are registered but not working and several are in preparation phase. Table below gives an overview of performance of incubators in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia since their establishment ...

... between regions and countries Twitter: @EU_Regional / @CorinaCretuEU #CohesionPolicy #interreg https://www.facebook.com/EUinmyregion With this new programme EU invests nearly €100 million to boost transnational cooperation in the Adriatic-Ionian region. The programme's geographical area include four EU countries (Greece, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia), with the participation of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia ...

... Management, Life Cycle Analysis, Sustainable Development, Industrial Ecology, Energy Management, Cleaner Production or Eco-efficiency. A call for papers was also launched. Find more details here and at http://emfm.unze.ba/ The event is organised for the fifth time, jointly by Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Technical Faculty in Bor, University of Belgrade (Serbia), Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, University of Applied Sciences Trier (Germany), presenting a forum for scientific research discussion and practice on the subjects of environmental and material flow management. Zenica

... a common endeavor. Coordinator GREEK RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK S.A. Greece Participants THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE LIMITED, Cyprus INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, Bulgaria INSTITUT ZA FIZIKU, Serbia NEMZETI INFORMACIOS INFRASTRUKTURA FEJLESZTESI IRODA, Hungary UNIVERSITATEA DE VEST DIN TIMISOARA, Romania UNIVERSITETI POLITEKNIK I TIRANES, Albania UNIVERZITET U BANJOJ LUCI, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA, Montenegro RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION OF MOLDOVA, Moldova INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, Armenia GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ...

... and, • BI/STP staff and their tenants are not motivated to participate in capacity building training and to use services offered by universities. WBCInno aims at planting the seeds of change for KTT in West Balkan countries. The Project extends across five universities situated in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia to achieve the following objectives: • To establish a Regional University Innovation Platform (UIP) at five WBC universities for integration and to focusing on innovation potential and for fostering technology transfer and commercialisation, • To reinforce existing and to establish new university ...

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