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... nbsp; the legislative framework for the new IPA, together with an assessment of the impact of alternative scenarios for the instrument. Currently, the EU is dealing with 5 candidate countries (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey) and 4 potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia as well as Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99). By 2014, only Croatia is foreseen to become a Member State. Socio-economic indicators show that, with the ...

... year. Information on how the index is prepared is available in the FAQs. Source: http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/press/ The Western Balkan countries rank as follows among the 183 countries assessed: country - rank - score (maximum score =10) Croatia 66 4.0 Montenegro 66 4.0 FYR Macedonia 69 3.9 Serbia 86 3.3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91 3.2 Albania 95 3.1 Kosovo UNSCR 1244 112 2.9 Transparency International http://www.transparency.org/content/download/64426/1030807

... nbsp; the legislative framework for the new IPA, together with an assessment of the impact of alternative scenarios for the instrument. Currently, the EU is dealing with 5 candidate countries (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey) and 4 potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia as well as Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99). By 2014, only Croatia is foreseen to become a Member State. Socio-economic indicators show that, with the ...

A booklet called „Structuring inter-regional co-operation, international co-operation, INCO-NET projects‟ outlines the activities of all INCO-NET projects which have been selected for FP7 funding in 2006, 2009 and 2010. INCO-NET projects cover different regions of the world and aim to establish co-ordination platforms by bringing together a range of stakeholders in the EU and relevant third countries. Other objectives include implementing awareness and dissemination activities, strategic ...

Two Info Days on Promotion of FP7 Open Calls The Ministry of Education and Science organised two Info events in September 2011, dedicated to the promotion of the 2012/13 Open Calls in FP7. The first Info Day took place on September 12 at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Skopje. It was devoted to the research community and academia and was attended by more than 70 participants. National Contact Points presented information related to almost all important themes under the Cooperation, ...

Identifying a common ground for collaboration at the regional level should be the first immediate goal. This means identifying not only the problems that are common to the countries in the region, but also those which are worth being addressed at regional level and can benefit from a regional approach. The ultimate goal is to help countries mainstream R&D and innovation policies in their development processes. Given the scope of the existing collaboration between the EU and the ...

... edu.mk Dr. Ilijana Petrovska, petrovska@uacs.edu.mk Dr. Ivan Dodovski, Chairperson, dodovski@uacs.edu.mk University American College Skopje holds the sixth annual academic research conference on European integration "EUROPE 2020: Towards Innovative and Inclusive Union" on Thursday May 17, 2012 in FYR of Macedonia. Abstracts shall be submitted till January 17, 2012 ...

... scholars and practitioners who work in the field of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe (including all countries covered by NISPAcee's membership, the Russian Federation, Caucasus and Central Asia), as well as from many other regions and countries of the world. The conference takes place in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, May 23 -26, 2012, deadline for online registration for the conference is March 31, 2012 ...

... an extensive and complex overview of the innovation infrastructures in the WBC region, covering several important aspects of the National Innovation Systems (NIS) and presenting the status quo of innovation institutions and programmes in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC). The reports identify in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (UN Res. 1244), Montenegro and Serbia: Innovation-related key government institutions and Key programmes as well as Key innovation infrastructures such as Technology and Innovation Centres (TICs), Clusters, Technology and Science Parks (TSPs), Business Start-up centres (BSCs), Technology Incubators (TIs) and other related organisations. In addition, an exhaustive Conclusive Summary ...

EDITORIAL The short-term outlook for the SEE economies has taken a significant turn for the worse in recent months. In its latest forecasts, published in October 2011, the EBRD significantly cut its forecasts for growth in the region in 2012 by an average of more than two percentage points relative to the July forecasts. The biggest reductions were in Albania, Romania and Serbia. The main reason is the worsening crisis in the eurozone, the effects of which are bound to be felt throughout SEE ...

... project, Norway has been identified as a role model – a country with desirable innovation practices. The workshop itself was organized with the aim of presenting the results of reports on the current situation within the national innovation system of the WB countries; namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. The second day included a guest lecture by Jadranka Švarc, PhD, on the topic Sustainability of the Innovation System in Croatia in terms of the Global Crisis and included a methodological workshop, describing the possibility of using data from the Community Innovation Survey. The workshop closed after the ...

The information provided in the workprogramme is the following: Area 8.5.2. Diversities and commonalities in Europe Objective The main objective is to understand the impacts and future developments of the EU enlargement process in a comparative perspective, addressing alternative methods of integrating countries in the EU sphere, as well as mechanisms facilitating or inhibiting more countries from joining. Expected Impact In view of recent and future enlargements, research will provide input ...

... inclusion, inclusive market and value chain development, youth employability, migration and remittances, human capital, other); 3) "Managing Diversity” (national, ethnic and religious identities, gender, youth, minorities incl. Roma). Papers to be presented can revolve around the region in general or focus on specific processes in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Selected candidates will be able to present and discuss their work in one of the many methodological or thematic workshops to be defined based on participant selection. All interested candidates should submit their Curriculum Vitae (1 page), an abstract of their proposed conference paper (max. 300 words ...

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 Sarajevo on December 1, 2011. Please visit this page again if you are searching for a particular country report which is not available yet because further ...

Recommendation 13 of the White Paper reads as follows: Functional STI policy dialogue fora between the EU and EECA countries should be further advanced: It is suggested to policy stakeholders from EU MS, the European Commission, and EECA countries to assess present formats of STI policy dialogue among both regions in order to identify options for the dialogue to become more efficient and effective as well as to increase the active participation of the countries in both regions in such policy ...

The European Commission has specifically linked the development of entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviours to education and training. The development of a sense of initiative and entrepreneurship is one of the eight key competences recognised at EU level in the Key Competences Reference Framework. This study is an attempt to get a first impression on the level and type of activities taken at practitioner level to include entrepreneurship in teacher education. It is a pilot study that might ...

... and the Norwegian Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFUSTEP) and the Centre for Education Policy. The purpose of the Knowledge Base is to gather and systematize information and data on higher education and research in the Western Balkan countries, i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, and to act as a resource centre for researchers, policy makers, as well as other stakeholders, such as higher education institutions, students, general public etc., from the Western Balkans and beyond. http://www.herdata.org ...

... ldquo;The idea to form this group came from European parliamentarians, who in this way wanted to support their BiH counterparts. FYR of Macedonia, Serbia and Croatia have already had the opportunity to be convinced of the usefulness of such groups, and now they BiH will join them, for the first time since it has entered the Stabilization and Association process, said Amer Kapetanovic, the Head of the Department for European Union Cooperation ...

Re-aktiv is one of the unique companies in South East Europe delivering consultancy, design and implementation of turn-key solutions in the narrow niche market of public and business registries, and financial regulators. The software solutions of Re-aktiv enable institutions of the public and financial sector in Macedonia and EU improve their business operations, strengthen their organizations and capacity, at the same time complying with the rigorous European directives and recommendations, and making the most of the international good practices and standards. The vision of Reaktiv for an e-society extends beyond the current projects in the business, legal ...

This deliverable outlines the results of a survey conducted as part of the WBC-INCO.NET project initiative to support innovation capacities in the WB region. The survey aimed to pinpoint both present and likely future research and market needs, as well as identify possibilities for collaboration in the region. The survey was carried out in two rounds, the second building on the results of the first. Two questionnaires were jointly designed by JRC-IPTS and Ivo Pilar. These addressed ...

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