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All 4 macro-regional strategies in one publication - Interact is pleased to present a new publication which – for the first time ever – brings together all four EU macro-regional strategies. The publication Macro-regional strategies in changing times – EUSBSR, EUSDR, EUSALP and EUSAIR headed towards the future together showcases a concrete and up-to-date presentation of the issues relevant for all EU macro-regional strategies. It also aims at bringing ...

The Western Balkan countries do not have an advocacy strategy aimed at promoting and speeding up their EU accession. Although there is growing awareness of the need for such a strategy, it has transpired that the WB government institutions have only communication strategies targeting specific groups within their national borders: decision makers and initiators/multipliers of public awareness of the EU accession process, youth, or opponents of integration. However, these strategies have not ...

The Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Advocacy Group which was established on 29 September 2016, launched the portal www.wb6.info in order to better communicate with its target groups and interested public. CSOs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia have initiated the forming of this group to facilitate and accelerate the accession of the entire region to the European Union. One of the Group's main priorities will be to change the region's negative image. Its aim is to ...

WB6 Advocacy Group is an initiative of Western Balkanthink tanks coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, aimed at accelerating and facilitating the European Union enlargement towards the Western Balkans. Established in September 2016, the Group grew out of two successive projects– the European Integration of the Western Balkans: Can the Visegrad Countries Serve ...

... Added Value of Political Cooperation in Western Balkans -Connectivity: the novelties of Digital Market and of Value Chain -Western Balkans as a source of Migratory Flux: Albanian case -Youth Cooperation – Road to RYCO This event will bring together policy-makers, business community, academia, think tanks, civil society, media, youngsters, etc. from Albania and the Western Balkans region. Cooperation and Development Institute / ShtetiWeb in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Albanien, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Tirana and Hanns Seidel Foundation Tirana, will organize the second edition of the conference "Albania in the Berlin ...

... RYCO) of the Western Balkans. With the intention of maximizing RYCO’s role, a comprehensive, inclusive, innovative and systemic approach needs to be adopted. In this framework, this regional research policy brief aims to mapping and conducting a comparative assessment of the existing youth organizations in the three partner countries – Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia. Adapted and tailor-made policy recommendations will be provided to the Regional Youth Cooperation Office, for an active participation and contribution of youth organizations in its policy-making process. The research policy brief is prepared by Cooperation and Development Institute, in cooperation with European Movement Montenegro ...

The study was prepared as part of the specific contract No. EAC-2014-0466-Research Careers in Europe, implementing the Framework Contract No. EAC/22/2013-4. It was produced on the basis of the Terms of Reference, the technical offer, the Inception and Interim Reports, the minutes of the kick-off, inception and progress meetings, the comments and suggestions from the Steering Group, as well as the results of the validation seminar. “Research Careers in Europe” is a study with an evaluative ...

WBF is an international organization established by the governments of the Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia, the first as such to be headquartered in Tirana. The Fund’s main structures are: the Council of Foreign Ministers, the highest decision-making body, the Senior Council, the Secretariat and the Executive Director. The launch of the Western Balkan Fund ...

WBF is an international organization established by the governments of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. The governing bodies of the Fund are the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Senior Officials, the Executive Director and the Secretariat. The seat of the Fund Secretariat is in Tirana. WBF will finance small and medium projects ...

... Source: Regional Cooperation Council - RCC]: Under auspices of the RCC representatives of Ministries in charge of science from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agreed to appoint national points of reference for the Open Science by the end of the year. Participants also formally established the Working Group on Open Science and outlined directions in which they will operate in ...

... Programmes (timeline October 2016-end of January 2017); these reforms should be compliant with the national ERA roadmaps; the RCC expressed willingness to support a Workshop on this issue; Design of a mobility scheme for young PhDs for both intra and outside regional mobility. On this, ZSI, PERFORM, Croatia and Albania offered to prepare the discussion. In this context, schemes under CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies) could serve as an example; RCC will develop a three year work plan on Open Science and Mobility of Researchers addressing requirements of the ERA; and Develop the concept and modalities for ...

... implementing IPA projects Good command of English (speaking, writing) Experience in working in civil society sector Preferable to have experience in cooperation with public insitutions, media, expert and general public# Source: TACSO ORCA (Serbia), on behalf of consortium of partners: AKTIV (Kosovo*), FLOROZON (FYR of Macedonia), CZIP (Montenegro) i IEP (Albania), announces Call for Trainers & Consultants for training of CSOs for advocacy and organisational development and coaching for writing project proposals ...

This study deals with open data demand created by civil society organisations (CSOs) in the context of the limited supply of open data in Serbia. Who Demands Open Data in Serbia? This study deals with open data demand created by civil society organisations (CSOs) in the context of the limited supply of open data in Serbia. On one hand, it demonstrates that civil society interest in open data is currently restricted to a particular niche of CSOs. On the other, it points to the ...

Almost three years after adopting the South East Europe 2020 Strategy, the region is inching towards some of its 2020 targets. While the results have been mixed, efforts vested by the governments are in most part real. But will they be enough to convince the skeptical and largely pessimistic citizens? In November 2013 the governments of South East Europe came together to adopt the SEE 2020 Strategy, a joint effort to boost job creation in SEE and reinforce the region’s EU perspective. Inspired ...

... programmes such as Horizon2020 are often notoriously difficult to obtain even for excellent institutions in Europe. The successor programme that is supposed to replace the RRPP – the SDC-funded PERFORM – has an entirely different focus. It focuses on changing national systems for supporting research within only two beneficiary countries (Serbia and Albania). This programme will not offer research grants or any other mentioned supporting instruments for researchers in the region. In particular, it will not provide larger regional research grant schemes for multi-country, interdisciplinary research studies. Hence, the petition urges the international donor community, including the Swiss government, to renew this Programme ...

... nbsp;quality services in the country; • To create partnerships with other associations ; • To promote education and improve high school and university IT curricula. Activities AITA is focused on generating projects and implementing activities that have direct impact on the members and on the wider IT community in Albania, aiming also at a sustainable growth and development of the association itself. The list of activities includes: • Coordinated representation towards the Government with participation in joint meetings; • Meetings with representatives of particular sectors of importance for the IT sector; • Building bridges of cooperation with companies in ...

... proposals for sustainable agriculture will be granted (May 2017 – May 2018). More information about conditions for applying can be found in Guidelines for applicants with accompanying annexes or at this Web page. The Call is opened until 10 October 2016 at 16 hours for all CSOs from Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, FYR of Macedonia and Kosovo* active in different aspects of sustainable agriculture. Source: TACSO ORCA (Serbia), on behalf of consortium of partners: AKTIV (Kosovo*), FLOROZON (FYR of Macedonia), CZIP (Montenegro) i IEP (Albania), announces a Call for granting, coaching and training for strengthening advocacy capacities of CSOs, for sustainable agriculture ...

... for media representatives and production of information materials about socio-economic benefits of sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation and animal welfare will be conducted. Importance of cooperation between CSOs, decision makers and scientific institutions in creating and implementing policies and regulations will be emphasized. Project is implemented by consortium of CSOs from Albania (Institute for Environmental Protection – IEP), FYROM (FLOROZON), Kosovo* (NGO AKTIV) and Montenegro (Center for Protection and Research of Birds – CZIP), led by Organisation for Respect and Care of Animals – ORCA from Serbia. Beside partner organisations, the following 15 associate partners – public authorities, scientific institutions and CSOs – from the Western Balkans ...

... Strategy on R&D and Innovation and an important part of the ‘Skills and Mobility’ flagship in the implementation of the RCC’s South East Europe (SEE) 2020 development strategy. The meeting was held back to back with the working meeting where the WISE founders - government representatives of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia discussed future steps towards establishment of WISE Secretariat. RCC used this opportunity to update the participants on the SEE2020 implementation in the R&D and innovation area. In addition RCC also presented its priority actions ...

Visegrad scholarships support Masters and post-Masters (PhD/postdoc) studies/research stays at higher-education institutions in the V4 region, as well as in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership countries.

... his speech: "RRPP increased cross-border exchanges among researchers despite the sometimes difficult neighborhood relations. Thus, I am tempted to say that beyond helping science and research, RRPP also helped to bridge divides in the Western Balkans. In this context, I ask researchers from Serbia whether you have discovered more about Albania; and vice versa, did you, the researchers from Albania, get closer to the Serbian context?" See the whole speeach of Swiss Ambassador to Tirana and a summary of the event in Albanian Daily News. An interview with the Programme Director, Prof. Nicolas Hayoz, can be viewed here. The report from the event will be available soon. Source: RRPP 7th ...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) undoubtedly constitute one of the key innovations of the last century. ICT are composed of a wide range of product and service technologies including computer hardware, software and services, and a host of telecommunication functions. ICT influenced strongly the fields of socio-economic development, international development, and human rights. The basic hypothesis behind the approach is that more and better information and communication furthers ...

... conditions on European level to the region of Western Balkans are organised. Participants will have a chance to meet with EU Delegation representatives in each country as well as representatives of local authorities, civil society and EU funded projects. A EUREKA representative will take part into the event organised in Albania. Participation is on invitation only. Source: EUREKA European Commission's Directorate General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) is setting up a project to inform the public in EU Member States on enlargement policy. http://www.eurekanetwork.org/content/economic-governance-and-rule-law-enhancing-conducive-business-environment-and-opportunities Rogner Hotel, Tirana

The publication features twelve case studies of innovative SMEs with insightful international activity and a comprehensive analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of European policy measures and infrastructure seeking to enhance such internationalisation. It is the first EU official study exploring explicitly and exclusively international cooperation in the field of innovation from a European SME perspective. The study identified four principal challenges when ...

The publication presents the results of a series of piloting activities implemented by higher education institutions in South East Europe and Turkey to engage in entrepreneurial learning. The specific objective of the SEECEL pilot project framework was to incorporate entrepreneurial learning into existing study programmes and/or develop awareness of and aspirations for entrepreneurship among students of non-business studies at 15 partner higher education institutions in the region. "It ...

Research and innovation are key to building a prosperous future for the EU. They therefore figure prominently in the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester process and underpin progress towards the 10 priorities of the Juncker Commission, from providing a new boost to jobs, growth and investment, to developing the digital single market and developing the Energy Union. The EU has fantastic strengths. It is open, diverse, and hosts excellent institutions. With Horizon 2020, the Union ...

This book brings together some of the key conceptual insights behind Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World and highlights actions that are already taking place or are being prepared. There are few forces in this world as engaging and unifying as science. The universal language of science maintains open channels of communication where other foreign policy approaches are not viable. The chapter ‘Open to the World’ sets out the gains the EU can make by maintaining its presence at ...

An important aspect of open science is a move towards open access to publicly funded research results, including scientific publications as well as research data. Based on the structure of Commission Recommendation C(2012) 4890 final and its assorted reporting mechanism (the National Points of Reference for scientific information) this report provides an overview on access to and preservation of scientific information in the EU Member States as well as Norway and Turkey. It is based on ...

The workshop in Ohrid will be held on 25 April 2017 and is restricted participants from Albania, Montenegro or FyroMacedonia. The workshop addresses HR Directors and HR Managers in Research performing and Research funding institutions from FYROM, Albania and Montenegro. It also addresses high-level representatives of universities, research centres as well as beneficiaries and potential applicants of H2020 contracts/projects who need to comply with article 32 ...

The RCC welcomed the participants and the opportunity to host and co-chair the meeting of the Steering Platform which allowed for exchanging information and discussing possible concrete steps for operationalizing regional cooperation in research and development. The Commission welcomed the opportunity to meet with all the Western Balkans and relevant stakeholders together which was a valuable and timely occasion to take stock of actions taken and more importantly to steer further the work ...

A REGIONALSTUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMITMENTS FROM THE 2015 VIENNA WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT. This study analyses the extent to which the governments of the Western Balkan countries, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia, are fulfilling their commitments under the Berlin Process with respect to the two declarations adopted at the 2015 Vienna Summit, in the field of regional cooperation and resolution of bilateral disputes and the establishment of the Regional Youth ...

... acute joint pain and its management including pre and postoperative pain treatment, and all aspects of treatment of chronic joint pain now and in the future. Participants from Category B Countries (among others: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia FYR, Montenegro, Serbia) and Category C Countries (among others: Albania) can benefit from a reduced Congress Fee. Source: EFIC The European Pain Federation, EFIC®, is proud to announce its First Topical Seminar, on the theme of Acute and Chronic Joint Pain. 2016 is the European and Global Year against Joint Pain, and the meeting in Dubrovnik aims to ...

... fall into identified priorities and measures. The Cross-border Cooperation Programme Montenegro-Albania is implemented jointly by Montenegro and Albania. The Programme is implemented under the Indirect management mode, with the Contracting Authority located in Montenegro. Moreover, the implementation of the Programme is overseen by a Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) composed of representatives from Montenegro and Albania. Both countries are assisted by a Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) based in Podgorica ...

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Prior to this final deadline, potential applicants should observe the following intermediary closing dates: 12 August 2016: National IPA Coordinator transmits the pre-submission notification to the WBIF Secretariat; and 19 August 2016: The IFI Coordination Office issues preliminary project codes to the National IPA Coordinators. Prospective proposals should be in line with national sector strategies and should aim at unblocking an existing WBIF project, across the WBIF eligible sectors. In ...

... growing convergence of Austria’s foreign, economic, security and development interests in the Danube Region/ Western Balkans and the need to rekindle the reform dynamics fostering both regional integration and EU integration. The regional strategy is meant to be complementary to the existent bilateral country strategies for Albania and Kosovo* and has been elaborated with a whole-of-government perspective. The reform partnership with six countries in the Western Balkans and with the Republic of Moldova (MD) is based on the following two foreign and development policy objectives: Strengthening the regional cooperation Supporting the EU-accession and on ...

... procedure who will be available for the 'hands-on' session concluding the workshop. Full information on the subject is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/ Please note that : - the workshop in Brno is restricted to participants from Slovakia or Czech Republic - the workshop in Ohrid is restricted to participants from Albania, Montenegro or FyroMacedonia - the workshop in Tallinn is restricted to participants from Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia - the workshop in Sofia is restricted to participants from Romania or Bulgaria Source: cvents The purpose of these regional workshops is to fully inform ‘newcomers’ (research performing institutions and research funders) on the ...

... scientific career. In the 2015 version of She Figures, data are presented at the individual country level as well as the broader EU level for the current 28 EU Member States, plus candidate countries (Iceland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, the Republic of Serbia, Turkey) and associated countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Israel, Liechtenstein, the Republic of Moldova, Norway, Switzerland). The most recent data indicate that women made up 47% of PhD graduates in the EU (EU-28), but made up only 33% of researchers and 21% of top-level researchers (grade A). It is even lower at ...

... the date of dispatch in the email. Any entry submitted after the deadline will be rejected. Source: CBIB+ The EU-funded multi-beneficiary project ‘Cross-Border Institution Building (CBIB+) Phase II’ has launched a contest to award three prizes for research papers in relation to the cross-border cooperation programmes between beneficiary countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia ...

This fifth meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training (WB PET) was held in Sarajevo and included representatives from the governments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia. Representatives from the EC included staff from the Education and Culture and Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Directorates-General. 2016 was the first time Ministers reported on developments in teacher training, following the recommendations of the study on reforming teacher ...

... to turn it into a possible reality somehow. This also means that we should improve the legal framework in our countries in order to make the job market attractive to young people and to motivate those who have studied abroad to come home and give their contribution. For example, in Albania, this problem was dealt with for the second time with the help of the “Soros foundation”. However, this is only temporary support and we cannot speak about the final solution. Grants are available and people are coming back. They have their payments through the grants but this is no sustainable ...

... Economics-National Research University, Moscow. ERMA is co-directed by Professor Stefano Bianchini from the University of Bologna and Professor Asim Mujkić from the University of Sarajevo. The Master Programme promotes the development and realization of young generations of officials for state management, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, for universities and think-tanks in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as in the countries belonging to the EU, the rest of Europe, and worldwide. The programme consists of two semesters with three terms: The First Term is taking place at the University of Sarajevo, CIS Center for Interdisciplinary ...

Students from Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro will be given the opportunity to work together on different subjects under the supervision of international and regional senior lecturers with expertise in the respective fields. The relationship between media and biodiversity will be presented through lectures, hands-on training, field visits, class discussions and group assignments. The ...

This report identifies groups of regions and countries with common energy technology interests based on a set of technologies included in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) of the European Union. Through a series of illustrative maps, the report maps energy priorities, focusing on sustainable technologies, under the framework of the smart specialisation concept. It identifies groups of regions and countries with common energy technology interests based on a set of ...

... and Development Institute aiming to document, analyze and monitor Albanian participation in the Berlin Process. The publication is a follow-up initiative of the conference “Albania in the Berlin Process: Fall 2015 Stocktaking and Recommendations”, held in Tirana, on 5 November 2015. It includes a research paper on the Berlin Process, which is completed with an assessment of Albania’s position in this process as of November 2015. Both initiatives are the result of a close ...

... This Working Paper aims to document and analyze the progress Albania has achieved in implementing the commitments taken in the framework of the so-called Berlin Process as stated in Vienna Summit in August 2015, and the challenges ahead to the upcoming Summit of Paris of July 4th, 2016. It also provides recommendations for the national institutions involved in the planning and ...

Improving connectivity within the Western Balkans, as well as between the Western Balkans and the European Union, is a key factor for growth and jobs and will bring clear benefits for the region’s economies and citizens. The Western Balkans Six (WB6) has made the connectivity agenda one of its highest priorities, with a special emphasis on the preparation and financing of concrete regional infrastructure investment projects, but also on the implementation of technical standards and soft ...

The aim of the conference is to initiate debate and provide solutions to some of the identified problems in the contemporary societies. With respect to this, the participants will find opportunities for presenting new research, exchanging information, and discussing current issues. The abstracts with maximum length of 300 words should be sent on the contact e-mail address: conference2016@eccfp.edu.mk. The abstracts must be written in English and should contain: Title of the paper, authors, ...

... to submit the Full Paper and Power Point Presentation. You are invited to submit an abstract until August 31. Source: SHUKALB SHUKALB and SHUKOS are pleased to invite you to join and participate in the Program of the 4th Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition to be held in Tirana, Albania, on 2-4 November 2016, at Expo City Albania. The Conference Theme “Water and Jobs” brings much needed attention to the multiple challenges that are being faced in the water supply and sewerage sector as the sector works to replace a retiring workforce, while at the same time working to communicate the career opportunities that exist in the ...

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