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This is a country report on Croatia conducted by Frances Tsakonas. This study aims to analyze the current role of private sector activity in theeducation sector and to project the outlook for private sector investment in education in Croatia. It starts with a description of Croatia background. Then education sectro and private educatio sector are presened. Last but not hte least the author focuses on investment climate. Tsakonas, Frances (2002): Private Sector Development in Education in South ...

This is a report written by Pavel Zgaga from CEPS - Centre for Educational Policy Studies, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The author gives first an overview on the historical background and presents the main findings of the study - participation of the SEE countries in education and enrolment patterns and number of institutions. The report also deals with cost and financing issues. In the end some recommendations are presented. Zgaga, Pavel: The Situation of Education in the SEE region - ...

This is a Strategy Paper presented to the Conference "Southeast Europe on the Way into the European Union" held by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. First strategic dimensions of Southeastern enlargement are presented. The authors write about Europe’s responsibility for the Balkans and European states’ common substantive interests. Then the paper deals with the conditions for accession. It states that Balkan countries should settle their statehood conflicts and establish stable democracies under the ...

... to other European countries and global world. SEE ECN recognized the importance of the Bologna Process from the beginning and this issue has been always high on its agenda. The participants of the meeting welcome four new countries from the region applied for “Bologna” membership (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia, Albania). South-East European Educational Cooperation Network (2003): The European Higher Education Area and South East Europe - Statement from teh Meeting of South-East European Educational Cooperation Network. Available from:http://www.bologna-berlin2003.de/pdf/SEE_ECN.pdf, accessed 25.5.2007. South-East European Educational Cooperation Network http://www.bologna-berlin2003 ...

The present document gathers the conclusions/reports and the recommendations of the Bologna seminars held so far in 2003. The seminar focused on three main issues and the challenges they pose for the construction of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). These three issues are: the social dimension of the EHEA, higher education as a public good and higher education in the GATS negotiations. Each of these tree issues were dealt with in the answers to the questionnaire that was sent out by ...

This is a report of European University Association site visit in December 2002. UNMIK invited EUA to undertake this visit within the context of its efforts to reform higher education in Kosovo. Public higher education has long been a source of actual and potential conflict in Kosovo, making the issue of institutional provision highly sensitive. The purpose of this preliminary visit was to find out as much as possible about the conditions under which the University of Mitrovica is operating, ...

This is an article written by Radovan Vukadinovic. The author describes the situation in Croatia and states that after Slovenia, Croatia is at this moment the most stable country in the region. Then he deals with different issues like: - the political situation in Croatia, - constitutional reforms, - legislative reforms, - minority rights in Croatia, - human rights protection, - foreign and security policy. Last but not the least he stresses European orientation of Croatia. Vukadinovic, Radovan ...

This is a study published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. First it presents the origin and characteristics of Albania’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Then it presents poverty monitoring in Albania and monitoring poverty reduction policies. It also describes the role of donors in supporting monitoring. Last but not the least it gives evaluation of the monitoring system in Albania. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (2004): National ...

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 ...

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 ...

... 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/external/pubs ...

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 six key ...

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 ...

... 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 also lists ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an EC paper that describes a progress in stabilisation and reconciliation, internal reform and regional cooperation that Western Balkans made over three years after Thessaloniki. As a result, they have moved closer to the EU. A significant progress was recorded in regional cooperation. Financial assistance of EU to Western Balkans is also described (Phare, ISPA and SAPARD programmes, CARDS programme etc). EC (2006): Communication from the Commission - The Western Balkans on the road to ...

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 or nationalist ...

The 2004-2005 Annual National Program of the FYR of Macedonia has been prepared on the basis of the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP). The Program defines the plans for forthcoming activities in implementing the necessary reforms in the FYR of Macedonia for the period 2004-2005. It reflects the continuous achievements of the country in pursuing its strategic priorities, as well as the plans and activities set forth in previous annual national programs. It contains technical Annexes, which ...

This is a EC 2005 Progress Report for Croatia. The report describes the relations between Croatia and the Union; analyses the situation in respect of the political criteria for membership; assesses Croatia’s situation and prospects in respect of the economic criteria for membership; reviews Croatia’s capacity to assume the obligations of membership, that is, the acquisas expressed in the Treaties, the secondary legislation, and the policies of the Union; briefly examines the extent to which ...

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