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... The Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) is an organisation shared by the 43 (incl. Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Montenegro and Albania) countries of the Union for the Mediterranean, to bring people together to improve mutual respect between cultures, and to support civil society working for a common future of the Region. Since its launch in 2005, the Foundation has developed a region-wide Network of over 3000 civil society organisations. The ...

... positions of every member state. Croatia expected to conclude negotiations soon Accession negotiations with Croatia are entering their final stage, and the country is expected to conclude its EU accession negotiations during the Belgian EU Presidency. Belgium is also expected to make progress on visa liberalisation with Bosnia and Albania. Sources: Balkaninsight, Euractiv, eutrio.be, as accessed on June 29, 2010. As Belgium is preparing to take over the EU presidency on July 1, the Belgian government reassures the Western Balkans states that the doors of European Union are open for every country in the ...

The "Annual Report of the Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council on regional co-operation in South East Europe" deals with the RCC's activities in 2009-2010 (publication date: May 2010). It reports about general trends in regional cooperation in South East Europe, developments in priority areas of regional cooperation in South East Europe within the RCC framework (such as Economic and Social Development, Infrastructure and Energy etc) and outlines 'the way ahead'. ...

... that achieve the objectives of the programme and are based on the cooperation of one or more institutions or groups of experts. 2. Bilateral and Multilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation Programme Scientific and technological bilateral cooperation agreements with other countries are an expression of shared common interests in specific areas. Albania has signed bilateral agreements with Italy, Greece, the FYR of Macedonia and Slovenia. As of January 1, 2008 Albania holds the status of an Associated Country in FP7. ARTI will act as a national coordinating structure for the EU Framework Programme. 3. Research Infrastructure Programme The Research Infrastructure Programme aims ...

... years, the opportunities for young promising researchers in the field of social sciences to further develop and advance in their careers in their home countries are scarce. An additional problem is restricted mobility. Even today, visa restrictions create a barrier for international networking, especially for researchers and scientists coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), differentiating them also from their colleagues from the FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia and thus, marginalizing them even more. The RRPP has been supporting the new generation of social scientists and researchers in the WBCs for almost two years now, paying ...

The event gathered ministries and high-level representatives responsible for science and higher education from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the FYR of Macedonia, Greece, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey as well as representatives from other European countries and European and international organisations (such as the EU, RCC, ESF and COST). The event’s main goal was to contribute ...

... countries from the same region), 81 applications (or 18 percent) were from the WBC. Compared to the statistics od the 2nd call in 2009, a slight decline of WBC involvement can be observed. The numbers of submissions per country (as a coordinator/as a partner) are the following: Albania: 2 / 23 (5 %) Bosnia and Hercegovina: 5 / 33 (7 %) Croatia: not eligible in the 2010 call FYR of Macedonia: 6 / 41 (9 %) Montenegro: 2 / 17 (4 %) Serbia: 18 / 49 (11 %) Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244): 3 / 20 (4 %) Out of all 27 countries involved, the largest percentage of applications ...

... and the second part was dealing with comments on the set of priorities selected by Western Balkan countries’ science & research communities. The questionnaire included personal opinions and all stakeholders: Education and Research, Business and Social communities; and it was disseminated through respondent’s base of all Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244, Montenegro, and Serbia). Survey respondents from Western Balkan countries chose as national priorities the same fields of science (research themes) as in WP2 of the WBC.INCO.NET project – Priorities setting in order to structure participation of researchers from Western ...

In his article “The Western Balkans in 2010: One step forward, two steps back?”, Hannes Swoboda, Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the EP, the Vice-President of the S&D Group and as well as the rapporteur of the European Parliament for Croatia, presents an overview of the current situation in the Western Balkans in 2010 as well as in the region concerned, with an emphasis on the role of Croatia. Hannes Swoboda, “The Western Balkans in 2010: One ...

... from this region. But unless it is matched by practical and pragmatic cooperation among all regional actors, these messages will have only limited impact." He announced that the Commission had put forward a legislative proposal to the Council and European Parliament on visa liberalisation for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania the week before and that he considered the launch ofa dialogue with Prishtina aiming at eventual visa liberalisation of outmost importance. Opinions on the EU membership applications from Montenegro and Albania were also worked on intensely. An opinion on Serbia's membership application would be prepared soon, and the groundwork ...

... a scientific article or be the result of a master’s or doctoral thesis. The submitted work shall deal with the topic of European economic integration. Authors shall be under 35 years of age at the date of submission. Authors shall be citizens of one of the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Hungary, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) , Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine. The Oesterreichische Nationalbank shall receive the work submitted for this award, by October 4, 2010, and the work ...

... to help cover costs in only one of the following three categories: tuition and university fees; living expenses (such as medical insurance, books, or other academic material); or transportation costs (travel to/from university, conferences, etc.) Eligibility: The Global Supplementary Grant Program (GSGP) is available to citizens of the following: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Only students who have been accepted into a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program at an accredited university are eligible to apply. Contact: Global Supplementary Grant Program &ndash ...

The publication Science and Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Baltic Countries /(Chisinau; 2008 Science Policy Series n°7) provides insights on subjects related to the linkages between higher education and research and their importance for the development of a knowledge based society in countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Baltic Countries. Experiences from other regions are also included. The following topics are addressed ...

... Director of the UNESCO Venice Office, and Academician Gheorghe Duca, President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, on the occasion of the South Eastern European Ministerial Round Table on “Strengthening Scientific Research and Higher Education. From Bilateral to pan-European Cooperation”, organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Albania and UNESCO on 21-22 May 2010, in Tirana, Albania. This 161-page publication provides insights on subjects related to the linkages between higher education and research and their importance for the development of a knowledge based society in countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus and Baltic Countries. Experiences from other regions are also includes. The following topics are ...

... technology for sustainable development of the country, in line with national priorities, development of scientific and technological policies and management of Research and Development (R&D) institutes. The Agency operates as a coordinating structure for programs and projects based on national and international bilateral and multilateral cooperation between Albania and other countries. Contact persons: Dhimitraq Mosko E-mail: dhmosko@yahoo.com Further contact details are provided below. http://akti.gov.al ...

The World Economic Forum’s study is the fifth and final review in a biennial series that assesses the progress made by EU Member countries in the far-reaching goals of the EU’s Lisbon Strategy of economic and structural reforms. In addition to assessing the performance of 27 existing EU Members, it also measures the competitive performance of EU candidates and potential candidate countries. WEF: The Lisbon Review 2010, May 2010. WEF ...

... among countries and local authorities from Italy and SEE for an effective local development of involved territories and for long-term partnerships at regional level and with the Italian system of decentralized cooperation. The call is open to public and private research organisations ("host institutions") legally established in Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia with demonstrated capabilities in conducting policy-oriented research on democratic governance and local development in SEE, on decentralised and international cooperation as well as on European enlargement issues. Each researcher will deal with one territory, to be indicated ...

... the petition on www.trust-researchers.eu and to encourage their colleagues to do so as well. A list of signatories from all countries is available at http://www.trust-researchers.eu/index.php?file=cities.php. The following number of researchers from the Western Balkans have already signed the petition: Albania - 6 Bosnia and Hercegovina - 9 Croatia - 9 FYR of Macedonia - 10 Montenegro - 4 Serbia - 39 Source and further information: http://www.trust-researchers.eu So far, more than 12,500 researchers have signed the 'Trust Researchers' petition, asking for a simplification of FP rules. The signatures will be handed ...

The WBC Regional model of university-enterprise cooperation“ covers the following issues: EU legislation, stimulation and achievements in University - enterprise cooperation, State of the art in the WBC, available resources, needs and obstacles Examples of good practice through case studies of 15 EU Universtities Propsed model, i.e. recommendations for modernisation of the Universities in the region and their approach towards the needs of the society and economy, establishment of ...

... in the field of S&T cooperation with the region (like e.g. The Western Balkan Countries INCO-NET www.wbc-inco.net, Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan countries etc.). Who can apply Research Managers and Research Administrators, from both governmental and academic levels, from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia. Applications for participation of female research managers are highly encouraged. Early stage career researchers who have not yet administered research projects but intend to do so as part of their career development plan can also apply. Language: English Organisational and ...

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