... single document the economic chapters of the 2010 European Commission's Progress Reports and Opinions for candidate and potential candidate countries for EU accession. The Commission prepared Progress Reports for the candidate countries Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland and Turkey as well as for the potential candidate countries Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and for Kosovo (1). Following the two countries application and the Council's request, it also prepared two opinions on Albania and Montenegro. The European Commission adopted the Progress Reports and two Opinions on 9 November 2010. The purpose of this Occasional Paper is to facilitate the work of ...
... would be extremely important to assist the country in its European Integration path, and stands ready to support the BiH authorities to develop a more efficient coordination mechanism on IPA and other EU matters, for the future, but within one single coordination mechanism. Source: Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina The Press Office of Commissioner Füle informs that the Commissioner has sent today a letter to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Nikola Spiric, informing him that he will reallocate the funds (€ 96 million) from the IPA programme for BiH to the IPA Multi-Beneficiary Programme for the Western ...
... is in line with our efforts to achieve the goals of the Innovation Union flagship initiative and the Horizon 2020 programme." Source: EUROPA - Press Releases European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, met last week with Ministers of Science and Research from six Western Balkans countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia ...
... Network 2010. Source: RCC, Newsletter 15/2011 The role of ICT as an enabler of a more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable region following the most severe economic crises in decades is becoming more and more evident. This article by Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nera Nazecic, Programme Analyst, UNDP was first published in RCC Newsletter 15/2011 ...
... Erasmus under proposals by Poland, which took over the presidency of the EU in July. Barbara Kudrycka, Poland's minister of science and higher education, has called for Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Ukraine to be included in the programme, as well as Balkan countries such as Albania, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Allan Pall, chairman of the European Students Union, welcomed the expansion plans and urged ministers to consider including "Arab Spring" states, such as Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, in the programme. He said such exchange "fosters internationalisation of the universities there". More than 4,000 higher education ...
This document has been produced within the framework of the European Union's Tempus programme, which is funded by the EuropeAid Development and Co-operation Directorate-General and the Directorate-General for Enlargement. It has been prepared by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) on the basis of contributions from the Tempus Offices and the authorities concerned. The attached descriptions of higher education systems in the Tempus Partner Countries provide a ...
IFVCNS is looking for potential partners for the next potential topics within the FP7: Enlargement network - Economic and policy analysis of the agriculture in the Western Balkan countries. Novel biodiversity sources in crops for improved quality and productivity. IFVCNS is also interested for the cooperation concerning some other topics which are within their field of work and research. For further information please refer to the documents attached below. Source: Email from ...
This new Guide provides potential recipients of EU funding for research and innovation with the practical information they need to access this funding. It also provides decision-makers with a full picture of all the funding opportunities available until 2013. The complexity of the present landscape has led the authors to propose to bring together the full range of research and innovation financing instruments within a common strategic framework under the future multi-annual financial framework. ...
TIDEA is an independent professional organization, based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with overall aim to provide technical assistance for international development and is committed to sustainable and inclusive growth of green economies, underpinned by horizontal ICT development priority. The organization’s mission is to enable sustainable and innovative environment for business, research and technological development in Balkans and EU Neighbouring ...
In the frame of WP2, T2.4 background reports have been prepared on the national research systems in the field of social sciences and humanities, on social innovation and on priorities of SSH research.
The reports have been prepared by national experts / expert teams and edited at ZSI in order to be available at the conference "Challenge Social Innovation" in Vienna.
WBC-INCO.NET (2011): National Background Reports on Social Sciences and Humanities.
... of RTD programmes and/or responsible persons in National/Regional Ministries. Hopefully, this document and its conclusions will significantly contribute to better understanding of RTD&I frame in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the perspective of SME sector. Comprehensive analysis of programmes and initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina that assist the Collaboration between science and SME The National Report on SME RTD Programmes and Initiatives aims at providing the national context within which the individual programmes are investigated in Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
This report provides an overview of programmes of the support to Research and Development (R&D) activities of SMEs, being conducted individually by SMEs or in collaboration with R&D Institutions and Organizations. http://mapeer-sme.eu/~/media/MaPEer-SME/DocumentLibrary/RTD%20programmes/BHprogrammreport
Purpose of the Survey and Barriers to Innovation report for Bosnia and Herzegovina is to collecting of key data on the subject of RTD and Innovation activities undertaken bySMEs. It is a continuation of National Report on SME R&D&I Programmes and Initiatives project MAPEER’s - WP2 (written during May and July 2010), focused on SMEs and Business Supporting ...
... For more information please follow www.transnew.eu. You can register on the webpage or send the registration form to: petra.gamberger@sloveniacontrol.si. Date: 30 September 2011 TransNEW Consortium and Slovenia Control Ltd. as a host is organising the Transport Research Opportunities Workshop for West Balkan Countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Kosovo), which will take place on September 30, 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. Due date for registration is September 20, 2011 ...
... Throughout September, October and November, participants from European, national, and regional public entities, financial and business representatives, NGOs, media, students and the general public are expected to attend the events organised by the local and regional partners of the OPEN DAYS, and others mounted by European organisations and universities. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia - 14 events will take place in different cities and under different topics. Further information on events in WBC is available here or is provided in country leaflats attached below. Open Days 2011 is organised by the Commission and the Committee of the Regions, the EU body ...
The fourth FP7 Monitoring Report covers the implementation of the Framework Programme in the years 2007-2010. It is based on the FP7 monitoring system, which was designed as an internal management tool using a core set of performance indicators. In section 2 this document provides a detailed analysis of FP7 participation patterns in 2010. FP7 implementation management and quality issues are the focus of section 3 and include the current situation with regard to the simplification process and ...
The main topics of this Forum, which will bring together political and economic leaders, representatives of the academia and the nongovernmental sector, as well as other relevant opinion-makers, will be along a possible Western Balkans 2020 Agenda on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and fight against organized crime, corruption and illegal migration. Under the topics of Smart Growth and Sustainable Growth the participants will discuss current issues, for example: Smart ...
"Die inzwischen vierte Schwerpunktausgabe des ITB infoservice erscheint im Kontext der am 24. Juni 2011 unter ungarischer Ratspräsidentschaft vom Rat der Europäischen Union verabschiedeten Donauraum-Makrostrategie und fokussiert auf Forschung und Innovation als Bausteine der Integration im Donau-raum. Die 2009 initiierte und nach der Ostseestrategie nunmehr zweite in Umsetzung gebrachte EU-Makrostrategie bietet für die kommenden Jahre eine Handlungs-grundlage für die weitere Integration ...
As a founder and main Manager of the Business Service Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the main goal of promoting EU calls, and establishing a system of education how to analyze the EU programs and construct projects, I would like to become a part of a platform. The main goal is to make information available to ordinary SME owners, and municipalities. www.taht.ba
... Every 6 months, high level political dialogue meetings are organised linking the EU Member States, Associated Countries and the Western Balkan countries. The meetings are co-chaired by the European Commission, the EU Council presidency country (currently Poland) and a country from the region (for the upcoming meeting: Bosnia and Herzegovina). The meeting tookplace on December 1, 2011 in Sarajevo and brought together RTDI stakeholders from all over Europe (http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/calendar/122164.html). Please find attached the invitation, agenda as well as the presentations held and the operational conclusions. Further presentations to be added: - EC IPA ...