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This brief report provides WBIF stakeholders with an update of the macro-economic data originally presented in the “Food for Thought” paper prepared for the WBIF Steering Committee in June 2012 and the subsequent first Data Update prepared for the WBIF Steering Committee in December 2012. See www.wbif.eu/Macroeconomic Issues. It is intended to contribute the on-going discussions under the WBIF regarding how best to address the dynamic and challenging environment for investment in the region, ...

... with the selection of the FP7 project Danube INCO.NET and expressed the hope that it will lead to more research opportunities for all WBCs. The Platform further welcomed the additional progress made in the EVAL-INNO project and underlined the importance of this project in preparing for Horizon 2020. Serbia recommended considering best practice, in particular. The Steering Platform was also satisfied with the announced prolongation of the duration of the WBC.INCO.NET as a means to support the WBCs in making the bridge from FP7 to Horizon 2020 and took note of the future activities, in particular the ...

... result of months of hard work on both sides – the Kosovo* Government and the EIB. The return of the EIB to Kosovo* is a positive sign for foreign investors and a step towards a better life for the citizens of Kosovo*. While the implementation of the Dialogue Agreement between Serbia and Kosovo* would bring a necessary feeling of normality to the region, this Framework Agreement marks an important opportunity in the economic and social development of Kosovo*." The European Commission in Brussels commended the signature of the Framework Agreement. Vice-President Olli Rehn and the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood ...

... their own work and/or the results of the team projects. Social activities: A half-day excursion, a dinner party as well as other interesting social activities will be organized. Venue: The summer school will take place in hotel Prezident, Palic, next to a beautiful lake in the north of Serbia. Registration, Costs and Travelling: Participation is open to all qualified applicants, but the number of participants is limited to a maximum of 40. To apply, please fill in the form available at http://www.senzations.net. The registration fee of EUR365 (415EUR for registrations made after June 28 ...

... general insight and interest in South-Eastern Europe. Tuition fees are waived for Austrian/EU students. Tuition costs approx. €745 per semester for citizens of other states but can usually be fully refunded upon successful completion of each semester for citizens of Albania, Belarus Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. For enquiries about the admission procedure, tuition fees and refund process at the University of Graz please contact Alexandra Fge acquisition is an important key aspect of the joint degree and students are expected to learn a regional language and/or the predominant language of their mobility ...

... The Centre is looking for experts with research background from the following countries: - Albania - BiH - Croatia - Montenegro - Serbia - FYROM - Kosovo* For more information and for sending any CVs, please contact: Tamari Bulia - bulia@ecmi.de Project Coordinator European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) Schiffbruecke 12 D-24939 Flensburg Germany P: +49 461 14149 13 F: +49 461 14149 19 M: +49 (0) 174 ...

... Kosovo's inclusion in the South-East European Cooperation Process. This would be: • in the interest of inclusive and representative regional cooperation; and • very much in the spirit of the February 2012 agreement on Regional Representation and Cooperation. I would like to turn now to the historic agreement reached in April between Serbia and Kosovo. This agreement represents a major achievement as the parties have committed to jointly work towards a future in the European Union. The European Union wants Serbia and Kosovo to succeed. Serbia's and Kosovo's European Union perspectives have been repeatedly confirmed by the European Union whose Member States have ...

... to cover the political dimension of Higher Education cooperation in the region as well as to enhance existing networks for projects and connect interested scientists willing to cooperate with each other. Target countries for the conference are the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244/99), Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Austria. The first conference day addresses the political and strategic dimension of Higher Education cooperation, thus including past ...

The strategy was adopted by the RCC Board on 25 April 2013 in Sarajevo and endorsed by the participants of the RCC Annual Meeting, on 30 May 2013 in Ohrid. RCC RCC

... giving us the benefit of their experience, including Vasilis Puşcaş who has produced a handbook aimed at helping countries to prepare for accession negotiations. Today I would like to recall two important remarks made by Minister Creighton during last month's plenary debate in Strasbourg on the 2012 Progress Report on Serbia. She mentioned that process and not positions were key to settling longstanding disputes, an area where Ireland has long and well established experience; and She reminded us of the enormous strides that have been made by Serbia over the last decade and more, clear proof of the transformative value of ...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship are considered as the most significant processes for economic growth, productivity and employment. While knowledge becomes an increasingly important part of innovation, the accumulation of knowledge through learning t constitutes a driving force in the development and growth (Penrose, 1959; Spender and Grant, 1996). In this view regions and countries function as collectors and repositories of knowledge and ideas and provide an underlying ...

... ices@epoka.edu.al Tel: +355 42 232 086 +355 42 222 077/ 1190 +355 42 222 077/ 1314 Fax: +355 42 222 117 Epoka University in Tirana, Albania in cooperation with other universities from Albania, UK, Turkey, USA, Italy, Greece, Bosnia, Serbia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Azerbaijan, organizes the 4th International Conference on European Studies (ICES'13) on “Social, Economic and Political Transition of Balkans”, which will take place on 8th and 9th of November in Tirana, Albania. A Call for Papers was issued ...

... efforts are continuing to get the Committee of Inquiry up and working, results have been slow. These delays and the limited political dialogue between the parties raise doubts about their commitment to fully implement the 1 March agreement, a message I conveyed very clearly to Prime Minister Gruevski. Honourable Members, Serbia and Kosovo's historic agreement has injected new momentum into the enlargement process. This is an opportunity that the region and other countries should not miss. The Serbia-Kosovo deal shows that, when there is political will, solutions can be found. As we know in the European Union, in such instances, compromise ...

... to apply for funding will take place on 27 May in the Charlemagne Building, in Brussels, Belgium. Links: CIP eco-innovation initiative: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/ Eco-innovation Call for Proposals 2013: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/apply-funds/call-proposal/index_en.htm (Albania, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey are eligible) Follow us on Twitter: @EU_ecoinno Project examples cited in the press release: Optimising technology to re-use old bricks: REBRICK –http://www.gamlemursten.dk/uk Producing leather shoes that are free from harmful chemicals: TiLeather project -http://www.tileather.eu/default.aspx Using CO2 to ...

... work for the betterment of Serbian society. As the research in this field is unique in Serbia, this study should certainly be useful for all policy makers and stakeholders in discussions on potential improvements for current legal frameworks, strategies and policies related to the social sciences research sector in Serbia. “Social Science Research Sector in Serbia: An Overview of the Current Situation, Main Challenges and Policy Recommendations” consists of six chapters: Assessment Levels of Both Scientific and Research Capacities in Serbian Social Sciences and the Identification of Salient Obstacles The chapter, prepared by Mr Predrag Cvetičanin from the Center for Empirical Cultural Studies and Ms Mina ...

... en). On a yearly basis, results will be presented to the political representatives of the region, facilitating a better uptake of scientific results in policy-making. The Danube Region covers parts of eight EU countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania) and six non-EU countries (Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova). The region is facing several challenges, such as environmental threats, insufficient energy and transport connections, uneven socio-economic development, as well as shortcomings in safety and security. Better coordination and cooperation between the countries and key players are needed to address these challenges. What ...

... was launched in November 2011 by the European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC). It focuses on 4 priorities: environment protection, irrigation & agricultural development, navigability and energy production. The 14 countries in the Danube Region are: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Ukraine and Moldova. The region is home to over 100 million people. Links Second high level conference "Scientific support to the Danube strategy" initiative (Bratislava, 16 May 2013) and further information on the flagship clusters: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=2470& ...

... the conference is free of charge; travel and accommodation expenses for paper presenter The project follows on from the “Textbook and Curriculum Development in South Eastern Europe” project and its sub-project around the Albanian-speaking areas of the region. The geographical area it covers encompasses Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and southern Serbia. The project will involve organising conferences on the content of textbooks and on public discourse around ethnic, national, state and regional approaches to history in the context of school and running seminars on textbook design. Stipends for textbook authors and academics working in this field will enable them to spend ...

The previous reports can be accessed at http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/11158, http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/10054, http://www.wbc-inco.net/object/document/112933.html and http://wbc-inco.net/object/document/7509 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 ...

... exercises. The EVAL-INNO project organises the third RTDI evaluation training course on 17-21 April 2013 in Podgorica, Montenegro. The training will gather participants from Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo* and will be carried out by experienced RTDI evaluation trainers from six countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia). The training will introduce the participants to the theory and practice of the research and science-related evaluation of organisations, policies, programmes and institutions ...

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