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• POLICY ANSWERS Pilot Programmes: Five activities for the development of the Region

  POLICY ANSWERS implements a set of dedicated, carefully selected activities to support change and increase impact “on the ground” in the Western Balkans. The general objective is to foster participation...

• MSCA and Citizens call has received 134 proposals, 7 from the Western Balkans

  Three calls were submitted from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia (each), and one from North Macedonia. The MSCA and Citizens call has attracted altogether 134 proposals to organise the next two editions...

• COST results of Western Balkans economies for 2022 are available

  Economy-specific factsheets of the Western Balkans, apart from Kosovo*, are available for the year 2022.

• EBRD Youth in Business programme has been launched in Albania

  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching its Youth in Business Programme in Albania. It will support the financial inclusion of young entrepreneurs by helping them overcome...

• [EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023] Step into a new era with the guiding principles for knowledge valorisation

  The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023 has been opened on 25 April 2023 by Marc Lemaître, Director General of DG Research & Innovation, followed by a discussion with Pia Erkinheimo, Director of the...

• 'Skills Leader' badge announced as part of the Year of Skills 2023

  The European Commission is pleased to announce 2023 as the Year of Skills! 2023 will focus on lifelong learning, green and digital transitions, innovation and competitiveness...

• Meet the 7 Awarded Superschools of Montenegro

  "PODGORICA – The Regional Youth Cooperation Office’s (RYCO) Local Branch Office in Montenegro organized event entitled “Meet the Superschools of Montenegro” in the framework of the Superschools Exchange...

• [Document Announcement] WBAA Tracer Study

  After more than three years and huge efforts, dedication and collaboration by WBAA volunteers from the Research Team, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Austria, the Service Provider for WBAA...

• [Call Announcement] Call for candidates to develop youth-led research in the Western Balkans

  What are the linkages between youth development, gender equality, and social cohesion challenges? Lattanzio KIBS launches a call for candidates to develop youth-led research in Albania, Bosnia and ...

• [Call Announcement] Western Balkans Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament

  The Austrian parliament is looking for the 6 best applicants from the WB6 National Parliaments, who want to shape the regional and European collaboration by using their knowledge and enthusiasm in applying...

• European Solidarity Corps: over €142 million to give a helping hand through volunteering to those most in need

  The Commission launched the call for proposals under the European Solidarity Corps for 2023. The European Solidarity Corps is an EU programme for young people who wish to engage in solidarity activities...

• Inno Fab Lab, first Laboratory for production and prototyping in Republic of North Macedonia

  In May 2022 the first Laboratory for production and prototyping INNO FAB LAB was open within the Faculty of Technology and Mettalurgy in Skopje. Under the mentorship of academic professors and experts...

• CEI Fund at EBRD supports youth entrepreneurship in Western Balkans

  Young entrepreneurs continue facing obstacles in accessing credit lines and expertise to grow their businesses, despite their potential for innovation. To address these market gaps and, therefore, provide...

• [Call for Participation] Online Youthpass workshop series for trainers

  This call is for the first online workshop from a series of four workshops. The calls for the other workshops will be opened in the coming weeks, separately. You can find more information on the series...

• New Erasmus+ mobility action for sport coaches launched

  For the first time ever, Erasmus+ will feature a new action to support mobility for sport coaches and other sport staff. This action will give the opportunity to grassroots sport organisations to...

• Erasmus+ 2023 call launched: €4.2 billion to support mobility and cooperation in education, training, youth and sport

  On 23 November 2023, the Commission launched the call for proposals for 2023 under the Erasmus+ programme. With an annual budget of €4.2 billion, Erasmus+ is increasing its support for inclusion, active...

• [Call Announcement] Workshop: MOVING FORWARD - Digital youth work in the Western Balkan region

  Seminar 13-14 December 2022 | Ljubljana, Slovenia A two-day workshop aiming at stimulating the development of digital youth work in the Western Balkan region. MOVING FORWARD – is a series...

• EIT launches EUR 12 million call to boost innovation and reskilling in European higher education

  8 November 2022 – Budapest, Hungary – The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and coordinator EIT RawMaterials are launching a new call under the EIT HEI Initiative aimed at boosting...

• [Call Announcement] Apply now: new Culture Moves Europe call for Artists open !

  The new mobility action of Creative Europe offers travel grants to artists, creators and cultural professionals to pursue an international project of their choice. Following the announcement...

• Marko Pejcinovski, the young swimmer who inspires North Macedonia

  Swimming for dozens of kilometres without using his legs, a sixteen-year-old Macedonian boy is teaching not to give up in the face of difficulties and inspiring the entire country 15/09/2022 -&...

• How POLICY ANSWERS is planning to award youth innitiatives

  POLICY ANSWERS is planning a set of dedicated, carefully selected activities in order to support change and increase impact on the ground in the Western Balkans (WB). These will foster participation in...

• [Call Announcement] Creative Innovation Lab Open Call!

  Creative Europe Programme (CREA) opened a call for Creative Innovation Lab aimed to design and test innovative digital solutions. The call is open to all players from different cultural and creative...

• Scoring goals of togetherness: The first multi-ethnic girls’ football tournament in Kosovo* celebrates strength and diversity

  If you ask Andjela Canacevic, a 12-year old Kosovo-Serb girl from Brezovica dressed in her yellow tiger-striped football jersey, who her sports idol is, she declares excitedly: “MBappe!” Lea Komoni...

• Youth Policy and Engagement Forum Skopje | May 20th 2022 Workshop Summary

  On 20 May 2022, Young Cities held its first ever Youth Policy and Engagement Forum in Skopje, North Macedonia, as part of its continuous efforts to build bridges between government institutions ...

• Record number of applications for ninth edition of EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022

  The ninth edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators closed on Thursday 18 August, with a record 277 applications submitted. After all proposals have been evaluated, three winners...

• Youth, Peace and Security in the Digital Era: 4th UN Youth Assembly in Kosovo* inspires innovation and cooperation among young changemakers across the Western Balkans

  “Be the change, you want, Be the hope, you wish, Mould your present to shape the future you deserve…”  Caroline Ziadeh, SRSG and Head of UNMIK The Special Representative of the Secretary-...

• COST Actions with "Youth" related topics

  The COST Association used the opportunity of the International Youth Day to highlight COST Actions working toward intergenerational solidarity - the blogpost is available on the COST website (https://...

• [Call Announcement] 3rd IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme: New Round of Applications Opens - Together for more women in nuclear

  The application period is now open. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2022. For more information on how to apply, please go to this page. The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship...

• 2022 ErasmusDays - Register your event today!

  Share your experiences of and join us in celebrating the EU’s flagship programme supporting education, training, youth and sport at events and initiatives worldwide. Are you an ...

• [Document Announcement] The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Handbook is ready!

  The most popular handbook is updated and contains up-to-date tips and tricks on how to ace your MSCA PF proposal! This handbook is the continuation of the MSCA handbooks prepared within the Net4Mobility...

• Erasmus+: 44 European Universities to cooperate across borders and disciplines

  The Commission has announced the results of the 2022 call for the European Universities initiative: with a record budget of €272 million from Erasmus+, 16 existing European Universities will continue ...

• Winners of the RCC - Regional Butterfly Innovation Award announced!

  Bregu: We hope Butterfly Innovation Award will shine a light on the regional innovation community and its undiscovered potential RCC supports research & innovation in the Western Balkans: Six winning...

• [Call Announcement] Become a Bosnia and Herzegovina Futures Scholar!

  educating, empowering, inspiring Whether you are a young aspiring technical & Natural sciences student looking to get ahead in your career, a global expert residing in the diaspora and looking...

• Results of the 2022 STEM Discovery Campaign

  The STEM Discovery Campaign is an annual joint international initiative organised by Scientix that takes place from the beginning of February to the end of April. The campaign brings together and connects...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Applications: Youth, Mental Health and Culture

  What is it about? The third topic of Voices of Culture 2021 – 2023 will generate project ideas and policy recommendations for the cultural and creative sectors and decision-makers on the topic of the...

• Videos of the Ministerial Meeting Side Events 2022 in Tirana, Albania now online!

  Recordings of the public events and photos of the Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Steering Platfroms on Culture, Research & Innovation, and Education & Training on 27-28 of June 2022...

• Registration to the European Research and Innovation Days has opened

  On September 28-29, 2022 the European R&I Days, the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event are back. The event is bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs...

• [Call Announcement] Call for participation : Youth and Global Education Survey

  This survey was developed by the Youth and Global Education Working Group, established in partnership between Global Education Network Europe (GENE) and European Youth Forum, in the context of the youth...

• [Event Announcement] Application Open for Scholarships for Organics Europe Youth Event 2022: deadline 30 June

  Organics Europe Youth Event in a nutshell The Organic Europe’s Youth Event (OEYE), taking place on 31 August-1 September in Frick, Switzerland, is an event for youth interested and active in organic...

• [Call Announcement] Call for participation (for WBAA members) : WIN a Project | Apply – Win - Implement.

  WIN a Project is the opportunity for less active WBAA members to implement their ideas into a successful project Registration deadline is 10th of July 2022 and you can find registration form here: ...

• [Call Announcement] OSCE Call for Applications - Dialogue Academy for Young Women 2022

  The OSCE invites you to apply for the OSCE Dialogue Academy for Young Women, which will take place from 16 to 25 September 2022 in Austria. Twenty-four successful applicants from Prishtinë/Priština and...

• YEAs Open days in the Western Balkans save the date! - Call for Applications

  The most important time of the year has come! The new Young European Ambassadors Call for Applications is now OPEN! If you are interested in becoming a young activist and see yourself as a good...

• [Call Announcement] EU competition - Limitless Youth?

  To the poets among you, to celebrate the European year of youth 2022, we would like to organize a letter exchange including a writing competition for young Europeans (15-25 years).   The ...

• [Call Announcement] Danube+ WIL Balkans

  Danube+ WIL Balkans is a multi-phase capacity building and 21st-century bio-based economy acceleration initiative involving 60 young future water leaders who through regional collaboration will increase...

• Call for 2022 Bosnia & Herzegovina three-minute thesis (3MT) competition

  “The 2022 Bosnia & Herzegovina three-minute thesis (3MT) competition challenges students (Ph.D., Masters & Undergraduate) to communicate the significance of their research projects to a non-specialist...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Papers - V. International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2022

  The 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (ICSSH2022): "Post-COVID-19 era: challenges and opportunities" will take place from 13 to 15 June 2022, organized by International Balkan...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Contributions to the 4th Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy Festival

  What is the Festival? The annual Festival is an open and free event that brings together people of diverse backgrounds that are interested in, and work on, engagement of citizens in science, policymaking...

• Ad-Hoc Support Grants Continues through 2022!

  On the basis of the Grant Agreement No. 12715 01 signed between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN), for the provision...

• [Event Announcement] Commission kick-starts work to make 2022 the European Year of Youth

  Following the announcement made by President von der Leyen in her 2021 State of the Union address, the Commission has adopted its formal proposal to make 2022 the European Year of Youth. Europe needs ...

• [Call Announcement] Call for applications - French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme FIAS 2023-2024

  The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme offers 10-month fellowships in the six Institutes of Aix-Marseille, Loire Valley (Orléans-Tours), Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes and Paris. It ...

• [Call Announcement] Call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest - 1st semester 2023

  The Youth Department of the Council of Europe invites non-governmental youth organisations, networks and other non-governmental structures involved in areas of youth work relevant to the Council of Europe...

• [Event Announcement] Tirana launches European Youth Capital 2022 programme with more than 1000 events

  With the motto 'Activate youth' the initiative aims to tap into the creative and entrepreneurial potential of young Albanians On 4 February, Tirana kicked off its European Youth Capital (EYC) 2022 ...

• [Event Announcement] Novi Sad Becomes European Capital Of Culture 2022 For One Year

  The northeastern Serbian city of Novi Sad officially became European Capital of Culture on January 13 after a yearlong delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The European Capital of Culture designation...

• [Event Announcement] Manifesta 14 Prishtina to open from the 22nd of July until the 30th of October 2022

  Manifesta 14 Prishtina to open from the 22nd of July until the 30th of October 2022 Manifesta, the European nomadic biennial, has announced Pristina, capital of Kosovo*, will be the host city for the...

• "Declaration of Researchers on Combating Political Clientelism in the Western Balkans"

  The conference “Political Clientelism in the Western Balkans” was organized by the Institute for Sociological, Political, and Juridical Research - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (ISPJR-UKIM...

• [Document Announcement] "Political Clientelism in the Western Balkans" (Infographics and Conference Report)

  The conference “Political Clientelism in the Western Balkans” was organized by the Institute for Sociological, Political, and Juridical Research - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (ISPJR-UKIM...

• Starting Grants applications: Facts and figures

  The ERC Starting Grants 2021 call closed for applications on 12 April 2021.

• [Call Announcement] Submit your Research at Open Research Europe Platform!

  Fast publication and open peer review for research stemming from Horizon 2020 funding across all subject areas. Articles are published rapidly as soon as they are accepted, after passing a series of...

• RYCO Announces Final List of its Fourth Open Call

  The fourth Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) Open Call received 129 project proposals from civil society organizations (CSOs) which resulted in 400 partnerships throughout the Western Balkans. ...

• Not Another Boring Handbook: Learn to Write Successful Projects

  The RYCO Local Branch Office in Serbia in cooperation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia publishes the “Beginner’s Manual for Project Proposal Writing 101”.

• BH & EU The Commission noted positively the good Results BiH has achieved in the EU’s Research and Innovation framework Programme

  The 5th Subcommittee meeting on topics related to Education, Culture, Youth, Research and Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was held...

• Distribution of Laptops and Tablets as Part of the Bridging Digital Divide in Serbia for the Most Vulnerable Children Project

  The Head of the European Union Delegation to Serbia, Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, UNICEF Representative in Serbia, Deyana Kostadinova, and Ivica Rakovic, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science...

• ERC Calls 2022: Tentative dates

  Due to the start of a new Framework Programme, the calendar for ERC calls for upcoming and future calls differ from previous years.

• [Call Announcement] Call for Application | Green Talents Award 2021

  The submission period for the Green Talents Competition 2021 is open now. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for...

• NEW EIT INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TO BOOST INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

  The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is launching the HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education − a new initiative to unlock the full innovation potential ...

• Erasmus+: over €28 billion to support mobility and learning for all, across the European Union and beyond

  The Commission has adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ 2021-2027. With a budget of €26.2 billion, (compared to €14.7 billion for 2014-2020), complemented with about €2.2 billion from EU...

• COVID online presence: more risks for children and more digital skills for parents to mitigate them

  Children learning remotely  report that they face negative online content on average more often than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent JRC report, part of the "Kids' Digital lives...

• Commission adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ 2021-2027

  The Commission today adopted the first annual work programme of Erasmus+ 2021-2027.

• First Marie Curie calls to launch mid-May

  Age limits are introduced in a bid to increase success rates, while new incentive to spend time in industry aims to develop more transferrable skills. €1.8B will be awarded in the next two years

• [Call Announcement] First Call for WBAA projects 2021 is open!

  For all WBAA members: This is your opportunity to implement and create your own individual WBAA project in your region. This call for projects includes crucial changes in the process of application...

• [Event Announcement] WBAA Friday Evening talk – March,26th – Register now!

  In light of the open call for WBAA projects our next Friday talk will host project holders from the online call for projects. If you want to have a nice discussion with them this is the perfect event ...

• EIT Stakeholder Forum 2020 results published

  The results of the EIT Stakeholder Forum 2020 were published today in a report ‘Making Innovation Happen for a Strong and Resilient Europe’.

• The world after COVID-19: ACA THINK PIECES

  The World after COVID-19 is a series of ‘think pieces’ which Academic Cooperation Association published every Tuesday from early May until mid-July 2020. The pieces are authored by well-known experts ...

• [Call Announcement] ERC Starting Grants

  Are you a talented early-career scientist who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader? The ERC Starting Grant could be...

• [Event Announcement] Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Contact Seminar “EU-Western Balkans: Training and mobility for researchers and institutions"

  Save the date for this Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Contact Seminar that will be held fully online on 24th and 25th March 2021.  

• [Event Announcement] Western Balkans Alumni Association 2nd General Assembly

  When? March 20th 2021 (online) How? Find registration link here: http://ow.ly/ZXGf50DDEyU Deadline: March 11th, 12 PM CET

• ERC kicks off Horizon Europe

  €1.9 billion will be made available by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2021 to allow some 1,000 top researchers to pursue frontier research. As in previous years, most of the funding (66%) is earmarked...

• European University Association welcomes 10 new members, among them also HEI from Kosovo*

  On 29 January, the EUA Council approved the applications of seven new individual full members and three individual associate members.

• COST online Info Day 23 February 2021

  Joining a COST Action can initiate prospects going beyond the networking opportunities and research advancements. To keep fostering such openings and to encourage researchers to participate in COST activities...

• Council Resolution – new Strategic Framework for Education and Training 2030

  On 18 February 2021, the Council of the European Union approved the new Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond...

• ACA’s upcoming Think Pieces – final Covid-19 reflection and NEW inclusion-focused series

  In the spring of 2020, ACA quickly responded to the emerging global pandemic by publishing The World After COVID-19: ACA Think Pieces, a periodical series of reflections from European thought leaders ...

• ACA webinar on the future of European higher education cooperation with the UK

  On 10 February 2021, ACA organised an internal webinar for member organisations to exchange with Vivienne Stern, Director of Universities UK International (UUKi) on the future of cooperation in higher...

• First calls under Horizon Europe to be launched by the European Research Council

  The European Commission today presented the Work Programme 2021 for the European Research Council. This is the first work programme under Horizon Europe, Europe's new Framework Programme for Research ...

• [Call Announcement] RYCO: Invitation to Tender for Procurement Manual

  The Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) is looking for a relevant expertise/consultancy for developing the internal Manual of Procurement procedures that will be applied in the frame of RYCO’s procurement...

• [Call Announcement] Regional Challenge Fund (RCF):1st call for Expression of Interest to support investments in cooperative training projects

  The Regional Challenge Fund (RCF) is announcing the 1st call for Expression of Interest to support investments in cooperative training projects which is open for applications from the six Western Balkans...

• WBC opportunity in EIT Digital Venture Program

  "Dare the unexpected"

• Universities without walls – A vision for 2030

  This seminal document is the result of extensive consultations and deliberations with EUA members and partners over a six-month period in 2020. It sets out a vision of resilient and effective universities...

• [Call Announcement] Open Call for Research Papers “Impact of COVID-19 on sustainability of Civil Society Organizations in the Western Balkan region”

  Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, through the Embassy of Japan in Tirana, the Call,  aims to better comprehend the impact of COVID-19 to the activities and functioning...

• [Document Announcement] Education in the Western Balkans

  The Western Balkans region has clear aspirations to improve its economic competitiveness and integrate further into Europe.

• Jovana V. Milić: Serbian scientist from top Swiss university honored with Green Talents Award

  Jovana V. Milić from the Serbian town of Petrovac na Mlavi is one of 25 young researchers honored with the Green Talents Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for their contribution...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Applications: 9 Early Stage Researchers Positions in the framework of the 6i Dirs COFUND, managed by University of Deusto in Spain

  National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of Albania is promoting an open call for 9 Early Stage Researchers Positions in the framework of the 6i Dirs COFUND, managed...

• [Call Announcement] INTERCEPT-MDS CAll -MSCA ITN: 12 full-time PhD positions

  National Agency for Scientific Research and Innovation of Albania has just opened 12 PhD positions for Innovative Training Network INTERCEPT-MDS, ambitious European project funded by the European...

• EUA briefing provides advice on what Brexit deal means for universities

  The European University Association (EUA) has published a briefing looking at EU-UK relations after Brexit, and in particular at what the Brexit deal means for universities.

• [Call Announcement] CERIC Call for Proposals now OPEN

• UK update – no to Erasmus+, yes to Turing & search for creative solutions

  At the end of December 2020 the news came that the UK and the EU failed to reach a compromise under the Withdrawal Agreement negotiations to secure UK’s participation in the Erasmus+ programme post-Brexit...

• Bregu: Instead of creating policies FOR youth we believe in co-creating policies WITH youth

  “Youth makes 21% of Western Balkans population. If we know that youth unemployment in the Western Balkans is over 35%; that it takes around 2 years for a young person to land the job after the school; ...

• Miscevic: Addressing livelihood topics of social rights - jobs, wages, access to education, health care – more important than ever

  Regional meeting on challenges and opportunities of Social Rights in the Western Balkans held online today.

• JRC: Creativity – how to assess and foster this key skill for the 21st century

  Recent studies and practice show that creativity is increasingly relevant and valuable in all disciplines and occupations.

• JRC: Supporting new EU businesses could protect over 3.5M jobs in the coming decade, JRC analysis shows

  The disruption to new businesses caused by the coronavirus pandemic will have a big and lasting impact on job growth in the EU, according to JRC projections.

• JRC: Remote learning: lessons from COVID-19 and the way forward

  A recently published JRC study on schooling practices during the coronavirus pandemic shows that full-time remote education can deepen existing inequalities and often does not allow for a proper monitoring...

• [Call Announcement] Call for Applications: Western Balkans Meet Japan – A Bridge Into Future

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) are implementing the youth exchange “Western Balkans meet Japan: A Bridge into the Future”, on ...

• EU stakeholders agree on vocational education as way forward in Osnabrück Declaration

  The Osnabrück Declaration was agreed by EU stakeholders at a ministerial virtual meeting on 30 November in the context of the German presidency of the European Union.

• OSNABRÜCK DECLARATION 2020 on vocational education and training as an enabler of recovery and just transitions to digital and green economies

  Declaration of the Ministers in charge of vocational education and training of the Member States, the EU Candidate Countries and the EEA countries, the European social partners and the European Commission...

• Portuguese presidency sets out to revive the European Research Area

  Better integration of funding streams is the route to fostering the long-elusive single market for research, says Portugal’s research minister Manuel Heitor.

• WB Success Stories: YOUNG EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS (YEAs)

  Five Ambassadors and five Attachés from across the Western Balkans coming from different backgrounds, but all are interested in learning about the European Union’s values, connecting and engaging with...

• Commission welcomes political agreement on Erasmus+ programme

  The Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the new Erasmus+ Programme (2021‑2027). Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending...

• Network of Young European Research Universities reacts to ERA Communication

  The Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN) published its reaction to the Commission's Communication “A New ERA for Research and Innovation”.

• [Event Announcement] Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation

    Building Resilience in the European Education Area The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to education and training provision by schools, higher education institutions...

• EU budget: European Commission welcomes agreement on €1.8 trillion package to help build greener, more digital and more resilient Europe

  The European Commission has today welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on Europe's next long-term budget and NextGenerationEU, the temporary recovery...

• Digitalization of Schools in Serbia with EIB Funds

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) will invest €65 million in the modernisation of primary and secondary schools in Serbia to provide new digital equipment, connectivity, and capacity building training...

• EU Campaign launched Highlighting Opportunities for Young People in the Western Balkans

  The “#EUandYOU – Your story, our future” campaign aiming to promote opportunities and benefits provided by EU programmes for young people from across the Western Balkans was presented today during an ...

• Pandemic Disrupts Southeast Europe Labour Flows

  The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting the flow of Southeast European workers to EU countries, threatening the region’s economy and harming living standards.

• From Dayton to Brussels: Working together for a stable and democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina

  25 years ago, the Dayton Peace Agreement ended the bloodiest war in Europe after the Second World War. A devastating conflict that led to genocide, more than 100,000 deaths, and over a million refugees...

• ​​​​​​​Brain drain: a threat to the European Research Area?

  Brain drain exists not only worldwide, but also within Europe: talented young researchers are leaving their home countries. Mobility in science is not unusual - but what happens to the EU if some regions...

• RISE Supports 137 Young Entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans

  The RISE project selected 137 young entrepreneurs gathered in 46 teams coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas...

• RISE Publishes Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans

  Developed and conducted by the two researchers, Teo Petricevic and Jelena Andjelic, and coordinated by the RISE consortium, the Regional Study and Guidelines on Social Entrepreneurship in the Western ...

• [Event Announcement] Digital Education Hack 2020

  Over 50 challenges open: choose yours Each global winning team gets 5000€ Check all the challenges at https://digieduhack.com/en/digieduhack-events-2020

• ATTRACT online conference report: Igniting the deep tech revolution

  On 22-23 September 2020, the EU’s ATTRACT project brought its innovation ecosystem together for an online conference. The goal: To help ideas in deep tech get out of the lab and into the marketplace.

• Kick-off of the 9th Danube Macroregional Strategy Annual Forum

  Today, the 9th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), hosted by the current Croatian Presidency of the EUSDR, will take place fully online.

• [Document Announcement] Equity in school education in EuropeStructures, policies and student performance

  This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education.

• [Event Announcement] European Green Deal Social Sciences and Humanities virtual Brokerage event

  This virtual international Information Day and Brokerage Event will highlight research topics under the European Green Deal Call with a relevance of the Social Sciences and Humanities.

• EU Code Week 2020 kicks off to promote skills for the digital future

  The 8th edition of the European Code Week, a grass-roots initiative supported by the European Commission, which aims to make everyone familiar with coding and digital technologies in an entertaining...

• Achieving a European Education Area by 2025 and resetting education and training for the digital age

  The Commission adopted two initiatives that will strengthen the contribution of education and training to the EU's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, and help build a green and digital Europe. Setting...

• A new European Research Area: Commission sets new plan to support green and digital transition and EU recovery

  The European Commission adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation. Based on excellence, competitive, open and talent-driven, the new European Research Area will...

• European Research and Innovation Days 2020 bring together over 35 000 participants online

  The European Commission has brought together thousands of policymakers, researchers, innovators, businesspeople and citizens in a unique digital event on the future of research and innovation.

• Eurostat regional yearbook 2020: Regional diversity in the EU –how does your region fare?

  What is the share of young and old people in the regions of the European Union(EU)? Is the risk of poverty in my region higher or lower than elsewhere in the EU? Which region has the largest economy? ...

• Leuven named the 2020 European capital of innovation

  Leuven, Belgium, has been named the 2020 European Capital of Innovation for its use of innovation to improve residents’ lives.

• European Research and Innovation Days: Europe’s flagship event on the future of research and innovation starts today

  The European Research and Innovation Days, Europe’s annual flagship event on the future of research and innovation are starting today and will take place online until 24 September. This year’s event will...

• Commission to launch ‘ERA hubs’ to boost regional innovation

  The European Commission is working on plan to give the regions more sway in research and innovation, and better access to the results.

• European higher education in the Covid-19 crisis

  This briefing looks at the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on higher education in Europe over the past six months. In particular, it examines the sudden shift to emergency remote learning and teaching, ...

• [Call Announcement] RISE Open Call to Support Young Social Entrepreneurs

  The RISE project is launching its open call for applications for young entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business...

• RISE: Info Sessions for Young Entrepreneurs

  RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) aims to enrich the Western Balkan social entrepreneurship ecosystem and enable young people to develop innovative societal solutions thus contributing...

• EU Ambassador Sattler opened the Centre for Entrepreneurship in Sarajevo

  The Head of the EU Delegation to BiH and EU Special Representative Ambassador Johann Sattler has officially opened the Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship in Sarajevo at a ribbon-cutting ceremony...

• EU4Business Entrepreneurship Success Stories: Ajla Kasapović Launched a Platform for Restaurant Booking

  We proudly present an entrepreneur Ajla Kasapović and her restaurant booking platform meetnmeat.com, created within the EU4Business project. Ajla graduated from the catering and tourism high school. After...

• Serbia: Magic is in the Teachers’ Hands Competition

  Play online game about Prince Marko, hear news from Ancient Rome news agency, attend a short online course about Branislav Nušić or a course in one of his works, or learn more about nuclear reactors.

• EU Supports Serbia’s Fight against Coronavirus by Hiring 200 Medical Professionals

  Doctor, nurses, administrative staff—some 200 medical professionals will be given employment as part of European Union’s assistance in fighting coronavirus in Serbia.

• [Call Announcement] Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals

  Two extraordinary Erasmus+ calls for proposals were launched on 25 August 2020 to support digital education readiness and creative skills. The calls each provide €100 million to respond to the coronavirus...

• [Call Announcement] Visegrad Fund Grants

  With grants, we seek to advance innovative ideas that address shared challenges by high quality regional cooperation projects. Whether you are pursuing arts, work with vulnerable groups or focus on innovative...

• [Call Announcement] RYCO Launches Its Fourth Open Call for Project Proposals

  RYCO (Regional Youth Cooperation Office) is looking for project proposals that will change the Western Balkans. The overall financial envelope for this call is 330.000€ which is available to civil society...

• Creative caravan – developing entrepreneurial ecosystem

  Putting together creative ideas from young people and the work done by dedicated entrepreneurs who are constantly working to improve their business is bound to yield results. Creativity and proactivity...

• Digital immunity – from pacifier to rebel

  According to Serbian experts, children aged 6-7 can become addicted to games on smartphones or tablets in less than a week. They warn that children “should not be allowed to use smartphones unsupervised...

• New Minister of Education and Science in North Macedonia

  North Macedonia´s new  Minister of Education and Science, Mila Carovska, took over Monday duties from outgoing Education Minister Arber Ademi.

• Studying abroad will look very different for Erasmus students this September

  Travel restrictions and closed or socially-distanced campuses mean many of the class of 2021 won’t leave home, but the commission is injecting €200 million to enable distance learning and keep the Erasmus...

• RISE: Launching of Programme for Young Entrepreneurs to Change Western Balkans

  The RISE project will support over 200 young entrepreneurs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia to develop their social business ideas. Through a series...

• Coronavirus: Erasmus+ mobilised for a strong response to the pandemic

  The Commission has adopted a revision of the Erasmus+ 2020 Annual Work Programme, providing an additional €200 million to boost digital education and training and promote skills development and inclusion...

• Coronavirus: Commission launches new and improved SELFIE tool to support digital and online education

  As schools start to reopen across the EU, many educational establishments are facing the challenge to offer effective long-term distance learning solutions. A European Commission tool called SELFIE can...

• [Document Announcement] How to put cybersecurity at the centre of society: JRC report connects the dots

  Everyone has their part to play in securing our digital world, from the child playing online to the policy maker drafting a new regulation, according to a JRC report.

• [Event Announcement] Science is Wonderful! 2020

  The online science exhibition will take place online between 22 and 24 September 2020 and is part of the European Research & Innovation Days.

• CESAER Communication on the future of research and innovation and the European Research Area

  In our answer on the consultation for the upcoming communication from the European Commission, we emphasise three key messages that should be central, and offer to continue to contribute pro-actively ...

• Upskilling for life after the pandemic: Commission launches new digital competence guidelines

  Today the Commission launches new guidelines to help educators, employers and recruiters ensure Europeans are equipped with the digital skills to thrive in the post-coronavirus world of work.

• Competences for life: the skills you need to cope with complexity

  People who nurture certain personal, social and learning skills will be better prepared to face the challenges of today’s society and grasp the opportunities that change brings.

• Vote for the new Young European Ambassador!

  The Young European Ambassadors initiative, which currently connects nearly 500 young people from the EU Member States and the Eastern partner countries, is the driving force of the Young European Neighbours...

• NTP Science and Technology Park – Montenegro's biggest investment in Innovation

  The Science and Technology Park (NTP), an investment worth 12m euros, will have the task of generating the necessary energy and being a gathering place for scientists and researchers and technology-oriented...

• [Document Announcement] The entrepreneurial employee in public and private sector – What, Why, How

  Becoming more entrepreneurial could help both employees and their organisations to thrive in a rapidly-changing economy. This help might be especially significant in a  world that emerges from the...

• Trio-presidency programme of the Council has been published

  Germany, Portugal and Slovenia presented their joint EU presidency programme for the next 18 months on Tuesday (16 June), seeking to focus primarily on social recovery in the wake of the pandemic.

• With support from Sweden, IT Girls are growing

  IT Girls provides young women and girls in Bosnia and Hercegovina with an opportunity to reach their full potential and to contribute to a better society for all.  

• New School Year, New Materials for Learning Programming

  Starting with this school year, Computer Science will be taught as a compulsory subject in the 7th grade of primary school, and according to the new programme in the 2nd grade of secondary school.

• Serbia among top five countries for applying innovative solutions during pandemic

  During the state of emergency, Serbia implemented a large number of innovative short-term solutions in response to the crisis caused by the pandemic, and thus found itself at the top of the countries ...

• The British Council initiative: Coding across the Western Balkans

  Computer coding is revolutionising primary schools in the Western Balkans.

• OECD overview of the COVID-19 crisis in the Western Balkans

  The OECD has been working with South East Europe (SEE) since 2000 to ensure peace, stability and prosperity in a region weakened by conflict, but endowed with rich resources and dynamism. Governments, ...

• [Document Announcement] THE COVID-19 CRISIS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: Economic impact, policy responses, and short-term sustainable solutions

  The COVID-19 pandemic hit the six Western Balkans1(WB6) amidst a reacceleration of economic activity and promising economic outlook for 2020 (EC, 2020). With the rapid spreading of the coronavirus in ...

• RCC presents its new “Western Balkans Youth Lab” Project: It’s time to change– young people should take the lead

  Acting by example: 20% of RCC employees are young people - 5 joining us in the past 2 months

• [Event Announcement] EDULEARN20 12th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies

  EDULEARN20 Committee has taken the decision to move EDULEARN to a fully virtual format and all registered delegates will be able to participate virtually.

• [Document Announcement] Boost for research talent circulation within ERA needed

  The leading universities of science and technology united within CESAER express appreciation for the focus on brain circulation of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of...

• 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training (3-4 June 2019, Belgrade)

  Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, opened the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training in Belgrade, Serbia. ...

• Montenegro - Doctoral scholarships, grants and awards for scientific achievements presented at an official ceremony

  Minister of Science, Dr. Sanja Damjanović, presented today the scholarships for doctoral research, grants for innovative projects and European Social Survey and awards for scientific achievements in 2018...

• Ministry of Science of Montenegro awards 17 attractive scholarships for young researchers

  The Ministry of Science has approved 17 scholarships for doctoral research this year, for which it has allocated funds in the amount of about EUR 700,000.

• Initial steps towards mutual recognition of Academic Qualifications in Western Balkans made by Joint Regional Working Group

  The Joint Working Group on Recognition of Academic Qualifications (WG RAQ) has initiated steps towards recognition exercise for the Western Balkans (WB) as well as an online system to support fast-track...

• [Call for applications] 6thYoung Scholars Forum (YSF) on Central- and South East Europe

  30 Young scholars working on Central and South East Europe in the fields of cultural studies, history, media studies, political sciences, geography, sociology, and economy will be able to engage on Cross...

• [Call Announcement] Call for proposals for Research Cooperability Program, My First Collaboration Grant (1C)

  Unity through Knowledge Fund announces Call for proposals for My First Collaboration Grant (1C) within Research Cooperability Program on 23rd of December 2016. The Call will be open until Wednesday, 8th...

• [Event Review] Conference “Balkan Connexion: Dialogue on a Western Balkans Regional Alumni Association” held in Podgorica

  The conference “Balkan Connexion: Dialogue on a Western Balkans Regional Alumni Association” was organised by the European Commission in Podgorica on 3 and 4 November.

• [Event Review] European Researchers’ Night in Serbia – “Research, show, look up the knowledge”

  Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport and French Ambassador Christine Moro opened the 11th European Researchers’ Night held under the slogan “Research, show, look up the knowledge” in ...

• Website of the EUSDR Youth Platform now online!

  The EUSDR Youth Platform shall serve as a place to exchange, get ideas and motivation for youth projects in the formal and non formal educational field in the Danube Region. The overall topic of the platorm...

• [Call for Papers] Balkan Social Science Review Volume 8 - Deadline: 1st November 2016

  The Balkan Social Science Review (BSSR). BSSR is a new scholarly journal devoted to the region of Balkan viewed from length of different Social Science disciplines.

• [Call for Applications] Mobility Call on Research Evaluation in the social sciences and humanities - Deadline: 30 September 2016

  1st Open call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) within the ENRESSH COST Action is now open. Researchers from all COST countries (including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro...

• "How to best attract talented researchers?" Regional Workshops in Ohrid on 25 April 2017

  The purpose of these regional workshops is to fully inform ‘newcomers’ (research performing institutions and research funders) on the principles of Charter and Code and their implementation in the research...

• [Event Announcement & Call for Participants] Europe- Western Balkans Youth Meeting "Connecting Youth Work and Youth Policy" - Deadline: 24 August 2016

  The Europe-Western Balkans Youth Meeting "Connecting Youth Work and Youth Policy" will take place in Ljubljana on 25-29 September 2016 and aims at following-up the recommendations of the Western Balkans...

• [Call for Applications] Scholarship for postgraduate study for nationals of Western Balkans - Deadline: 7th October 2016

  The Slovene Human Resources and Scholarship Fund published the Call for applications for the award of scholarship for postgraduate study of nationals of Western Balkans in Slovenia for the year 2016...

• [Event Review] 5th Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education

  On 27-28 June 2016, the European Commission (EC) organised a two-day meeting with the education ministers of the Western Balkans.

• [Call for Applications] European Regional Master Programme in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe - Deadline: 10 September 2016

  University of Sarajevo & University of Bologna present the Double MA in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe.

• [Event Announcement and Call for Applications] 2nd Regional Summer School on Biodiversity - Deadline: 30 July 2016

  The GIZ project Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity at Lakes Prespa, Ohrid, and Shkodra/Skadar (CSBL) invites Masters students to participate in its 2nd Regional Summer School on Biodiversity...

• [Event Announcementn & Call for Abstract] Water and Jobs, the 4th Balkans Joint Conference and Exhibition - Deadline: 31 August 2016

  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...

• RYCO signed at “Paris-Balkans 2016” conference

  The six EU countries met with the Western Balkans 6 participants in Paris to discuss the roadmap for the regional development. Clear goals were the enforcment of a closer regional integration by more ...

• [Call for Application] European Volunteering Forum - 10-14 October 2016 | Maribor, Slovenia - Deadline extended: 21 August 2016

  On the occasion of 20 years of EVS, the European Volunteering Forum offers the opportunity to promote the impact of transnational volunteering, learn from good practices, identify current challenges and...

• Western Balkans Platform on Education held in Sarajevo: More investment in education needed

  SARAJEVO – A two-day Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training started on June 27 in Sarajevo, announced the Delegation of the EU to BiH.

• [Event Announcement and Call for papers] 2nd International Conference of Bologna process ''Politics and education opposing sides in the Balkans'' - Deadline: 1st September 2016

  Second International Conference of Bologna process ''Politics and education opposing sides in the Balkans'' will be held in the period from November 04-05 2016 in Ulcinj (The hotel corporation 'Ulcinjska...

• Youth on BiH’s EU integration process

  Building up on the last year’s initiative, the European Union Special Representative Office once again created the opportunity for young members from political parties from across BiH to actively engage...

• EU-funded prize for cross-border cooperation research papers

  The EU-funded multi-beneficiary project ‘Cross-Border Institution Building (CBIB+) Phase II’ will publish a contest to award three prizes for research papers in relation to the cross-border cooperation...

• [Call for Nominations] UN launches worldwide search for exceptional Young Leaders to help achieve Sustainable Development Goals - Deadline: 15 July 2016

  The United Nations launched a new initiative to recognize exceptional young people who are leaders in the effort to end poverty, combat climate change and reduce inequalities.

• [Event Review] MEPs Bogovič and Fajon call for a better perspective for the youth of the Western Balkans

  BRUSSELS – With today’s conference ‘Better future for the youth in the Western Balkans’ – organized with the support of the Slovenian Ministry for Foreign Affairs – Slovenian members of the European Parliament...

• [Call for Papers] Olga Radzyner Award 2016 - Deadline for submission: 16 September 2016

  The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) has a long tradition of supporting science and academic research. In this spirit, the OeNB has introduced the Olga Radzyner Award, which is bestowed on excellent...

• [Event Announcement and Call for Application] DIBSS / Dubrovnik International Bioethics Summer School - Deadline: 10 July 2016

  Continuous progress in life-sciences, medicine and biotechnology has provided us access to new ways of treating, preventing and even curing human diseases. As the impact of these advancements on individuals...

• MA in Cultural Policy and Management. Belgrade/Lyon (Scholarship for Albanian citizens)

  The Call for the next generation at the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, University of Arts in Belgrade has been launched and COD is willing to provide a full scholarship for the academic...

• [Regional Call for Application] The Voice of Youth on Establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office - Deadline: 24 June 2016

  Regional network of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights, the Center for Balkan Cooperation LOJA and the Franco-German Youth Office are pleased to announce the call for application for three seminars...

• Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) News alert out now!

  If you are CSO in WB - you can use BCSDN Newsletter/Email-Alerts also to inform others about your activities, events, publications etc.. New Email Alert is just out now! Balkan Civil Society Development...

• [Call for Application] Programme: “Dialogue across Borders - Overcoming Borders through European Integration” - Deadline: 10 July 2016

  Altea France in association with CIFE, YIHR and CBM are pleased to announce upcoming programme funded generously by the French-German Youth Office (OFAJ) “Dialogue across Borders - Overcoming...

• [Call Announcement] SERVICE CONTRACT NOTICE - Technology transfer capacity building in the Western Balkans Location - Deadline: 14 July 2016

  The purpose of the contract is to provide support services to the technology transfer and innovation in the countries of the Western Balkans. This will be achieved by adopting a holistic capacity building...

• [Event Announcement and Call for Application] Danube Summer School - Deadline: 15 July 2016

  The Danube Summer School series was initiated in 2014 in order to strengthen the links of young academics and professionals along the Danube Region. The Danube Summer School is a short term study program...

• [Event Announcement and Call for Participation] Learning programme “Youthful Europe” – Western Balkan edition - Deadline: 30 June 2016

  The activity will take place in Pristina, Kosovo*, on 3-8 October 2016 and provides youth work practitioners with a space to explore and critically reflect different approaches towards Europe through...

• How can NGOs apply and get grants from Bilateral Donor Agencies?

  Bilateral donor funding refers to the donor country’s Government aid to recipient country in a Government-to-Government or a Government-to-NGO/Civil Society partnership. It is part of the Official Development...

• [Event Review] Joint Strategic Foresight – First event of the Regional Policy Academy

  The Joint Strategic Foresight, as a first event of the new program Regional Policy Academy (RPA) which is co-organised by the European Fund for the Balkans and the Belgrade Centre for Political Excellence...

• [Event Review] „Building a WB Alliance for Work-Based Learning“

  More than 160 persons participated at the conference “Building a Western Balkans Alliance for Work-Based Learning” held on May 18, 2016 in Vienna. The presentations held during the conference as well ...

• [Call for Participation] Civil Society Forum in Paris. Deadline: June 3, 2016

  On the occasion of the 3rd intergovernmental summit of Western Balkans and EU countries to be held in Paris on the 4th July 2016,  applications are accepted from civil society actors to participate...

• [Call for Abstract] International conference in Vienna: Children of Transition, Children of War - The 'Generation of Transformation' from a European Perspective -Deadline July 17, 2016

  The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bonn) in cooperation with the Association for European Studies (Vienna) and in association with the Franz Vranitzky Chair for European Studies (University of Vienna...

• [Event Announcement and Call for Abstract] 5th Young Scholars Forum (YSF) on Central and South-East Europe - Deadline: 30 May 2016

  Aims of the project Promoting and encouraging young scholars to engage with Central and South East Europe; Presentation of research by young scholars to a wider public; Exchange among young ...

• [Call for Application] Danubius Young Scientist Award 2016 - Deadline for nominations PROLONGED until 8th of June 2016 at 23:59!

  The Danubius Award was created in 2011 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) and the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM) with the intention to...

• [Event Review] Wrap-up of the Civil Society Forum Belgrade

  The Civil Society Forum Belgrade, as part of the Western Balkans Summit Series was officially closed. The Belgrade Forum was realized as a joint initiative of the European Fund for the Balkans (EFB) and...

• [Call Announcement] Erasmus+ - Key Action 2 - Capacity Building in the field of youth | Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

  Organisations wishing to apply for Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices - Capacity Building in the field of youth are invited to submit applications on-line to the...

• Civil Society Forum Belgrade – A New Edition of the Western Balkans Summit Series Forums

  The Civil Society Forum Belgrade, as an important CSOs initiative which will serve as a basis for formulating a set of messages that will be communicated at the Western Balkans Paris Summit will be held...

• [Event Announcment & Call for application] Connecting Youth – Western Balkans Youth Conference | Deadline extended to 22.5.2016

  The Connecting Youth conference is organised by the European Commission and the Government of the French Republic. 150 young people from the EU and Western Balkans countries will discuss common challenges...

• [Event Review] Regional Conference on Monitoring of the EU Civil Society Guidelines: Preparing Input for the EC Progress Report 2016 on Civil Society Development

  On April 27 – 28, TACSO held the Regional Conference “Monitoring of the EU Guidelines for the Support to Civil Society in the Enlargement Countries, 2014-2020 – Year 2” in Skopje, Macedonia. The conference...

• RCC call for proposals - 300.000 EUR for projects supporting implementation of the SEE 2020 Strategy

  The Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat (RCC) is seeking proposals for the implementation of the South East Europe 2020 (SEE 2020) Strategy with financial assistance from the RCC Small Grants Instrument...

• [CfP] Public online consultation on H2020 ‘SWAFS’ WP 2018-2020

  European Commission is organising an open public online consultation  to collect views and opinions on the strategy, scope, objectives, and expected impacts of the Horizon 2020 ‘Science with...