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The “POLICY ANSWERS” project has recently completed a capacity-building activity to help the development of the 'Blue Economy’ in Albania. This initiative aligns with ongoing work on the topic including...
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The “European Cluster Manager of the Year" and “European Cluster Partnership of the Year” Awards are organised by the European Commission with the support of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform...
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[Event Announcement] Horizon Europe Info Days 2021
The Horizon Europe info days will address 9 themes, each featuring a programme of exclusive discussions and hands-on sessions dedicated to a different cluster or part of the new programme.
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[Project Announcement] EU4Tech PoC
The EU4Tech PoC WB project offers support to 40+ promising technology based projects from the Western Balkans at the ‘Proof of Concept Stage’. We offer hands on assistance from experts and mentors to ...
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Health portal widens opportunities between EU and non-EU countries
The CEI-funded project within the COVID-19 Extraordinary Call/Know-how Exchange Programme, PPE HEALTH PORTAL, has created a reference portal for the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sector and...
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ERA Portal Austria policy brief looks at role of SSH in Horizon Europe
A new ERA Portal Austria policy brief on “The next seven years of research on Europe’s Society” takes a close look at the role of social sciences and humanities (SSH) in the new Research Framework Programme...
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Towards a more dynamic, resilient and competitive European industry: Council adopts conclusions
The Council adopted a set of conclusions setting out how recovery from the COVID-19 crisis can be used as leverage for a more dynamic, resilient and competitive European industry.
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[Call Announcement] Clusters Go International 2020 call for proposals
The fourth call for proposals under the European Commission's Clusters Go International programme is now open - with a total of €7.5 million of funding available.
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[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...
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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...
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Montenegro creates new opportunities – new support for faster development
Montenegro is constantly improving and developing all its capacities with a view to create the best possible conditions for development of fast-growing companies and further expansion of the digital industry...
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Over €100 million available for advancing European bio-based sector
The seventh Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU) Call for proposals is open across 16 different topics until 3 September 2020, 17:00 CET. It makes €102 million available...
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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...
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ECCP survey identifies key needs for SMEs to meet COVID-19 challenges
Three key areas where European SMEs need help to counter the impact of the COVID-19 crisis have been identified by a European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) survey.
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Covid-19 Industrial Clusters Response Portal has been launched
Portal enables COVID-19 industrial clusters to connect, collaborate and solve!
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EU mobilises immediate support for its Western Balkan partners to tackle coronavirus
As part of the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has announced up to €38 million in immediate support for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency caused by...
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[Event Review] The Fourth China-CEEC Conference on Innovation Cooperation in Belgrade
The Fourth China-CEEC (17+1) Conference on Innovation Cooperation, hosted by the Republic of Serbia, held on October 8-9, 2019, in Hall 4 of the Belgrade Fair.
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Reviews of the European Week of Regions and Cities (7-10 October 2019 | Brussels)
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove...
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The Conference (Bucharest, 14-16 May 2019) represents a chance to hear and discuss about recent and future priorities for cluster policies and developments to support an innovative, sustainable industrial...
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Insight into 10th European Cluster Collaboration Matchmaking, Greece 13-14 September 2017
The 10th European Cluster Collaboration Matchmaking mission in Thessaloniki was organised in the context of the Thessaloniki International Fair in close collaboration with the Centre for Research and ...
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European Industry Day 2018 Summary Report
The second European Industry Day 2018 gathered almost 1000 participants from across EU and across industrial sectors.
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Success of the first BIH Cluster Conference in Mostar
On the initiative of the Wood Cluster Herzegovina “DKH” Mostar, in the cluster consortium in the field of wood industry, ICT, tourism, plastics and metals and with the support of academic and educational...
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[Event Announcement] EU-Western Balkans Cluster Policy Learning and Matchmaking Event
Following the establishment of long-term partnerships of the European Commission with the Western Balkans, PwC organises in close collaboration with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf...
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[Success Story] Raising the Quality of Social Science Research in Serbia
Thanks to becoming a member of the European Social Survey (ESS), researchers from Serbia can now participate in the most comprehensive global study of citizens in Europe and draw on comparative research...
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Albania becomes a full COST Member
COST’s governing body, the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO), has unanimously accepted Albania’s request for full COST membership. The country is now the 37th COST Member.
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EARTO Annual Conference 2018: Registration Open
This year's EARTO Annual Conference 2018 will take place on 21-22 March 2018 in Oslo (Norway), kindly hosted by EARTO Norwegian members FFA, NOFIMA and SINTEF. The conference will focus on "Research &...
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[Event Review] Serbian Cluster Day - 11 May 2017 in Nis, Serbia
The “Serbian Cluster Day”, was held in Nis on 11 May 2017 with focus on the SMEs development in Southern Serbia.
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[Event Announcement] SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE CLUSTERS - TOOLS FOR ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS
The Specialized Conference Clusters - Tools for Enhancing Competiteness, will take place in Dubrovik on 10-11 April 2017. It is a valuable occasion to meet with cluster practices, experiences and policies...
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Introduction: Cluster - What's that?
Keywords such as cluster, cluster policy, cluster initiatives, etc. are currently omnipresent in both the scientific and policy discourse. In times when innovation and competitiveness are seen as the ...
