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POLICY ANSWERS asked Bojan Blagojevic to tell about this COST Action and about the types of mobility that COST can offer for researchers. Bojan Blagojevic is a full professor in Meat hygiene at the Department...
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13 co-financed projects have been announced for companies in the sector of agriculture, tourism and food technology. This call was designed and financed by the Fund for Innovations and Technological Development...
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Foodity will run a 2M€ pilot development programme to fund 12 innovative data-driven solutions for food and nutrition respectful of users’ personal data sovereignty. Participants will be selected through...
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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 Manifesto highlights the urgent need for action to protect soil health. It represents a key step for further local engagement by mobilising regions, municipalities, organisations, businesses, schools...
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Green Business Accelerator Programme in North Macedonia - Get in touch!
The green business accelerator program is a free training and mentoring program designed to assist so-called green entrepreneurs in developing sustainable circular business models. Participants in the...
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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...
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Have a say on the DUT call 2023 priorities The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) European Partnership invites all relevant stakeholders to join in the open stakeholder consultation for the DUT Calls ...
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EIT Community Water Scarcity is hosting a series of live, interactive training courses with international experts. There are three sessions available on a first come, first serve basis: 13, ...
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[Event Announcement] European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) Online May 9-12, 2022
The European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE) will again be an online conference in 2022. Following an extensive consultation, many regular EUBCE participants support holding this high-level ...
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The Central-Eastern European Initiative for Knowledge-based Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry in the Bioeconomy – BIOEAST – offers a common political commitment and shared strategic research and innovation...
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EIT Community joins forces to foster the transition to a more green and circular economy in Western Balkans
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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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Registration for the European Research and Innovation Days 2021 open!
The European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate...
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[Event Announcement] 16th SDEWES Conference
The 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for...
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EC publishes Programme of R&I Days 2021
The European Commission has published the programme of this year's Research and Innovation Days taking place on 23-24 June.
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Introduction to EU funding opportunities - Recording of the event
On April 26th, the Clean Energy Transition Unit for the European Commission explored the new funding opportunities to support a wide range of projects at a parallel event on the European Biomass Conference...
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EU agrees on European Climate Law, makes 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding
The European Union has agreed to make climate neutrality by 2050 a legally binding target and set a target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels. &...
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We are pleased to announce that EUBCE 2021 is officially larger than ever before! With last-minute registrations still-to-come, we have already surpassed our previous record of 1,500 online delegates...
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The European bioeconomy in 2050: four foresight scenarios
The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to transform Europe’s agricultural and industrial base and create new jobs, whilst enhancing our natural...
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Co-designing the New European Bauhaus
The New European Bauhaus proposes to focus our conversations on the places we inhabit and on our relationship with natural environments, beyond the built space. It is a practical approach to discover ...
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City of Kragujevac in Serbia saving energy, promoting green economy
The City of Kragujevac understood energy efficiency does not only bring budget savings but that it is also an opportunity for environmental protection and job creation. The local authority is also preparing...
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[Event Announcement] Big Conference on Solar Energy in Serbia
The first major conference on solar energy in Serbia, organized by Balkan Green Energy News, will be held in Belgrade on April 14th. More than 30 leading energy experts and representatives from investors...
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[Call Announcement] EUBCE 2021: WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ‘LATE ABSTRACTS’ FOR EUBCE 2021
To those who did not make the deadline, rest assured: there is a last opportunity for having your work featured during the conference!
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[Call Announcement] EU Green Week 2021 Partner Events
The EU Green Week 2021 will take place from 31 May to 4 June 2021, with Partner Events taking place between 3 May to 13 June 2021. This year’s edition ties in with the European Green Deal and the adoption...
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[Event Announcement] EU Green Week 2021
Pollution affects everybody – through the air we breathe, the water we drink or the land we grow our food on. It is the largest environmental cause of multiple mental and physical diseases, and of premature...
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On 2 February, the European Commission announces its plans for the launch of Horizon Europe, its next R&D programme. In this essay for Science|Business, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel restates the broad...
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[Call Announcement] CERIC Call for Proposals now OPEN
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New H2020 energy efficiency projects (involving WB partners) are fighting energy poverty
Energy poverty continues to represent a challenge for many European households. A new Eurostat publication ‘Housing in Europe’ shows that still close to 7% of the EU population reported not being able...
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New initiative to support sustainable hydropower in the Western Balkans
The International Hydropower Association (IHA), the Albanian Power Corporation (KESH), and the Swiss government’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have launched a new initiative in the Western...
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The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) has published Small Grants International Call for small and local organizations from 142 partner countries...
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EUBCE 2021: Book your exhibit now
Early Bird by 30 January 2021
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Platform Initiative launched to help energy transition of coal regions in Western Balkans, Ukraine
The Platform Initiative in Support of Coal Regions in Transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine has been officially launched, with the aim of helping the countries to stop using coal in energy production...
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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...
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“COST is a must” – Agricultural research and knowledge transfer in Western Balkan Countries
On Tuesday 24 November, Director of the COST Association, Ronald de Bruin was invited as a speaker at the first ‘Workshop on Agricultural Research and Knowledge Transfer in Western Balkan countries. The...
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EU-wide monitoring system will track progress towards a sustainable Bioeconomy
A new monitoring system will help ensure that the European Bioeconomy contributes effectively to the objectives of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals...
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Developing a bioeconomy in rural Europe
Once the crops are planted, grown and harvested, many agricultural facilities sit unused. But converting them into bioproduction plants could extend their activity year-round - meaning more money for ...
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EUBCE 2021: Deadline for Call for Papers extended
There's still time to submit an abstract for EUBCE 2021.
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With its around €10 billion of support over 2020-2030, the Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, aiming to bring...
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Western Balkan commitments on Green Agenda
By signing the Sofia Declaration on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, countries in the region have committed to a number of actions like introducing carbon pricing instruments and market-based...
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Success Story: North Macedonia company helps strenghthen food research
The food industry will face significant challenges in the future. However, an EU-funded project has created an international research network capable of confronting environmental threats as well as consumer...
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Commission launches knowledge centre to reverse biodiversity loss and protect Europe’s ecosystems
The European Commission launches a new Knowledge Centre for Biodiversity: a one-stop shop for science-based evidence to protect the natural ecosystems that provide us with food, medicines, materials, ...
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[Call Announcement] 20 New Internship Positions Available for Women in Energy
Millennium Foundation Kosovo (MFK) has launched the second cohort of paid internship positions for women in the energy sector. 20 more internships are now available all across Kosovo and are calling for...
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EU presents guidelines on Green Agenda for Western Balkans
The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, envisaged by the European Green Deal, is expected to be endorsed by the Western Balkan leaders at a summit in Sofia, Bulgaria in November, the European Commission...
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EU Green Week 2020 Draft Programme
Draft Programme has been published.
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Leonardo DiCaprio backs campaign to protect Bosnian rivers
Conservationist groups from the region and the world urged the Federation of BiH to pass a law that would forbid the construction of new small hydropower plants, and Leonardo DiCaprio backed the initiative...
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Clean Air For All – What are the main sources of air pollutants?
There is no doubt that the main sources of air pollution are the same all over the world – the energy sector, commercial, institutional and household heating, transportation, industry, agriculture, and...
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Serbia: Still insufficient efforts for wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment involves various methods of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, by virtue of which harmful chemical and biological substances, as well as solids and gases are removed from...
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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.
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Proposals for Europe’s bold 10-year R&I missions officially handed to Commissioner Gabriel
Five ‘mission reports’ outlining ambitious 10-year plans to tackle some of the major challenges faced by Europe were officially handed over to EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on 22 September at the opening...
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At the European Research and Innovation Days, high-level independent experts presented their proposals to the European Commission for possible EU missions on some of our most pressing societal challenges...
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Serbia marks European Mobility Week by promoting sustainable solutions
There are 27 cities and municipalities in Serbia that participate this year in the European Mobility Week. The Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia, Ambassador Sem Fabrizi, noted more...
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Europe’s First “Greenathon”: Hacking the European Green Deal: Applications are now open!
Applications are open until 28 September 2020.
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Info Day on the European Green Deal Call at European R&I days 2020
You are kindly invited to take part in the Info Day on the European Green Deal Call, on 23 and 24 September. The digital info day is organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research...
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An innovative format gathered top-quality scientific discussion that achieved resounding success among on-site and online participants. Some 2500 people registered for the event; among these, more...
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Date: 24 September 2020, 10.00 The Western Balkans are a strategic priority for the European Commission. The EU has increased its efforts to boost the economic growth and support reforms required for...
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European Green Deal Call: €1 billion investment to boost the green and digital transition
The European Commission has decided today to launch a €1 billion call for research and innovation projects that respond to the climate crisis and help protect Europe's unique ecosystems and biodiversity...
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Von der Leyen: Western Balkans are part of Europe, not just a stopover on the Silk Road
President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that the future of the Western Balkans is in the EU during her first annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament.
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[Call Announcement] Call for Videos: Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020
The International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IAC) is looking for creative start-ups, large-scale established companies and publicly funded research programs that want to present their work...
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[Event Announcement] Global Bioeconomy Summit
The Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS) is a high-level, biennial international conference. It has become the leading event with a format to globally review and discuss emerging opportunities and challenges...
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COVID-19 crisis threatens Europe’s aerospace R&D strengths, industry warns
But pandemic not sufficient reason to rip up green and digital research plans, executives say at Science|Business conference.
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Clean Air For All – a lesson on key air pollutants
This past winter will be remembered by unprecedented levels of air pollution in almost the entire Western Balkan region. Information provided by official institutions was in contradiction with measurements...
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ESOF2022 Leiden/The Hague: Leiden will be the European city of science in 2022
The EuroScience Open Forum 2022 will be hosted in Leiden/The Hague, Netherlands. Leiden University, the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden Marketing and The Hague Convention Bureau have successfully joined...
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European Green Deal: Commission prepares new initiatives to boost the organic farming sector
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its future Action Plan on Organic Farming.
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Today, the European Commission adopted its first-ever Strategic Foresight Report, aiming to identify emerging challenges and opportunities to better steer the European Union’s strategic choices.
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JRC assesses critical raw materials for Europe’s green and digital future
The JRC published the results of assessments of selected raw materials, with factsheets and reports presenting the criticality of each.
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Five cities in South East Europe aim to become carbon-neutral by 2030
Five cities in five different South East European countries are part of a project that aims to make them carbon-neutral as early as 2030, with a funding model for such an ambitious transformation to be...
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Experts from the Western Balkans see energy transition as a development opportunity for countries in the region that allows building modern, environmentally and climate-friendly power systems by 2050. ...
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The Commission has taken the first steps in the review process of the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, by inviting citizens and stakeholders to comment on two Roadmaps...
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Adoption of EU hydrogen strategy
On 8 July the EU hydrogen strategy was adopted. This strategy will explore how clean hydrogen can help reduce the EU economy’s carbon emissions, and make the EU climate-neutral by 2050.
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Western Balkans could attract EUR 2.5 billion in investments to boost energy efficiency
The Western Balkan countries are slow in using their potential in energy efficiency improvement, despite the fact that energy-saving measures could lead to additional investments worth EUR 2.5 billion...
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Energy companies in Montenegro to invest EUR 734 million by 2024, EUR 1 billion in total
Energy companies in Montenegro plan to invest more than EUR 1 billion, of which EUR 734.6 million in the next four years, according to the third socio-economic package, adopted by the government to mitigate...
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[Document Announcement] Can R&I save the day?
While research and innovation (R&I) are at the core of the response to the pandemic itself in the areas of virology, vaccines development, treatments and diagnostics, it will be crucial also in the...
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Science, Research and Innovation performance of the EU, 2020 (SRIP) Report
This report analyses Europe's performance in science, research and innovation and the driving factors behind that performance in a global context. It combines thorough indicator-based macroeconomic...
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MPs from Western Balkans are paving the way for sustainable urban mobility
During last two years Members of Parliaments from the Western Balkans have embraced the topic of sustainable urban mobility following their collaboration with the GIZ ORF-EE Fund and experts in the field...
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Energy Community Secretariat launches Energy Transition Tracker for Western Balkans
The Energy Community Secretariat has launched today the Energy Transition Tracker in a move which marks the start of monitoring the energy transition process in the Western Balkans.
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Increasing individual traffic, bad conditions of transport infrastructure, safety issues, noise, and air pollution – for decades, the capitals of the Western Balkan have been facing a broad range of concerns...
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Shaping the role of renewables self-consumers in the Energy Community
At the start of the new decade, denial of the energy transition in the Energy Community is fading away and a path to the decarbonization of the energy sector is taking shape. While the days of opted-out...
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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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[Call Announcement] Call for EU Green Week partner events
The EU Green Week takes place on 20-22 October 2020. With a high-level policy conference in Brussels and partner events around Europe, it is the biggest annual event on European environmental...
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To become climate-neutral by 2050, Europe needs to transform its energy system, which accounts for 75% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The EU strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen...
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e-EUBCE 2020 Closing Highlights
Despite the travel restrictions and the pandemic, this week the global biomass community demonstrated all its liveliness, creativity, and commitment, with an outstanding participation to the e-EUBCE 2020...
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The EIT: A strong track record of delivery in the Western Balkans
Since 2018 the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has built and strengthened its core role as Europe’s well-established one-stop-shop for innovation and is becoming a global innovation...
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Innovation and local tourism key to re-design Europe’s cultural and creative cities
European cities with a high share of cultural and creative jobs are particularly exposed to the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new JRC report.
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COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities in the district energy sector
District energy systems are commonplace in urban centers and district heating is the most common form of heating for urban homes and businesses in many of EBRD’s countries of operations. Compared to other...
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Circular economy is becoming basic principle for entire world
Serbia is the first country in the Western Balkans to produce the Roadmap for Circular Economy. The Ministry of Environmental Protection said its purpose is dialogue between decision makers and the representatives...
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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.
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[Event Announcement] European Biogas Conference 2020 GREEN GAS FOR A GREEN DEAL!
The 2020 edition of the European Biogas Conference will take place from 2 to 3 September in Brussels. Every year, this conference provides a platform for discussion on the latest developments on biomethane...
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[Event Announcement] 2020 International Conference on Clean and Green Energy Engineering
Annoucement: In light of the worldwide spread of COVID-19, the conference organizing committee has decided to postpone the conference to August 4-6 for the safety and health of all the participants. We...
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The Economic Ray of Hope for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Initiative ’Yes We Can’ launched recently on the platform of Sarajevo Business Forum is an innovative “Bottom Up” response to Covid-19 pandemic that could be replicated elsewhere, especially by smaller...
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Digital agriculture is a lifeline for the planet, but also for the pocket
Until recently, agriculture, at least in WBC, has resisted technological progress and digitalization. It is important to know that so-called digital agriculture is no longer a desire...
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Water JPI presents Vision 2030 and New Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda
The Water JPI Vision 2030, “Together for a Water-secure World”, outlines what the Water JPI aims to achieve during the next 10-year period (until 2030) and sets out the roadmap for all Water JPI activities...
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[Event Announcement] e-EUBCE 2020 Webinar: Bioeconomy´s role in the post-pandemic economic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our model of face-to-face meetings. To adapt to the current situation, the Executive Committee has decided to transform the 28th European Biomass Conference and...
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Serbia And China Sign Space Technology Cooperation Agreement
Serbia and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on space technology cooperation on 5 June 2020. The MoU includes a provision for the joint development of a Sino-Serbian satellite.
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EIB and the EU remain committed to the Western Balkans
Interview with Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, Dario Scannapieco, from Tirana Times.
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[Call Announcement] CfP AFEBalk: Environmental Issues in the Contemporary Balkans
The environmental issue emerged in industrialized countries from the 1960s onwards as an awareness of the planet's limits in the face of economic growth. Initially dealt with as a sectoral issue of...
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Western Balkans Poll Shows Strong Support for EU
The latest multinational survey of the Western Balkans by the International Republican Institute’s (IRI) Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) reveals split opinions of the United States as an...
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ESIR Policy Brief: Protect, prepare and transform Europe Recovery and resilience post COVID-19
ESIR is a high level advisory group to the European Commission on how to develop a forward-looking and transformative research and innovation policy.
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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, ...
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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 ...
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EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – Bringing nature back into our lives
The European Commission has adopted a new EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy this May, framing it as a “comprehensive, ambitious, long-term plan for protecting nature and reversing the degradation of ...
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Research and Innovation Performance report: Enabling Europe to lead the green and digital transition
The Commission released today its latest report on the EU's Science, Research and Innovation Performance, through which it analyses how Europe performs in the global context. It highlights the need for...
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Online Consultations on the Green Agenda for Western Balkans with partners from the region, projects working in this area and the European Commission.
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Recovery Plan: Europe's moment: Repair and prepare for the next generation
On May 27, 2020, the European Commission has put forward its proposal for a major recovery plan. To ensure the recovery is sustainable, even, inclusive and fair for all Member States, the European Commission...
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New EU budget proposal foresees €94.4 billion for Horizon Europe
More money for research is included in Commission’s €1.85 trillion long-term budget, but MEPs and lobbyists pore over the details to see the potential impact.
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European Green Deal and New call
Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is a once in a lifetime opportunity to modernise the EU’s economy and society and re-orient them towards a just and sustainable future...
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On 20 May 2020, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly...
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The CAP reform’s compatibility with the Green Deal’s ambition
The common agricultural policy (CAP) reform, proposed by the European Commission in June 2018, introduces a more flexible, performance and results-based approach that takes into account local conditions...
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Representatives of the EU Member States, the Western Balkans and Turkey, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, as well as representatives of the central banks of the Western Balkans and...
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France and Germany propose €500B innovation-focussed recovery fund
Fiscally conservative nations still need to be brought on board to plan that foresees EU-27 raising debt together and paying out to hardest hit regions in grants
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[Call Announcement] Consultation open on European Climate Pact
The European Climate Pact aims to engage citizens and communities in action for our climate and environment. For more infornation, see https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/eu-climate-action/pact_en
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Goverments in region to incentivize investments in renewables – PwC study on COVID-19
Governments in the region need to incentivize investments in renewables and reiterate the focus on sustainability, says PwC Croatia in a study called Impact of COVID-19 and Economic Downturn on South ...
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EPBiH starts construction of 48 MW wind park Podveležje
Elektroprivreda BiH said engineers are carrying out blasting works for the foundations of 15 future turbines near Mostar. Siemens Gamesa, Wind Power, HP Investing and Minersko are responsible for the ...
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Communities in Europe are pioneering energy self-sufficiency projects, shifting from individual buildings to the neighbourhood level.
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[Document Announcement] Digitally-enabled Development for a Sustainable Future in Eastern Europe
This JRC Report is based on the materials and presentations delivered during theinternational conference on “Digitally-enabled Development for a Sustainable Future in Eastern Europe”, convened in Vrdnik...
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The European Commission has recently announced over €3.3 billion of EU financial support mobilised jointly with the European Investment Bank to the benefit of the Western Balkans' citizens. This package...
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[Call Announcement] New online free course on circular economy available
FURN360 team offers you the opportunity to enrol to the FURN360 training course, a set of online modules that offers 80 hours of training to understand the shift needed in the furniture industry to engage...
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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 for ...
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Quartely Review of academic literature on research and innovation
This review is developed by the ‘Economics of R&I’ team of the Chief Economist unit of DG Research and Innovation. Contributors: Lukas Borunsky, Ana Correia, Roberto Martino, Oliver Podmanicky, Ruzica...
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[Link Announcement] Balkan Green Energy News Event Website
Balkan Greeen Energy News is regularly publishing upcoming events on their website.
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[Link Announcement] Balkan Green Energy News
Balkan Greeen Energy News is regularly publishing open positions on their website.
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European Green Deal Consultation open to all EU citizens
All citizens and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. The Commission seeks to gather input from a broad range of stakeholders, ranging from national, regional and local authorities...
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The European Biomass Conference & Exhibition (EUBCE 2020), which was planned to take place End of April in Marseille, France, was rescheduled to 6-9 July 2020.
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TENDERING: Development of hydropower monitoring methodology, protocol for Albania, N. Macedonia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has published an invitation for expressions of interest for the development of a hydropower monitoring methodology and a monitoring protocol...
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Bids open in Albania solar power auction for 140 MW in Karavasta
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy said investors have until March 16 to submit applications for the construction of a photovoltaic plant at the coast southwest of capital Tirana. Albania scheduled...
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[Event Announcement] Policy Conference of the EU Sustainable Energy Week
The Policy Conference of the EU Sustainable Energy Week is the biggest European conference dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe. Sessions organised by the European Commission and...
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The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published in November 2019 a report with a country-by-country overview of key public and private schemes identified across the EU to stimulate more energy efficiency...
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[Event Announcement] Communication webinar for Horizon 2020 Energy Efficiency projects
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) is organising a communication webinar to help ongoing projects and future applicants with drafting a good dissemination and communication...
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A European fund to support the circular bioeconomy
On 29 November 2019, the European Commission and the European Investment Bank announced the selection of an Investment Advisor for the upcoming European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF).
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[Event Announcement] EUBCE 2020 - Transition to a Bioeconomy
The European Biomass Conference & Exhibition has grown from a small research community biomass conference more than 30 years ago to a well-established international conference, tackling challenges...
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How to apply for IPARD funding for your farm, food processing or rural business development
To get funding under IPARD, an application needs to be sent to the national IPARD agency.
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2019-2020 Balkan Science Journalist Workshops
A series of three workshops on science journalism is being organised by science journalists and by the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commision, that provides funding covering all costs...
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Climate Action and Greening the Economy - H2020 opportunities
H2020 open calls in the Societal Challenge 5 cover a wide range of topics covering topics from contributes for implementing the Paris climate agreement, finding solutions to cope with the impacts...
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Serbia is ready to increase the use of biomass as fuel
According to a roundtable recently organized by UNECOOP with the support of the Association of the Cement Industry of Serbia (CIS) and the Faculty of Applied Ecology – Futura, Serbia’s cement industry...
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Serbia a and Bosnia and Herzegovina among countries to improve green transition scores
The countries are among those that improved their 2018 scores in the area of green transition compared to 2017, while the scores of Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo* and Montenegro, remained unchanged...
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Serbia’s budget fund for energy efficiency to quadruple to over EUR 4 million in 2019
According to Balkan Green Energy News Serbia’s budget fund for improving energy efficiency in 2019 will be worth RSD 500 million (about EUR 4.22 million), which was the fund’s overall value over the past...
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Linking Bioeconomy with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations released 17 Sustainable Development Goals that communities all over the world have to meet. The BBI Public-Private Partnership published a series of BBI JU projects that have met the...
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The Balkans’ role in sustainable rural development in the EU
Economic prosperity in rural areas is a major driver of cooperation in the Balkans, and thus necessary for the successful integration of the Western Balkan countries into the EU. This is one of the conclusions...
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Goal of 44% share of renewable energy in 2020 for Bosnia's Federation
Bosnia's Federation government targets a 44% share of renewable energy in the entity's electricity mix in 2020. This was recently reported by SEE NEWS and "Renewables Now" platforms.
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World Bank: Public Investment Boosts Growth in Western Balkans
Recently a press release by the World Bank was issued and focuses on "higher but fragile" growth in Western Balkan countries which is supported by public investment and spending.
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Press Release from First World BioEconomy Forum
During the Forum it was announced that future EU budget doubles to Euro 10 billion.
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European list of strategic research infrastructures expands into bioeconomy and other new areas
Biotechnology, food and nutrition, material testing, holocaust and natural environment are among the topics covered by the six new pan-European research infrastructure projects that were announced today...
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At the second Eastern Partnership (EaP) formal ministerial meeting on environment and climate change today in Luxembourg, the EU and the Eastern Partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia...
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A new bioeconomy strategy for a sustainable Europe (press release focused on action plan)
On October 11 the Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe's society, environment and economy.
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EC presents new bioeconomy strategy
The European Commission (EC) has presented its new bioeconomy strategy for a sustainable Europe today in Brussels.
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Updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy will be launched in October
The update of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy is a major European Commission wide policy initiative which will be presented and discussed during the Bioeconomy Conference in Brussels on 22 October 2018.
