Sustainable Development | European Green Deal
Sustainable development is the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services based upon which the economy and society depend.
On 11 December 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal - its ambitious flagship project aiming at Europe becoming the first climate neutral continent by 2050:
"Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To achieve this, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal, the most ambitious package of measures that should enable European citizens and businesses to benefit from sustainable green transition. Measures accompanied with an initial roadmap of key policies range from ambitiously cutting emissions, to investing in cutting-edge research and innovation, to preserving Europe’s natural environment.
Supported by investments in green technologies, sustainable solutions and new businesses, the Green Deal can be a new EU growth strategy. Involvement and commitment of the public and of all stakeholders is crucial to its success.
Above all, the European Green Deal sets a path for a transition that is just and socially fair. It is designed in such a way as to leave no individual or region behind in the great transformation ahead."
- European Commission, Green Deal Website
The European Green Deal also includes a clear objective to set up a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, mirroring the Green Deal.
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News
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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.
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JRC: Science for policy in the Western Balkans
The JRC has a long history of cooperation in the Western Balkans. The Commission moved one step closer to a formal innovation agenda with the region this month, as it launched an Economic and Investment...
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RCC to facilitate an all-inclusive regional agreement on movement with ID cards.
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Events
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New momentum for the environmental agenda in the Western Balkans and Turkey
On 22 October 2020, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and ENV.net, a regional network of environmental CSOs in the Western Balkans and Turkey, are organising an online conference for citizens’ environmental...
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Farm to Fork 2020 conference - Building sustainable food systems together
The 'Farm to Fork' conference, scheduled on 15 and 16 October 2020 (World Food Day), is the first in what will be an annual gathering of European stakeholders willing to engage and help shape the EU's...
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Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call International Networking Event
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is organising an on-line “H2020 Green Deal Call- International Networking Event” on October 23, 2020.
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Calls
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Host a parallel event at EUBCE 2021!
Each year, the official EUBCE programme is complemented by a select number of engaging side events directly related to the goals, objectives, and themes of the conference.
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The 29th edition of the European Biomass Conference & Exhibiton is now open for abstracts. On April 26 EUBCE will inaugurate the 2021 hybrid and global conference, which will focus on...
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The Green Deal call will mobilise research and innovation to foster a just and sustainable societal transition aiming at ‘leaving nobody behind’. Projects are expected to deliver tangible and visible ...
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Documents
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Communication and roadmap on the European Green Deal
This Communication sets out a European Green Deal for the European Union (EU) and its citizens. It resets the Commission’s commitment to tackling climate and environmental-related challenges that is this...
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This study looks at the supply chains of the nine technologies below used in the three strategic sectors renewable energy, e-mobility, defence and aerospace. It also attempts to provide a first answer...
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Regional Risks for Doing Business 2019
The Regional Risks for Doing Business report offers a business perspective on the impact of global risks and illustrates how they are experienced differently across regions. In an increasingly complex...
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Links
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EC page: Research and innovation for the European Green Deal
The role of research and innovation in the European Green Deal, investing through Horizon Europe, its green missions and partnerships, and EU-funded projects
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Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF)
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) supports socio-economic development and EU accession across the Western Balkans through the provision of finance and technical assistance for strategic ...
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Albanian National Startup and Innovation Program
The Startup and Innovation Program responds to the country's needs for economic growth, sustainable socio-economic development, investment in human capital, increase in the number of self-employed...
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Projects
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GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency
Regional project: Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE) Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Implemented by: Deutsche...
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The aims of BAMB (Buildings as Material Banks) are the prevention of construction and demolition waste, the reduction of virgin resource consumption and the development towards a circular economy through...
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The AGROMIX project aims to deliver participatory research to drive the transition to a resilient and efficient land use in Europe.
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