News archive - 2nd Meeting of the Steering Platform in Berlin
The second meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan countries was held on March 29, 2007 in Berlin upon invitation of the European Commission and the German Council presidency. The representatives from the science ministries of the Western Balkan countries discussed their initiatives with several EU Member States (i.e. Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Romania, the UK, etc.) and representatives from the European Commission (Directorate General Research and Directorate General Joint Research Centre).
After presentations on the state-of-the-art of S&T policy in the region, the European Commission confirmed its support for and outlined the latest developments on the procedures of association to the Seventh Framework Programme and other activities in the region.
Representatives of the supporting Information Office of the Platform see-science.eu and the Southeast European Era-Net presented their current activities and future plans.
One important outcome of the meeting was that the Steering Platform will convene twice a year in the future. A strong impetus is expected through the implementation of an INCO-NET for the region, which shall be a project to provide logistical and analytical support to the bi-regional dialogue. The participants thank the German organisers for the organisation of the meeting and their hospitality. A date for the next meeting was not set, but the Slovenian colleagues expressed their interest to host a meeting during their presidency.
Article published in see-science.eu eJournal spring 07.
Entry created by Elke Dall on April 30, 2007
Modified on May 31, 2007
