[Call Announcement] Job opening: Financial Assistant for the Albanian Institute for International Studies
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[Call Announcement] SME Transform Call Invitation
EIT Manufacturing announces over 1 M€ in financial support as well as dedicated expert support for SME transformation projects. read more
[Event Announcement] European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference (incl. registration fee)
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Conferences are unique events bringing together companies, stakeholders, regional and national authorities, innovation and researchers, to discuss phosphorus and nutrients... read more
[Event Announcement] International Festival of Green Culture “Green Fest”
The International Festival of Green Culture “Green Fest” was founded in 2010, and very quickly became the largest festival in the region of Southeast Europe, which connects activities in the field of ... read more
[Event Announcement] RE-Source 2021!
The RE-Source event is the annual gathering of corporate buyers and clean energy suppliers, where discussions of existing challenges take place and future solutions are born. Join us to learn, share experiences... read more
[Event Announcement] UN Climate Change Conference
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards... read more
Higher Education for Smart Specialisation, A Handbook
The Higher Education in Smart Specialisation (HESS) project has been developed in collaboration with DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC) since 2016 and seeks to engage stakeholders from Higher... read more
New European Partnerships launched to deliver on the EU's ambitions for the Digital Decade
To boost research and innovation investments in digital, the Commission has launched new European Partnerships together with industry and academia, under the Horizon Europe programme. The Partnerships... read more
[Event Announcement] 1st Regional Hydrogen Energy Conference
Hydrogen economy is the synonymous for sustainable energy system in which clean hydrogen replaces fossil fuels. We are currently in the best position ever to make progress in climate change adaptation... read more
[Event Announcement] Powering Net Zero Conference
The Energy Institute’s new conference, Powering Net Zero, is designed to discuss ways in which clean electricity and electrification will be essential in reducing emissions globally to net zero. read more
[Event Announcement] The smarter E Industry Days
3 days, 24 hours: The Smarter E Industry Days offer digital company presences and exciting exhibitor events on all topics of the new energy world. The free online program is complemented by top-class ... read more
[Event Announcement] The World Biogas Summit
This Summit is about how to turn that waste into a valuable resource: how to efficiently capture those organic wastes, recover the valuable gases and nutrients and recycle them in the form of clean energy... read more
[Event Announcement] The World Hydropower Congress
The 2021 World Hydropower Congress will be hosted under the patronage of the President of Costa Rica and supported by Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE). Attend the World Hydropower Congress... read more
High interest in renewables in Serbia – new regulation in a nutshell
On 20 April 2021, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted four energy laws, including the long-awaited Law on Use of Renewable Energy Sources. The Law comprehensively regulates the most... read more
Knowledge Valorisation Platform
The Knowledge Valorisation Platform connects players across the EU to share their best practices, knowledge and expertise in putting the excellent research results and data we produce in Europe into... read more
Montenegro announces coal phaseout by 2035
Montenegro has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), which promotes coal phaseout and the transition to clean energy, and announced it would stop using coal by 2035 at the latest. read more
Mrsovo hydropower project in BiH brought back to life
More than five years after preparatory works ended, Comsar Energy indicated it would continue to build hydropower plant Mrsovo. The planned capacity of the project on the Lim river in the Republic of ... read more
Nine Western Balkan mayors sign declaration to tackle air pollution
Nine Western Balkan mayors have signed a declaration to undertake voluntary measures aimed at reducing air pollution in their cities and municipalities, most of which are located in areas with coal mines... read more
Women in Drina basin have power to solve environmental threats
Women from the political sphere, scientists, activists, and professionals concluded at a workshop organized by GWP-Med that the Drina river basin has a great potential for the benefit of the society in... read more
[Call Announcement] CfA – International Academic Week 2021
The International Academic Week is the Southeast Europe Association’s (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft – SOG)annual key event to bring together early-career researchers (MA/ PhD/ Post-Doc levels) and experienced... read more
[Call Announcement] CfA: Transitional Justice Conference 2021
The OSCE Presence in Albania and the Centre for Justice and Transformation of the University of Tirana are now accepting abstract submissions for the 2021 Transitional Justice Conference on the theme: ... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: 'Socialist Constitutionalism and Diversity Management since the 1970s'
Organizers: Ivan Sablin & Matthias Koenig (Heidelberg University) Date & Venue: 12-13 May 2022, Heidelberg / Germany Disciplines: history, sociology, political science, and law This conference... read more
[Event Announcement] Dr. Fritz Exner-Kolloquium zur Südosteuropaforschung
Südosteuropa ist tot? Lang lebe Südosteuropa! Positionierungen in einem interdisziplinären Forschungsfeld read more
[Event Announcement] Memory Cultures since 1945: German-Southeast European Entangled History
The International Academic Week is the Southeast Europe Association’s (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft – SOG) annual key event to bring together early-career researchers (MA/ PhD/ Post-Doc levels) and experienced... read more
[Event Announcement] Online seminar: Saints in the Slavic Christian world (900-1400)
Saints in the Slavic Christian world (900-1400). Assessing culture, power, religion and language in Slavic hagiographies and religious literature. Online seminar, Tuesday 9th November 2021 from 13-17 (... read more
[Event Announcement] Research Workshop: Towards a Conjuctural Political Economy of Non-Alignment and Cultural Politics
Hybrid – in-person/via Zoom workshop The research workshop Towards a Conjunctural Political Economy of Non-Alignment and Cultural Politics is the second of a series of workshops organised within the... read more
Event review: European Research and Innovation Days
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 and... read more
Peter Altmaier: "We want to support the implementation of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans with a special representative"
Federal Minister of Economics Altmaier is holding talks today with his counterparts from the countries of the Western Balkans and other partners in the “Berlin Process”. The focus is on the Green Agenda... read more
[Call Announcement] 4 open access calls for EUFRAT research infrastructures
4 open access calls for EUFRAT research infrastructures read more
WBIF new animations, video graphics, and reports in view of the Berlin Process Summit
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) is a donor coordination platform that pools funds from various sources, including the European Commission. The WBIF provides financing and technical assistance... read more
Civil Society Forum of the 2021 Berlin Process Summit took place on 1-2 June
On 1 and 2 June 2021, the Aspen Institute Germany, in cooperation with the Southeast Europe Association and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office, organised the Western Balkans “Civil Society... read more
EC launched 2021 MSCA calls
On 22 June 2021, the European Commission (EC) announced new calls to support researchers' training, skills and career development under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), following the adoption... read more
Commission launches the Coronavirus Global R&I Collaboration Portal
At the European Research and Innovation Days today, the European Commission launched a new coronavirus collaboration portal that offers matchmaking opportunities for researchers and research projects ... read more
[Call Announcement] Call for papers "New technologies and the perspectives of human rights, politics, and society"
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs now receives papers for its Special Issue 2021: "New technologies and the perspectives of human rights, politics, and society". read more
[Call Announcement] CfA: CIFE Executive Master in EU Studies, deadline 5 September 2021
The Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE Nice/Berlin) offers a part-time interdisciplinary Master programme in EU Studies for professionals in cooperation with the Jean Monnet Chairholder... read more
[Call Announcement] CfA: Energy journalism program at the Energy Community Summer School 2021
The Friedrcih Ebert Stiftung SOE invites all journalists up to the age of thirty-five (35) from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey to apply for the... read more
[Call Announcement] CfA: Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Emerging Economies: Historical Legacies, Institutional Practices and Policy Perspectives
Three decades after the breakdown of Soviet communism, the historically unique challenge of transforming administrative command economies to market economies has resulted in diverse institutional patterns... read more
[Call Announcement] CfP: Visions of Constantinople: The City and its Peoples
Constantinople, modern Istanbul stands at the conjunction of Europe and Asia. Founded on the site of Byzantium by Constantine in 330 CE its significance religiously, politically, and culturally in the... read more
[Call Announcement] MSCA International Cooperation Call 2021
Coordination and Support Action (CSA): only one project to be selected Max EU funding 2M € Expected duration 36 months Opening 22 June 2021; closing 05 October 2021 read more
[Call Announcement] Ongoing Call for Articles and Reviews Studia Politica.
Ongoing Call for Articles and Reviews. Studia Politica. Romanian Political Science Review publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed articles in all major areas of political science including Romanian politics... read more
CEI Award for Young Writers 2021 (Deadline: 24 June 2021)
CEI AWARD FOR YOUNG WRITERS: a few days left to apply! (Deadline: 24 June 2021) read more
[Document Announcement] State of implementation 2020
There are plenty of indications that the Energy Community is not stagnating but actually moving forward on the path of energy transition, and has in some cases passed the point of no return. Without a... read more
[Document Announcement] UNESCO Science Report: Southeast Europe (Chapter 10)
For countries in Southeast Europe (chapter 10), integrating the European Union (EU) remains an overarching policy goal. There are some positive signs: the region has surpassed its target for the number... read more
ERAC Task Force adopts Guideline Paper on research evaluation Open Science and gender equality context
Recently an ERAC ‘Triangle Task Force’ consisting of the Standing Working Groups on Open Science and Innovation (OSI), Human Resources and Mobility (HRM), and Gender in Research and Innovation (GRI), ... read more
European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance launched
On 10 June 2021, following the success of the three research and innovation projects on science diplomacy funded under the Horizon 2020 programme, 16 participating institutions have launched the European... read more
[Event Announcement] "Creativity and Innovations in Theatre, Media and Cultural Production: Visions and Values for the Future"
The Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade extends an invitation to the scientific conference with international participation under the title “Creativity and Innovations in Theatre, Media and Cultural ... read more
[Event Announcement] Film screening and discussion 'Dhikr - The Dervish Ritual in Skopje', Jena, Germany, 21 June 2021
“Dhikr - The Dervish Ritual in Skopje” is an ethnographic documentation by Viktor Trajanovski (2019, 33 min). This film presents a religious ritual called dhikr. The recorded dhikr is performed by the... read more
[Event Announcement] Workshop: Entrepreneurship in Post-Communist Emerging Economies: Historical Legacies, Institutional Practices and Policy Perspectives
Three decades after the breakdown of Soviet communism, the historically unique challenge of transforming administrative command economies to market economies has resulted in diverse institutional patterns... read more
[Event Announcement] Workshop (online): Labour Migration in the Cold War and beyond: New questions, methods and sources (28-30 June 2021).
This online workshop will take place on 28, 29 and 30 June 2021 12:00 pm - 4.00 pm (Time Zone: BST) on the Zoom platform. Labour migration, whether short- or long-term, domestic or international... read more
JRC Work Programme 2021-2022 adopted
The Joint Research Centre’s Work Programme for 2021-2022 has been adopted by the European Commission. As the Commission’s science and knowledge service, the JRC provides evidence and helps the Commission... read more
