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On 18 December 2019, 27 organisations, including amongst others the European University Association (EUA), the European Economic and Social Committee or the Committee of the Regions, have called ... read more
‘Trieste Declaration on Science’ paves the way for 17 countries in south-east Europe to boost participation in Horizon Europe and strengthen international research cooperation The Ministers of... read more
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) has recently been re-structured in order to overcome thematic and bureaucratic silos as well as to fostering sustainable... read more
Regional cooperation is an essential element of the European perspective for the Western Balkans. EU commitment to regional cooperation was further reinforced by the signature of a EUR 12.5 million contract... read more
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) opens its scientific laboratories and facilities to people working in academia and research organisations, industry, small and medium enterprises (... read more
Since 2015, there has been an increase in Western Balkan involvement in the European Social Survey (ESS). The ESS is a general social survey that operates across the European Research Area (ERA). Every... read more
Open Science scholarly communication is about sharing, discovering, monitoring, assessing and reproducing science openly and transparently. To this aim, the scholarly record metadata should be intended... read more
The Horizon 2020 project GENDERACTION is offering a combided Training and Mutual Learning Workshop related to "Gender equality in research and innovation national and international policy" on 10th and... read more
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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... read more
The first edition of European Social Survey (ESS) Round 9 data is now available on the official ESS website. For the first time, the database includes Serbia. read more
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... read more
![[Document Announcement] SME Performance Review](20004/thumbnail/0_spr2019-annual-report.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] SME Performance Review")
The SME performance review is one of the main tools the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA) on a yearly basis. With an emphasis... read more
The Proposal for the Budget of Montenegro for 2020 envisages the amount of EUR 6 million for the Ministry of Science. Compared to the budget of the Ministry for 2019, this means an increase of about EUR... read more
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). read more
During its co-design process for Horizon Europe, the European Commission carried out an open web consultation on the implementation of Horizon Europe between 31 July 2019 and 4 October 2019. ... read more
![[Document Announcement] Innovation Procurement - The...](19982/thumbnail/0_innovation_procurement_brochure_cover.jpg/maxwidth/100 "[Document Announcement] Innovation Procurement - The...")
Check out the updated brochure that provides an overview of EU funded innovation procurements in the ICT domain. Find out how they are bringing ICT based solutions to the market to address challenges ... read more
This comprehensive seminar will provide you with an understanding of the principles and procedures of European public procurement policy, focusing on the Public Procurement Directives and relevant case... read more
In the context of the DRC Annual Meeting 2019 the Danubius Award ceremony took place on 7th November 2019. The Danubius Awards were created in 2011 by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education... read more
The first edition of European Social Survey (ESS) Round 9 data - collected in 19 countries during late 2018 and early 2019 - has been published on 31 October 2019. read more
The III RICH Symposium, European Research Infrastructures: from WP 2020 calls to Horizon Europe was held on 14 May 2019 in Brussels. Presentations from the event are now available. read more
Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.
