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... inefficient energy markets in the countries of the region. The high levels of corruption in the energy sector drive the investors away, which make the EC and the EBRD the only sources of funding. According to Mr. Miodrag Milosavljevic, Program Coordinator, Transparency, Accountability and Public Integrity, Open Society Foundation, Serbia, public procurement is the most corruption prone area in Serbia, together with the financing of political parties. Additional issue in Serbia is the fact that the media is mainly financed by public sources, which leads to unreliable information presented to the public. The still numerous public enterprises are largely politicized, providing poor financial results and quality of services. The judiciary is also in need of reform, aiming at increased transparency. Download ...

... application form (in english and croatian) linked below. The registration deadline is August 26th 2013. Filled registration forms are to be sent to cekor.subotica@gmail.com Application Form - Croatian Application Form - English Conference Agenda - Croatian Conference Agenda - English The Conference is organised on 24-26 September in Palic (Serbia) as an activity of the EU funded project: “ Advocacy NGOs networks for sustainable use of energy and natural resources in the Western Balkans and Turkey – ETNAR” PROJECT CODE: IPA-CSF-2012/306-573, under IPA Civil Society call EuropeAid/132438/C/ACT/Multi ...

... 40, registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis also taking into account a balanced representation of the countries in the region. A high number of municipal representatives and building professionals are expected to attend this unique event from countries in the region, such as Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Bulgaria. Please find more details below: Agenda Invitation Source: http://aidaproject.eu/news.php The Ministry of Economic Development of Kosovo* will host a regional workshop on energy efficient and green public buildings, at his premises on 19th September 2013 ...

The TACSO project has implemented a number of activities since 2009, which can be grouped around the project’s four main components: 1. Project and CSO visibility; 2. Support services to CSOs: research, help desk and guidance; 3. Development of CSO’s capacities; and 4. Improvement of the cooperation of CSOs with the government and other stakeholders. The purpose of this report is to capture and reflect on what has been achieved within the project’s set objectives, in regards to the ...

Co-published by Cornell University, INSEAS, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Global Innovation Index is a key indicator of regional strengths, capabilities and results in innovation. The broad range of criteria used for the classification make its originality, with the support brought to innovation by public institutions, the human capital, R&D infrastructure, market and business sophistication as well as actual innovations themselves all being accounted for. The index ...

... students to study at a German University) Length of up to 36 months Further Information here International Scholarship Programme For further practical qualifications and experience after graduation For university graduates from Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kaliningrad, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. Research internships at institutes, private firms, government departments or ministries, non-governmental organisations etc. No support for doctoral candidates Length of 6 – 12 months Further information here http://www.dbu.de/1246.html

... international university institutions. Institutions that host international scholarship recipients include universities, companies from the environmental management, engineering and consulting sectors as well as ministries and other associations. Current internship offers can be found here. Young environmental scientists with Master Degree from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo* can apply for getting additional professional qualifications through a research fellowship in Germany for up to 12 months ...

The Committee is a strategic policy advisory body whose main mission is to provide timely strategic input to the Council of the EU, the Commission and the Member States on any research and innovation issue relevant to the development of the ERA. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FyR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia participate in the Committee as observers. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/policies/era/erac?lang=en

... dimension of ERA by the sharing of information and consultation between the partners with a view to identifying common priorities which could lead to coordinated or joint initiatives, and coordinating activities and positions vis-à-vis third countries and within international fora. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovna, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia act as observers. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/policies/era/sfic?lang=en

... of ACQUEAU Secretariat. The next deadline for the submission of projects for ACQUEAU is July 31, 2013. ACQUEAUi s the EUREKA Cluster for water technologies, allowing small companies and universities across Europe to collaborate in research projects with major companies in the sector. he call is relevant for Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia ...

Zoran Nechev, Visiting Research Fellow (EU Enlargement) of the “Fellowship Programme for Policy Researchers from the Western Balkans Region” of the European Fund for the Balkans and the Think Tank Fund of the Open Society Foundations is the author of the Policy Brief on the EU Enlargement process towards the Western Balkans, which was made in cooperation with the host Institution – The Netherlands Institute for International Relations “Clingendael”. The Brief analyses the accession process of ...

Background With the aim of encouraging mobility between higher education institutions in the Western Balkan countries and those in the European Union (EU), the European Commission initiated a series of measures to increase the share of students primarily from the Western Balkans who spend at least one semester away from their home institutions, but also the share of young people from EU member states who come to Western Balkan (WB) countries. Objectives Aim of the paper (published by the BRS ...

The region has huge renewable energy potential, including Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydro, as well as access to favourable fossil-fuel markets. Can this need and potential be matched and realised? Croatia joined the EU in 2013 and Serbia is making clear progress towards accession, so what will this mean for regional energy markets? Will investment be more favourable or will increased legislation have an effect? Following the success of our 2012 event which attracted over 200 attendees from over 25 countries, our 6th Annual Balkan Energy Finance Forum ...

... to the development of effective and efficient state administrations in the region by offering a tailor-made fellowship and training programme for highly qualified young professionals from the central government of the countries of the Western Balkans (including cantonal level government in Bosnia Herzegovina and regional level government of Vojvodina in Serbia). Up to 20 scholarships are made available for civil servants from the Western Balkans to spend a three-month fellowship in government institutions in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. To read the full Call for Applications go to: Call for ...

... works with experts at local and international level, laying the foundations for innovative and sustainable businesses. Since 2001 the EU has funded EBRD Small Business Support in Serbia with €8 million. “Developing the private sector through support to small and medium-sized enterprises is in the focus of the EU in Serbia.” stated Ambassador Vincent Degert, Head of the EU Delegation in Serbia. Matteo Patrone, EBRD Director for Serbia, affirmed that "the track record of the EBRD Small Business Support programme in Serbia has been impressive – companies have been able to both increase their turnover as well as to create new jobs. This programme brings tangible benefits for Serbian companies, as it offers direct first-class consultancy services which address ...

... The RRPP LCU in Serbia recently published a policy brief entitled “An Overview of the Current Situation, Main Challenges and Policy Recommendations for Improving Social Science Research in Serbia”. This policy brief is the result of the project Establishing a Dialogue Between the Research Community and Decision-Makers with a View to Improving Social Science ...

... and stability throughout scientific cooperation in the country and abroad, Initiate democratic dialog and liberal discussions, Support civil society development in Serbia. The Club Alpbach Belgrade announces an open call for 25 candidates from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Kosovo* and Serbia ...

... on three sites chosen to be financed under the special EU Grant, whose implementation will raise impact and visibility of Ljubljana Process”, said Wenceslas de Lobkowicz, Advisor for Cultural Heritage in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Enlargement. Projects to be finance are: the Franciscan Monastery of Bac in Serbia, Banja Luka Kastel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Apollonia Archaeological Site in Albania. Borče Nikolovski, Chair of the Task Force, underlined importance of successful realisation of EU funds of 500,000 euro for rehabilitation of monuments in need of urgent interventions, preliminary investigation, project design and creation of management plans ...

... the book Environmental Protection in Bor and Pancevo: Challenges of Participatory Approaches to Environmental Governance contributes to the understanding of decision-making processes in the environmental protection field. The papers collected in this volume focus on the actors and structural requirements of cooperative and participative environmental governance in Serbia. The relevance of this analytic orientation stems from the fact that Serbia’s EU accession grants it new opportunities for developing advanced environmental governance models. However, the readiness of key stakeholders to implement this model is still questionable. Thus, an analysis was conducted of the empirical material gathered in two case studies involving communities dealing with serious environmental issues (Pancevo and Bor ...

The projects will be implemented from June 2013 to March 2014. At the end of the projects, case studies will be written illustrating activities, advocacy strategies, successes and lessons learnt so that libraries everywhere can benefit. As for the National OA advocacy campaigns, In Serbia the winner is the National Library of Serbia - KoBSON with the project DOISerbiaThesis – assigning DOI to PhD thesis defended at Serbian Universities The goal of this project is to motivate young researchers who already finished their PhD studies to deposit their PhD thesis into OA institutional repositories (IRs). By assigning DOIs to PhD thesis researchers will ...

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