Each year the Commission adopts its "Enlargement package" - a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement and reporting on progress achieved in each country. "The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the EU entered into force in April 2004. The European Council granted the status of candidate country to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in December 2005. The Commission recommended for the first time to the Council to ...
... notably regarding the EU's connectivity agenda, has continued to foster increased regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations, thus supporting political stabilisation and economic opportunities. BACKGROUND Enlargement process The current enlargement agenda covers the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey. Accession negotiations have been opened with candidate countries Turkey (2005), Montenegro (2012) and with Serbia (2014), but not yet with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (a candidate country since 2005) nor Albania (candidate status in 2014). Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo are potential candidates. For detailed findings and recommendations on each country see: Strategy Paper: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement ...
RCC-led regional Working Group on Open Science comprised of officials from Ministries in charge of science from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia got invited to attend regular meetings of the National Points of Reference of the EU member states in early October this year and this meeting was the first time ever that the RCC and representatives from the region could actively take part ...
... COST is an intergovernmental framework consisting in 36 Member Countries and a Cooperating State. Montenegro is one of them. This allows researchers from the country to embark upon networking opportunities by participating in science and technology networks called 'COST Actions'. Find below the coutry fact sheet describing the running actions led by the country as well as participation data as to other actions' and networking ...
The draft report, presented at the SEE 2020 Governing Board meeting held on 30 May 2016 in Pravets, Bulgaria, reflects the status of implementation of the RCC’s SEE 2020 Strategy. The report was a subject to final consideration of the SEE 2020 Programming Committee at their meeting on 29 September 2016. Please read also "the South East Europe 2020 – A review of progress", an article by Sanjin Arifagic, RCC’s Coordinator of SEE 2020 Strategy published on 29 September 2016. ...
The South East Europe 2020 Strategy (SEE 2020) was adopted by the ministers of economy of seven South East European economies on 21 November 2013. Inspired by the EU’s 2020 Strategy it seeks to boost prosperity and job creation and to underscore the importance of the EU perspective to the region’s future through coordinated cooperation across a number of important policy dimensions. The adoption of SEE 2020 was a clear recognition by the national governments of the need for a ‘change of gear’ ...
22th International Scientific-Professional Information Technology Conference 2017 which will be held from February 27th until March 04th in Žabljak. Conference shall host lectures and round table discussions about development trends in the field of information and communication technologies, as well as actual problems in this field in Montenegro. Interested institutions can organize presentations of their scientific-research, professional, developmental and production projects and achievements. Papers submitted for presentation at the Conference shall be reviewed and selected based on the finished paper. Papers should be written according to the instructions attached. Source: it.ac.me Scope of IT 2017 Conference ...
... scientific and professional results; discussions, reference lectures, short education courses are organized and development and production projects and programs are presented. IT 2017 conference shall refer to topics concerning development and implementation of information-communication technologies in all fields of science, education, industry and society in general. IEEE sponsors: Serbia & Montenegro Section Other sponsors: Ministry for Information Society and Telecommunications University of Montenegro, Department of Electrical Engineering Conference Details Location: Hotel Zabljak Trg Durmitorskih junaka Zabljak, Montenegro Web site: www.it.ac.me/eng/index.php Contact Aleksandra Radulovic Cetinjski br. 2 Podgorica Montenegro 81000 +382 20 414 282 saska@ac.me Source: IEEE Scope of IT 2017 Conference is a comprehensive and ...
... on rule of law as a legitimizing principle for the exercise of state authority, there is no uniform European standard for institution-building or monitoring activities by the EU in this area. With focus on the reform of the judiciary in five case study countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, this empirical research investigates the EU's transformative power with regard to the effectiveness of rule of law and judicial sector reform in its infancy. It analyses the depth and limitations of EU rule of law promotion in the Western Balkans and presents policy recommendations intended to address the ...
... employability of new graduates. The conference was a follow up on the last Ministerial meeting of the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training (WB PET) in July 2015, where the six Ministers of education from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia) agreed to support the establishment of a regional network of alumni. Around 90 participants, including students and alumni, National Erasmus+ Offices from the six countries of the WB PET, and representatives of youth organisations, attended the conference in Podgorica and discussed the modalities and next steps for the ...
On November 3rd 2016the Danube Region Strategy: Success Stories was launched at the 5th EUSDR Annual Forum, a collection of successful projects, reflecting the achievements of the Strategy during its first 5 years of implementation. Since 2011 the Danube Strategy of the EU provides a framework through which countries and regions along the Danube are working together to better tackle their joint challenges. The brochure herein provides concrete examples of the results of this ...
... is addressed to scientists and researchers that work in academic and research institutions in the region of South Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. More specifically these are (in alphabetical order): Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, FYR of Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. The project proposals should address open research topics in specific fields of Life Sciences, Climate research, and Digital Cultural Heritage. Via this call VI-SEEM opens possibilities for regional scientists from the selected scientific fields to have access to the advanced resources and services that it offers ...
All 4 macro-regional strategies in one publication - Interact is pleased to present a new publication which – for the first time ever – brings together all four EU macro-regional strategies. The publication Macro-regional strategies in changing times – EUSBSR, EUSDR, EUSALP and EUSAIR headed towards the future together showcases a concrete and up-to-date presentation of the issues relevant for all EU macro-regional strategies. It also aims at bringing ...
The Western Balkan countries do not have an advocacy strategy aimed at promoting and speeding up their EU accession. Although there is growing awareness of the need for such a strategy, it has transpired that the WB government institutions have only communication strategies targeting specific groups within their national borders: decision makers and initiators/multipliers of public awareness of the EU accession process, youth, or opponents of integration. However, these strategies have not ...
The Western Balkan 6 (WB6) Advocacy Group which was established on 29 September 2016, launched the portal www.wb6.info in order to better communicate with its target groups and interested public. CSOs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia have initiated the forming of this group to facilitate and accelerate the accession of the entire region to the European Union. One of the Group's main priorities will be to change the region's negative image. Its aim is to alert to the relevance ...
WB6 Advocacy Group is an initiative of Western Balkanthink tanks coming from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, aimed at accelerating and facilitating the European Union enlargement towards the Western Balkans. Established in September 2016, the Group grew out of two successive projects– the European Integration of the Western Balkans: Can the Visegrad Countries Serve as Role Models, Belgrade, 2015, which was supported ...
In line with the objectives specified in the Programme Document, the overall objective of this Call for Proposals is linked with the overall object of the Programme : the sustainable development in the cross-border area between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro is promoted by the implementation of common actions based on an efficient use of the comparative advantages of the programme area. To achieve this goal, the Programme includes the following thematic priorities: Priority 1: Promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion across the border Priority 2: Protecting the ...
... of the Western Balkans. With the intention of maximizing RYCO’s role, a comprehensive, inclusive, innovative and systemic approach needs to be adopted. In this framework, this regional research policy brief aims to mapping and conducting a comparative assessment of the existing youth organizations in the three partner countries – Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia. Adapted and tailor-made policy recommendations will be provided to the Regional Youth Cooperation Office, for an active participation and contribution of youth organizations in its policy-making process. The research policy brief is prepared by Cooperation and Development Institute, in cooperation with European Movement Montenegro and ...
... and devices linked with big data analytics and cloud data management. The research will address technological issues in big data application scenario such as wireless sensor networks with combined three emerging technologies IoT, SDN and Fog computing. Source: BIO-ICT BIO-ICT Centre of Excellence is the first Centre of Excellence in Montenegro, implemented as a three-year research programme at the University of Montenegro led by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, financed by the Ministry of Science of Montenegro through a World Bank loan from June 2014. BIO-ICT http://www.bio-ict.ac.me/index.php
The study was prepared as part of the specific contract No. EAC-2014-0466-Research Careers in Europe, implementing the Framework Contract No. EAC/22/2013-4. It was produced on the basis of the Terms of Reference, the technical offer, the Inception and Interim Reports, the minutes of the kick-off, inception and progress meetings, the comments and suggestions from the Steering Group, as well as the results of the validation seminar. “Research Careers in Europe” is a study with an evaluative ...