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... nbsp;ASO Ljubljana. The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) is announcing a call for proposals for projects in research cooperation and networking between institutions in Austria, Slovenia and the Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/1999, Montenegro, Serbia ...

... survey on Foreign Direct Investment; and participation in EUROCHAMBRES' Academies. The closing event im Brussels was inaugurated by Pierre Mirel, Director at the European Commission-DG Enlargement, and included contributions from the Ambassadors to the EU of the six beneficiary countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). EU and the WBC: Intensified Cooperation Needed The results of the EUROCHAMBRES survey on obstacles to investing in the Western Balkans were also presented at the meeting. One of it's main fidings is that while the climate for Foreign Direct Investments in the Western Balkans receives ...

The Consumer Organization of Macedonia – COM, is an independent, nongovernmental, nonpartisan organization, founded in 1996 in Skopje, Macedonia. According to the Statute of the organization in COM, individual and collective members are allowed to participate in the Organization. The Organization pursues its activities within the following spheres: • Undertaking initiatives for promotion of the legislative for consumers’ protection in the Republic of Macedonia; • Identification of the problems, and analysis ...

... advance towards integration of establishing stronger platform among national systems. Out of invited 14 experts from 7 beneficiary states, 9 experts attended the workshop, 1 from Croatia, 2 from Bosnia and Herzegovina (one from Republika Srpska and one from Federation of BIH), 2 from Serbia, 1 from Kosovo, 1 from Macedonia and 2 from Albania, however 12 of the invited experts were involved in writing the country reports. Out of 9 workshop experts, 5 are coming from universities, 2 from ministries of sciences and 2 from research institutes. As revealed by the reports and reinforced in the discussion, there are still ...

The Handbook “How to turn your ideas into European projects” is a guide on the 7th EU Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7). It was prepared in the frame of the EU-Balkan FABNET project, a Specific Support Action financed under the 6th Framework Programme (FP6) which was funded by the EC under FP6 (contract No. 043119) and coordinated by ETAT S.A. The general objective of this handbook is to help the participation of researchers from Western Balkans Countries in ...

Priručnik “Kako pretvoriti svoje ideje u eurospke projekte” je vodič kroz Sedmi okvirni program Europske unije za istraživanje i razvoj (FP7). Priručnik je izrañen u sklopu EU BALKAN FABNET projekta, specifičnog projekta za potporu (Specific Support Action) kojeg financira Šesti okvirni program EU (FP6). The general objective of this handbook is to help the participation of researchers from Western Balkans Countries in agri-food research projects under the FP7. Written for agri-food ...

Priručnik: “Kako da pretvorite svoje ideje u evropske istraživačke projekte?” je vodič za Sedmi okvirni program EU za istraživanje i razvoj, a pripremljen je u okviru FABNET projekta - specifične aktivnosti podrškve - koji je finansiran iz Šestog okvirnog programa (FP6). The general objective of this handbook is to help the participation of researchers from Western Balkans Countries in agri-food research projects under the FP7. Written for agri-food researchers, this guide provides ...

This report aims to offer a contribution to the support of coherent approach to offer scientific community important information on the possibilities to establish links with current EU and WBC research infrastructures and also to inform important national and EC policy makers on the important barriers and needs that still needs to be tackled in relation to the development of future Pan-European Research Infrastructures. Based on an online questionnaire which was the basis for the assessment ...

... Italy, Montenegro, Poland and Romania. Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilateral cooperation with Slovenia and Montenegro was launched in 2009. Bosnia and Herzegovina also negotiated protocols with Germany. Croatia In Croatia, bilateral collaborations was established with Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, and with WBC in particular with Albania, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. FYR of Macedonia In the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, project cooperation was established for the first time with Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Slovenia, Serbia and the UK. Cooperation with Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Spain will also be initiated. Montenegro Montenegro signed S&T bilateral agreements with Austria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia ...

This ten-pages compendium of fact-sheets gives an overview on the current ERA-NET (PLUS) projects. European Commission, ERA-NET Factsheets, 2009. EC - DG Research.

... goes for the persons who intend to work during a short stay or who want to come for more than 90 days; they need visas and work permits. EC Vice President: New Era of Cooperation "By simplifying the mobility of the citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, the EU will further foster the contacts between the Union and these countries and open a new era in our cooperation," said the Vice President of the European Commission, Jacques Barrot. " Today's decision reflects the clear European perspective of the Western Balkan countries and is ...

There are no restrictions in scientific fields or the age of the researchers. The programme is funded by the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research. Target countries in the Western Balkans: Albania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Montenegro and the FYR of Macedonia. Application deadlines: 16.1. - 3.4. - 12.6. - 4.9. - 30.10. Source and further information: ÖFG website (in German only). The Austrian Research Community (ÖFG) provides scholarships for research or teaching stays of Austrian researchers in Middle, East and Southeast European countries of 3 to ...

... of the wbc.inco.net project a consultation sessions on the several field of sciences and research were organised. At these occasions, regional research priorities of common interest were agreed upon among the participants. The meetings were attended by national expert delegations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), Montenegro and Serbia, as well as representatives of the European Commission and the WBC-INCO.NET project ...

... and Science, the Ministry of Economy and the City of Bitola. Source and further information: Prof. Dr. Radmil Polenakovik, Director of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Business Start-up Centre From: 19 November 2009 To: 20 November 2009 On 19-20 November, the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola, FYR of Macedonia, plays host to high-level university experts and policy makers from some 18 countries to determine how entrepreneurship can be better promoted in higher education ...

The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has analysed the reform of the higher educational sector in Kosovo. The most relevant and interesting sections from the comprehensive analysis entitled “REFORMS OF (PRIVATE) UNIVERSITY SECTOR IN KOSOVO 2009” are given in the attached file. International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES), Reforms of (private) University Sector in Kosovo 2009, 2009. ...

The Second FP7 Monitoring Report covers the Framework Programme implementation in the years 2007 and 2008. It allows for the first time for some comparative analysis over time, in order to identify trends and developments in the two first years of FP7 implementation. The report consists of four sections: 1) Factual analysis of the main elements of the overall implementation of FP7. 2) New elements and specific fields of the FP. 3) Simplification process, results of a survey on ...

The Ministry of Economy of the FYR of Macedonia is the responsible institution for creating and implementing documents and programs regarding: Economic policy, Industrial policy, SME competitiveness and innovation enhancement. There are few departments that are dealing with innovation in different segments. The department for Industry is responsible for creation and follows up of the implementation of the Industrial ...

The meeting has been held back to back with - Executive Steering Board meeting of WBC-INCO.NET and - Executive Steering Board meeting of SEE-ERA.NET PLUS (funding decisions to be taken) The 8th Steering Platform meeting, which has been co-chaired by EC, Spain (EU presidency) and Serbia (for WBC) was held in Belgrade, Serbia on June 24, 2010. Belgrade

... on October 29, 2009. It provides a good indication even if it is maybe not perfectly accurate and subject to change with every day (just use your opportunity now and register via CORDIS). Registered Selected Albania 24 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32 1 Croatia 262 22 FYR of Macedonia 55 2 Montenegro 14 1 Serbia 161 18 TOTAL 548 44 For comparision a few CEE countries were discussed, which have still - as data reveals - a better chance of being selected (e.g. from 227 registered researchers from Slovakia, a figure smaler than the one from Croatia, 77 have been ...

The national background reports provide an interesting overview on the field of transport research in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244). The partners of WBC-INCO.NET and relevant experts compiled reports on the research system in the field of environmentfor each Western Balkan country. The reports have been discussed in a workshop for priority setting and resulted in the definition of common priorities for ...

This Annual Report from the Commission gives an overview of developments and activities in the year 2008. It is accompanied by a Commission Staff Working Document which provides more detailed reporting and statistics. The main chapters deal with the activities and results achieved in 2008 and with trends in research and technological development activities in the European Union Member States. European Commission (Ed) Annual Report on research and technological ...

... the EU at a country-level and below. Opinions recorded in the survey range from outright and even growing EU euphoria (e.g. in Kosovo and Albania) to the start of a feeling of alienation (e.g. in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina). The GBM results from the FYR of Macedonia and Bosnia also reflect the often conflicting views of ethnic groups living within these countries; these situations make it difficult for both European and national policymakers to create an all-encompassing policy. Gallup Balkan Monitor: Focus On:Perceptions of the EU in the Western Balkans, 2009. Gallup Balkan Monitor http ...

The Gallup Balkan Monitor’s Focus on Migration report brings first-hand data to this ongoing debate, as it summarises the experiences and opinions of Balkan people on all aspects of migration. This data was collected in two waves of the Balkan Monitor survey – in 2006 and 2008. The findings show that while relatively high percentages of Western Balkan residents have considered leaving their home countries, these numbers have tended to decrease in recent years. Relatively few people ...

... and developing the research potential of research entities in the EU´s convergence regions and outermost regions Any research topic covered by the EC FP7 CSA-SA (Support Action) WBC Participation to Research Potential Call for Convergenece and Outermost Regions All regions of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are eligible for participation. Type of activities/work: Exchange of know-how and experience Recruitment by the applicant of experienced researchers Upgrading, development or acquisition of research equipment Organisation of workshops and conferences Dissemination and promotional activities optional: Evaluation facility The General Purpose of FP7 Research Potential Stimulating ...

... Albania 4 Bosnia and Herzegovnia 6 Croatia 14 FYR of Macedonia 9 Montenegro 1 Serbia 33 Total submissions 67 The main fields that were tackled in the submissions are engineering, natural sciences and ICT, and environment, agro-food and life sciences The European Commission outlined that remote evaluation of the proposals will take place in November 2009 and a consensus meeting shall ...

Semos is leading Macedonian company in providing software solutions, system integration and IT consulting. Essential activities are design, development, implementation and technical support of complex IT solutions. For more than 20 years Semos has been the most recognized IT brand in Macedonia. During this period, Semos has been successfully promoting the products of the ultimate information technology on the Macedonian market. Nowadays, employees and management team are headed to the peak of the regional IT market. Being one of the key partners of Microsoft for Macedonia, Semos specializes in designing of custom ...

The project aims at encouraging closer scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation between Europe and the Western Balkan countries (WBCs: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia) in the area of surface transport. It further seeks to establish an EU-Balkan transport network of researchers, universities, industry and experts among these countries in order to improve and enlarge the research capacity of Western Balkan centres of competence in terms of research programmes and human resources through ...

... ndash; Hellenic Aid ‘Center for eGovernance Program @ SEE’ was launched in May 2008 to underpin this development and support WBC governments in the process of human capacity building and eGov project design. The competent ministries or authorities for ICT from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the FYR of Macedonia and Serbia participated as primary partner institutions from each country. The program was placed under the operational framework of the regional Center for eGovernance Development - CeGD. The “Center” delivered a set of executive eGov training seminars and an electronic learning platform that enabled more than 250 public administration ...

... be asked to submit full project proposals. As a continuation of the successful cooperation within the SEE-ERA.NET project, a Joint Call for European Research Projects has been published on September 1, 2009 within the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project. Eligible countries are WBCs (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), EU MS (Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Romania and Slovenia), and Turkey as an FP7 Associated Country. Deadline for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI): November 3, 2009, 16:00 CET ...

... the Bulgarian government, the municipality of Gabrovo, the World Bank InfoDev Programme, the ECAbit Network and the Bulgarian Academy of Science took part in the conference round tables, parallel sessions, networking and brokerage meetings. Researchers, business managers and policy makers from Romania, Russia, Turkey, Belarus, Ukraine, Denmark, the FYR of Macedonia, etc. have participated in the conference sessions. During the conference various events took place, devoted to the Creativity and Innovation Days in Gabrovo and the 45th anniversary of the Technical University of Gabrovo, such as a presentation of Bulgaria’s services to the Enterprise Europe Network and visits to ...

The event gathered experts from ministries of science and research of the RCC members from South East Europe (SEE), including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, the FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), members of scientific institutions from the region, and representatives of relevant international organisations and stakeholders. The WBC-INCO.NET project was represented by its coordinator Elke Dall. The Regional Strategy for Research and Development for the Western Balkans aims at increasing knowledge transfer through boosting networks and ...

... of the newly opened FP7 HEALTH-2010 call. Furthermore, the ministry organised an information day for researchers and stakeholders from the FYR of Macedonia for the promotion of open calls within FP7 (e.g. REGPOT, Regions of Knowledge, Health, Energy and Bio). Researchers attended the event with great interest. FYR of Macedonia participates in “Researchers Night” The FYR of Macedonia also took part in the Europe-wide initiative “Researchers' Night”, aiming at bringing science closer to the public at large. The Agency for Electronic Communication organised an event in Bitola headed by ICT NCP Vladimir Ristevski. A round table was organised with representatives of the Academy of Science and ...

... were four staff members, 15 participants from the UoM, two from other institutions in Montenegro, two trainers from the UK, while the remaining 16 participants were from higher education and research institutions in the region (WBC - SEE): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244), the FYR of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. The workshop provided a good knowledge base about the state-of-the-art in the field of evaluation of research, measuring scientific output and impact, the present historical moment in the development of European universities and in the region and its relation to the research function and the third mission ...

... WBC-INCO.NET journal reported in its Spring 2009 issue), three more consultation sessions were organised on the themes of Health (May 12 – 13, 2009 in Tirana/Albania), Transport (May 19 – 20, 2009 in Sarajevo/Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Environment (June 16 – 17, 2009 in Skopje/FYR of Macedonia). Through a sound preparatory work, comprehensive national background reports on the S&T systems and the priority setting in the WBCs could be generated. The sessions were attended by stakeholder delegations from the Western Balkans, representatives from the European Commission and experts from other countries. The aim was to ...

... Progress Reports presented by DG Enlargement also contain an assessment of developments in the field of science and research (in the part dealing with the chapter 25 of the aquis adoption on Science and Research). In the following we present this specific paragraphs from the report on FYR of Macedonia to our readers ...

... of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the candidate and potential candidates over the next years. FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 2009 PROGRESS REPORT accompanying the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2009-2010, October 2009. European Commission

WINS-ICT deliverable D16 sets the main ICT related funding opportunities currently accessible from the Western Balkan region. The main objective of the deliverable is to document the relation between critical existing needs of the ICT RTD system in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC) and the currently available funding programs. In detail, it focuses on the correspondence between these two components: the needs and the offer (e.g. need to support young ICT researchers through the specific ...

On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. Tthe 2009 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the ...

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has made important progress and has substantially addressed the key accession partnership priorities. The Commission considers that the country sufficiently fulfils the political criteria set by the Copenhagen European Council in 1993 and the Stabilisation and Association Process and therefore has decided to recommend the opening of accession negotiations. Presenting ...

... one of the most diverse and complex transnational co-operation areas in Europe. It is the only transnational programme area with such a large number of non-EU countries participating (candidates, potential candidates and third countries). The eligible area for TCP-SEE comprises Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of Moldova and parts of Ukraine. http://www.southeast-europe.net ...

... food domain (Faculty of Agriculture and Food, Institute of Agriculture), stakeholders in the domain of scientific research and food policy (Ministry of Agriculture, Food Directorate), and the business community (SMEs) The Institute of Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia has gained international recognition due to its scientific results and collaboration with distinguished research groups from European universities and research centres. It is nominated as a potential centre of excellence due to its competence supported by the fact that 28.3 % of all scientific papers published in international journals cited ...

... energy cooperation between the EU, the Mediterranean and the Gulf countries took place in Brussels on October 9, 2009, aiming to forge increased political support for closer cooperation in this field, and help to find concrete solutions to the challenges ahead. High-level representatives of Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro were present at the meeting along with delegates from many other countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East ...

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