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Following the launch of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries on June 26, 2006 in Vienna, jointly by the Austrian Council Presidency and the European Commission, the German Council Presidency and the European Commission jointly held the first regular meeting of the Steering Platform on March 29, 2007 in Berlin/Germany.The meeting was held back to back with the meeting of the Steering Board of the SEE-ERA.Net. Here you find the FINAL minutes of the meeting adopted at ...

The participants noted that the Stability Pact through its activities since 1999 had significantly contributed to the stabilisation of South Eastern Europe. The overall socio-economic situation as well as security in the region has improved and the Euro-Atlantic integration of South Eastern European countries is well on track. From March on, the Regional Co-operation Council will play a key role in consolidating achievements of the Stability Pact to date and in making further progress in the ...

The regional approach is based on integrated policy from a regional perspective, aimed at promoting peace, stability and sustainable development in the Western Balkans. It encompasses Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro and Kosovo. In the Balkans, political, military, development cooperation and economic instruments are used in an integrated manner. Strategy for the Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in South East Europe, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/regional_approach_for_the_western_balkans.pdf (27.02.2008) Royal Netherlands ...

Doing Business 2007: How to Reform is the fourth in a seriesof annual reports investigating the regulations that enhancebusiness activity and those that constrain it. Doing Businesspresents quantitative indicators on business regulations and theprotection of property rights that can be compared across 175economiesfrom Afghanistan to Zimbabweand over time. Doing Business 2007 Overview, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/doing_business_2007_overview.pdf ...

As a response, this publication aims to address some common misunderstandings aboutuniversity–enterprise cooperation, to offer an understanding of its concepts, and to offeradvice on how best to apply these.It tries to explain how university-enterprise cooperation has evolved in the EU – not on apolitical whim, but as a creative response from the world of learning to its changing roleand environment. It explains the principles of university-enterprise cooperation and offerspractical examples, ...

The main motivation for regional cooperation in the Western Balkans is providedby the EU, formulating it as conditional for the countries’ EU accession aspirations.Economically, this claim includes the establishment of regional free trade agreements (RTAs)whose direct economic effects are twofold and limited: Whereas inflows of FDI are likely toincrease due to a bigger market, an increase of interregional trade will be moderate and mighteven stall microeconomic restructuring. To gain ...

This report provides macroeconomic indicators and performance tables on GDP growth, inflation, account balances, FDI, etc. of Central eastern Europe and the Baltic states, South-Eastern Europe and Commonwealth and of Indipendent States and Mongolia. EBRD Transition Report 2007, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/ebrd_transition_report_2007_2.pdf (27.02.2008) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...

... to ensure the implementation and promotion of the CEEPUS II programme and for the approval of evaluation reports and the restructuring of the programme. It meets at least once a year.Currently CEEPUS has 14 member countries Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the Slovak Republicand Slovenia. Discussion about the inclusion of UNMIK/Kosovo is currently ongoing. Further information:http://ceepus.scholarships.at The 14th Meeting of the Joint Committee of Ministers will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 29, 2008 ...

This report provided by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH deliveres background information on the higher education system of Bosnia and Herzegovina. BiH- National Report on Higher Education: 2005-2007, available from: http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/bologna/links/National-reports-2007/National_Report_BiH.pdf Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/hogeronderwijs/bologna/links/National-reports-2007/National_Report_BiH.pdf

This report aims to outline the current functioning of the education system in Montenegro, to provide an overview of urgent needs to keep the system functioning over the next 12-18 months, and to point to key issues of long term reform and development of the sector. It was prepared by OSI1 in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) Montenegro. It also incorporates input from several donors active in Montenegro, with significant contributions from WUS Austria and UNICEF. The ...

Since March 2002, the Commission has reported regularly to the Council and the Parliamenton progress made by the countries of the Western Balkans region.This is the first progress report for Montenegro since its independence following a referendumwhich was held on 21 May 2006. The report:– briefly describes the relations between Montenegro and the Union;– analyses the political situation in Montenegro in terms of democracy, the rule of law, human rights, protection of minorities, and regional ...

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultationwith stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF.Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country's macroeconomic,structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associatedexternal financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for Bosnia andHerzegovina, dated ...

From the very start of its mandate, as one of the priorities in work and creation of an economic environment,the Government has set creating new jobs. It was not easy to adjust the recovery processes to the Serbian economywithout anguish, nor to make programmes and plans in order to create jobs with a full meaning of working andto absorb workers from the process of privatisation and transition. One such programme with a clear definitionof the employment development strategy is the Programme for ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises are the key to sustainable growth. The policy of the Government of Serbia in the area of SMEE development has as its objective the creation of healthy small and medium-sized enterprises and businesses The Plan of the Government of Serbia for stimulating SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development 2005-2007, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_and_enterpreneurship_plan_serbia_2007.pdf (26.02.2008) Ministry of Economy of the ...

Here you can find the European Charter for small entreprises, according to European Commission Questionnaire for 2005. European Charter for Small Enterprises, Report on Small Enterprises in the Republic of Serbia, available from: Serbiahttp://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_charter_report_2005_serbia.pdf (26.02.2008) The Government of Serbia in cooperation with the IMF http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_charter_report_2005_serbia.pdf

This document has both the status and significance of strategic state document. It defines the long-term government policy in relation to the European Union. The general aim of such policy and ultimate goal of strategy in cooperation with the European Union is the accession of Serbia/Serbia-Montenegro to the European Union. National Strategy of Serbia for the Serbia and MNE accession to the EU, available from: , (26.02.2006) Government of the Republic of Serbia ...

Small and medium enterprises may have considerable influence on the development of BiH. With aright development policy, legal framework and coordinated institutional support on all levels, SMEsmight win a greater share of the domestic market and, gradually, of foreign markets, be a qualitypartner to larger domestic and foreign companies, they could initiate sound development project andconsequently create more jobs. This means that SMEs might actively participate in the povertyreduction process ...

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation withstakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated everythree years with annual progress reports, they describe the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and socialpolicies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs andmajor sources of financing. This country document for Serbia and Montenegro prepared ...

... Union (ADEDY). The official opening ceremony was held on January 25, 2008 in Thessaloniki, and was greeted by Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos. For more information on RICPA see their official webpage:http://www.ricpa.eu/ Administration Organisations and Trade Unions from Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Cyprus and FYR of Macedonia have joined forces to establish a "Research and Innovation Centre in Public Administration for South East Europe and the Mediterranean" (RICPA), based in Thessaloniki ...

BOLOGNA PROCESSTEMPLATE FOR NATIONAL REPORTS: 2005-2007 National Report Macedonia on Progress Bologna Implementation, available from: Martinovski, G e.a. http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/macedoniannationalreportlondon2007_bologna.doc

... national report for the next Ministerial Conference." On this background, the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC Advisory Board and the Bureau of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee have drawn up draft guidelines for the national reports and hereby submit the draft to the Bologna Follow Up Group. Action Plan Bologna Implementation Macedonia, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/macedonian_bologna_action_plan.doc>, the ENIC Bureau, the NARIC Advisory Board and the Bureau of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/macedonian_bologna_action_plan.doc

... thereinforcement of the culture of living of all Macedonian citizens. It is constantly striving to contributeto the realisation of sustainable development and improvement of the society and its promotion as anequal and respected member of the European and world environment. National Strategy for Development of Education in the Republic of Macedonia 2005-2015 (2204), available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/national_strategy_for_the_development_of_education.pdf Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/national_strategy_for_the_development_of_education.pdf

... months. This interim paper describeswhat is currently known about poverty in Macedonia, summarizes existing elements of apoverty reduction strategy, and puts forward some suggestions until a complete strategyis put in place a year from now. Poverty Reducation Strategy Paper, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/prsp_report_macedonia.pdf Government of the Republic of Macedonia http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/prsp_report_macedonia ...

You can find enclosed the analysis of the 2005 Questionnaire on the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in Kosovo Progress Report on the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises in Kosovo 2005, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_charter_report_2005_kosovo.pdf> Department of Private Sector Development Policy, Pristina http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/sme_charter_report_2005_kosovo.pdf>

Kosovo is the country, which has the lowest scale of direct foreign investments in Europe – consequently without investments there will not be any transfer of knowledge and modern technology, there will not be any fresh capital, there will not be any new jobs and there will not be any home production. Despite the existence of a relatively stimulating legislation and some sporadic engagements by UNMIK and Kosovo institutions in order to do something more to change this alarming situation, ...

... worldwide Grid initiatives by establishing a Grid infrastructure that will expand and support the European Research Area in the region. The initiative is coordinated by the Greek Research & Technology Network and the project consortium consists of representatives from National Grid Initiatives of Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Hungary, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova, Croatia, as well as CERN in an advisory role. The project has established National Grid Initiatives in all countries in the region, developed the regional Grid infrastructure, and is currently supporting more than 20 end-user applications from more than 10 different scientific fields. The Greek Research and ...

The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in the FYR of Macedonia and the University of Cambridge signed a Memorandum of Understanding expressing interest in establishing a programme of cooperation between the two institutions. The initial scope of the cooperation, led by the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing, is: (1) to establish a postgraduate course in Industrial Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management ...

... Popper Room): The Future of Kosovo To download the full program please go to:http://web.ceu.hu/cens/assets/files/conference/Western_Balkans_program Participants: Haris Abaspahic (ACIPS Center for Policy Research, Bosnia Herzegovina)Péter Balazs (CEU)Ana-Maria Boromiska (Institute for International Relations, Croatia )Slobodan Chashule (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Macedonia)András Deak (Hungarian Institute of International Affairs Russia and Kosovo)Vlado Dimovski (University of Ljubljana)Michael Ehrke (Director, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung)Vladimir Gligorov (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)Kinga Goncz (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary)Istvan Gyarmati (International Center for Democratic Transition)Péter Gyorkos (Ambassador of Hungary in Croatia ...

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... of Ss. Cyril & Methodius; Maria Donevska, Head of the Institute of Social Work and Social Policy, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Maria Luisa Silva Mejias, UN Resident Coordinator /UNDP Resident Representative. Source: Nikos Zaharis, SEERC A book launch event will take place in Skopje, FYR of Macedonia on February 15, 2008 at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius organised in cooperation with SEERC ...

... or services with clear economic utility.The funding includes labour costs and costs for consultancy services in the area of R&D. A special financial bonus is available for projects with female leadership. Target countries for this call are all Western Balkan countries (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) but also Bulgaria and Romania as well as the Central European countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slowenia), Malta, Cyprus, Turkey and Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Moldavia, Ukraine, Belorussia and finally Russia.Project coordinators have to be located in Vienna, Austria. Funding is provided by the City of ...

... and the BCC 2008 International Case Study Competition, where students present themselves to potential employers and representatives of international companies get the chance to recruit future staff from the region. Further information:http://www.bcchallenge.org WUS Austria invites exceptional students from Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo/UNMIK, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, who study law, economics, political sciences, international relations, information technologies or related disciplines to take part in the Balkan Case Challenge 2008 ...

"The Western Balkans states, all along the long road towards EU membership, have great expectations from the Slovene presidency – they expect integration of the Western Balkans to climb at the top of the EU agenda. Are those expectations realistic and substantiated?" ..... more An important message is made explicit in this 1-page newsletter published in January 2008: Western Balkans states can do more than to rely on the Slovenians as promoters of their countries’ interests: A more clear and ...

... CIVET – Albania Ministry of Civil Affairs MCA – Bosnia and Herzegovina Foundation for Higher Education World University Service Bosnia and Herzegovina SUS BiH – Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Science, Education and Sports MZOS – Croatia Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar – Croatia Ministry of Education and Science MON -MK – FYRo Macedonia Ministry of Economy MOE -MK – FYRo Macedonia Ministry of Education and Science MPIN – Montenegro Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises DDSME − Montenegro Ministry of Science and Technological Development MSTD – Serbia Mihajlo Pupin Institute MPI – Serbia Kosova Education Center KEC – Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244) Partners from the EU and Associated Countries: Federal Ministry of Science and ...

... Foresight and Research Priorities Setting in South Eastern Europe with Special Consideration of Climate Change". The target group for the training seminar & conference participation grants are people interested in launching, carrying out or using Foresight activities in SEE countries (Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (including Kosovo), FYR of Macedonia). The seminar/workshop will last from Thursday March 6 9.00 AM till Friday, March 7, 12 AM. Depending on interest, the session on day 2 (i.e. the morning of Friday 7th of March) will be devoted to brainstorming on possibilities for joint SEE regional activities in the field ...

... x6F;rgWebsite: http://www.ceinet.org Source: CEI, ASOs Among other roles the Central European Initiative (CEI) can be considered a donor organisation which provides co-financing to various projects proposed by its 18 Member States (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine ...

... The Youth Entrepreneurial Service (YES) seeks to strengthen the local innovation system in Macedonia by stimulating to practical entrepreneurship among the youth by offering complementary activities that will ease the start-up of new ventures. The YES project shall become a good practice model for entrepreneurship and new firm creation in the region as an approach to developing promising new business ideas among well-educated youth ...

Aim of this measure is to support the further development and differentiation of the national S&T system and S&T policy in the WBC by benefiting from the German experiences and knowledge. Science administrators from the respective ministries of Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia participated in the management training in Bonn, Germany. The participants of the management training: had been introduced into the national S&T system and S&T policy of the Federal Republic of Germany including relevant aspects of European and international cooperation;got an overview on the responsibilities ...

... rsquo;s intention to initiate dialogue in due time on visa liberalisation with each of the five countries with a view to establishing a road map on the conditions to be met. Source: SETimes, seeurope.net An agreement relieving visa restrictions for citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia travelling to the EU enters into force on January 1, 2008 ...

... is divided into three operational programmes: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP), Innovation Communication Technologies Policy support Programme (ICT PSP), and Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE). The programme runs from 2007 to 2013. The European Commission's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) was presented in Skopje on December 19, 2007. FYR of Macedonia and Croatia are the two non-EU members that have joined the CIP ...

... results to the EU citizens living in border regions." The Transnational Programmes recently adopted includes: The "South-East European Space" programme involves eight Member States (Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia) and eight non-Member States (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine). The "Mediterranean" programme involves Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Cyprus, Malta and the United Kingdom (Gibraltar) with the participation of Croatia and Montenegro. and furthermore: The "Central European Space" programme concerns Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary ...

... Commission, and on an international agreement with the government of Hungary. The REC has its head office in Szentendre, Hungary, and country offices and field offices in 17 beneficiary countries, which are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.Recent donors are the European Commission and the governments of Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and ...

This study aims to identify and analyze existing research, technological development and innovation (RTDI) cooperation needs in the South East Europe region, focusing in particular on possible innovation support infrastructures and services in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC), their absorption capacity for RTD and innovation, as well as transnational cooperation and regional cooperation opportunities for innovation. Particular emphasis is put on the extent of involvement of SMEs and their ...

The article provides a general introductory overview of the (spatial) mobility of highly skilled/qualified persons and discusses the different terms of the mobility of the Highly Skilled, especially those of scientists. It outlines theoretical and empirical aspects of these movements and delineates the drain of European talent to the U.S., especially the outflow of scientists and researchers who contribute considerably to the U.S. innovation system. Further, it takes a closer look at outward ...

... links with their counterparts across Europe and build up their scientific expertise, including in scientific fields crucial to implementing the body of EU legislation. Albania is now added to other countries in the Western Balkans regions that are associated to FP7 – Serbia, Croatia, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. “I strongly believe that the countries of the Western Balkans have much to gain from participating in FP7, as part of their EU membership perspective,” said Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potočnik. “Working with EU scientists and companies, and other scientists and companies in their own region ...

... policies, programmes, stakeholders, scientific projects, research institutes etc.) in their chosen field in South Eastern Europe and the main corresponding initiatives at EU level.Universities, non-university research institutions and other tertiary education organisations from Austria, the ASO countries Slovenia and Bulgaria and South Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia, including Kosovo/UNMIK) are invited to submit their proposals by January 31, 2008. Partners from Austria, Bulgaria or Slovenia are eligible as contractors. Ten to twelve projects will be funded to a maximum of EUR 12.000 per project. Event Announcement The Foresight Conference “Foresight & Policy ...

... the European Union and partner countries in the surrounding area, including Central Asia. The programme focuses on international cooperation and not on mobility. The geographical coverage of the so-called partner countries is: Western Balkans countries covered by the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA): Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo/UNMIK, Montenegro, and SerbiaCountries of Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East covered by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI): Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Israel (new), Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Morocco, the Palestine Authority, the Russian Federation, Syria, Tunisia, and Ukraine Countries from the Central ...

... Ljubljana, Slovenia. The conference was organised by the UNESCO Office in Venice, the Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Austrian Science and Research Office in Ljubljana. It gathered together ministers and representatives responsible for science and finance from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey, as well as a number of international experts and representatives from international organisations active in South Eastern Europe. Both events acted as an excellent platform where it was possible to evaluate current and potential initiatives in the SEE region in the field of ...

The consortium consisted of seven partners from six different countries (Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Croatia), geographically covering the whole region. During the lifetime of the WEB-MOB project, the partners have identified existing obstacles to incoming mobility in every country, and which in many cases had not been identified by administrations in charge of research. More specifically, mobility guidelines were developed so as ...

... have a status as cooperating EUREKA NIP countries (NIP - national information point status is a preparatory period for application for full membership) or have declared an interest in creating closer relations. During the first EUREKA meeting held under the Slovenian Chairmanship, in Maribor, October 2007, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia joined as a cooperating NIP country. Ales Mihelič says “We are delighted that one of the key elements of the Slovenian EUREKA Chairmanship programme - the widening of EUREKA’s frontiers into the Balkans - is happening so early in our term.” EUREKA Chair has established initial contacts with ...

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