Research and innovation are key to building a prosperous future for the EU. They therefore figure prominently in the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester process and underpin progress towards the 10 priorities of the Juncker Commission, from providing a new boost to jobs, growth and investment, to developing the digital single market and developing the Energy Union. The EU has fantastic strengths. It is open, diverse, and hosts excellent institutions. With Horizon 2020, the Union ...
... AMF - VC 15:00 - 15:30 Q&A Discussion Convener: Mr. Anastas Mishev (FCSE, UKIM) 15:30 - 16:00 Closing remarks Convener: Mr. Anastas Mishev (FCSE, UKIM) Deadline for registration is 28 August 2016 Source: events.hpc VI-SEEM Life sciences and Climate national training event in Skopje, Macedonia aiming to train targeted user communities for using the VI-SEEM infrastructure and services. https://events.hpc.grnet.gr/event/22/other-view?view=standard Skopje
This book brings together some of the key conceptual insights behind Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World and highlights actions that are already taking place or are being prepared. There are few forces in this world as engaging and unifying as science. The universal language of science maintains open channels of communication where other foreign policy approaches are not viable. The chapter ‘Open to the World’ sets out the gains the EU can make by maintaining its presence at ...
An important aspect of open science is a move towards open access to publicly funded research results, including scientific publications as well as research data. Based on the structure of Commission Recommendation C(2012) 4890 final and its assorted reporting mechanism (the National Points of Reference for scientific information) this report provides an overview on access to and preservation of scientific information in the EU Member States as well as Norway and Turkey. It is based on ...
... an institution or legal entity which has within its remit a clear association with performing scientific research. Researchers holding their primary affiliation at an institution located in a participating COST Country are eligible to receive an ENRESSH STSM grant. Researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia are welcome to apply as well. More information on eligibility is also provided in the attached document. For the first Call for STSM Applications all STMS activities / Missions must occur between 30/10/2016 and 30/01/2017 The financial support is a contribution to ...
... A REGIONALSTUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMITMENTS FROM THE 2015 VIENNA WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT. This study analyses the extent to which the governments of the Western Balkan countries, i.e. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia, are fulfilling their commitments under the Berlin Process with respect to the two declarations adopted at the 2015 Vienna Summit, in the field of regional cooperation and resolution of bilateral disputes and the establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office. Specifically, the implementation of the Joint Declaration on ...
... the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office of the Western Balkans and the Declaration on the Regional Cooperation and the Solution of Bilateral Disputes. The special emphasis will be given to the assessment of the implementation of the commitments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. Furthermore, the project will explore the role of the civil society organizations in the Berlin Process. The outcomes of this project will be: 1) Regional Study on the implementation of the commitments from the two declarations adopted at the 2015 Vienna Western Balkans Summit 2015 (Joint Declaration on ...
... of joint pain, back pain and the new NICE guidelines, acute joint pain and its management including pre and postoperative pain treatment, and all aspects of treatment of chronic joint pain now and in the future. Participants from Category B Countries (among others: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Macedonia FYR, Montenegro, Serbia) and Category C Countries (among others: Albania) can benefit from a reduced Congress Fee. Source: EFIC The European Pain Federation, EFIC®, is proud to announce its First Topical Seminar, on the theme of Acute and Chronic Joint Pain. 2016 is the European and Global Year ...
SEE-6 Economic Outlook is a biannual publication in English that gives an overview of economic trends and short-term forecasts for the six countries of Southeast Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia. Each issue also provides an analysis whereby these countries are compared from the perspective of one current economic topic. The second issue places a special emphasis on two analyses: the analysis of the economic aspects of the refugee crisis and the analysis of corruption perceptions ...
Croatian Economic Survey is an English-language, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia. The journal aims to serve as a forum for academics and practitioners by publishing high-quality research papers on topics in all areas of economics. Special focus is given to post-socialist Europe. Comparative studies are especially encouraged, since these countries share a similar socio-economic background and comparative studies offer a valuable source of ...
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... forwarding services and storage Marketing, trade, sales and distribution Tourism Hospitality services Creative industries Financial audit. For all types of audit, except for the financial audit, the reviewers are expected to review the technical and project documentation, and/or to evaluate the project results, conduct on-site visit in FYR of Macedonia of the Fund’s beneficiary and submit a report and expert opinion, within 14 (fourteen) working days after the receipt of the technical documentation. For the financial audit, the reviewers are expected to review the project documentation, the beneficiary project account and all the financial and supporting documentation related to ...
... innovations that contribute to job creation, and to economic growth and development, while simultaneously improving the business environment for the development of competitive capabilities of companies. The focus of the operations of the Fund in particular includes: (1) Co-financing micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) registered in the FYR of Macedonia, with the aim of encouraging innovation activities, implementation of innovative solutions and innovative processes, introducing innovation and transfer of technology among companies, as well as support for companies which have high growth potential. (2) Financing newly established micro and small enterprises registered in the FYR of Macedonia, foundations and accelerators ...
Prior to this final deadline, potential applicants should observe the following intermediary closing dates: 12 August 2016: National IPA Coordinator transmits the pre-submission notification to the WBIF Secretariat; and 19 August 2016: The IFI Coordination Office issues preliminary project codes to the National IPA Coordinators. Prospective proposals should be in line with national sector strategies and should aim at unblocking an existing WBIF project, across the WBIF eligible sectors. In ...
Successful implementation is awarded by the Commission Services, contributing to the reputation of the awarded institutions and giving high visibility on the international scale. 4 Regional Workshops, including one in Czech Republic that already took place, have been organised on this topic: Czech Republic, Brno, 24 January 2017 FYRO Macedonia, Ohrid, 25 April 2017 Tallinn, Estonia, 13 June 2017 Sofia, Bulgaria 17 October 2017 The workshop addresses HR Directors and HR Managers in Research performing and Research funding institutions from the different regions. It also addresses high-level representatives of universities, research centres as well as beneficiaries and potential applicants of ...
This regional strategy on the “Danube Region/ Western Balkans” has been prompted by the growing convergence of Austria’s foreign, economic, security and development interests in the Danube Region/ Western Balkans and the need to rekindle the reform dynamics fostering both regional integration and EU integration. The regional strategy is meant to be complementary to the existent bilateral country strategies for Albania and Kosovo* and has been elaborated with a ...
... the highest post at which research is normally conducted. There is a large amount of variability across countries in terms of the proportion of women in grade A positions, with the proportion ranging from 11 % to 67 %. The highest proportion of women is observed in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (67 %), Malta (45 %) and Croatia (38 %), whilst the lowest proportion is found in Cyprus (11 %), the Czech Republic (13 %) and Lithuania (14 %). It is important to note that the high proportion of women observed in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia represents only six women out of a total of ...
... entry submitted after the deadline will be rejected. Source: CBIB+ The EU-funded multi-beneficiary project ‘Cross-Border Institution Building (CBIB+) Phase II’ has launched a contest to award three prizes for research papers in relation to the cross-border cooperation programmes between beneficiary countries (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro and Serbia ...
... in 36 Member Countries (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and a Cooperating State (Israel). This allows researchers from these countries to embark upon networking opportunities by participating in science and technology networks called 'COST Actions'. https://issuu.com/costprogramme/docs/2015_annual_report ...
... markets (Austria, Germany). The following specific objectives and activities will contribute to the overall objective: 5 villages have developed the institutional set-up and energy management concept for becoming a bioenergy village up to investment stage for physical infrastructure with at least one bioenergy village in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania and Macedonia. The local market uptake of bioenergy value chains are to be proven by signing of letters of commitment. Mobilization of 62 GWh/y heat and power based on solid biomass in at least 5 target villages. The individual biomass value chains will include the production and distribution of heat and ...