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... 24 February 2017 and participants that would require and are eligible for reimbursement** need to register before 9 February 2017. Please note that the places are limited and we will confirm your registration at the beginning of February 2017. (**Nationals from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey may apply for waiving accommodation and travel costs. However, given budget restrictions, this will be granted on a case by case basis and those concerned will be notified with the acceptance letter.) "*This designation is without prejudice to positions ...

This Working Paper aims to investigate and provide a robust and thorough understanding of the recent migration outflow originating from Albania during 2014 - 2015, the push and pull factors that caused it, their experience abroad and the profiles and perspectives of the returnees. The Albanian migration wave of 2014 and 2015 strikes by it “normalcy”. If in the previous migration waves, leaving Albania to claim asylum abroad was very dangerous, today this endeavor is planned as an almost ...

... continue increasing the level of investment in research, in particular in the private sector promote participation in the EU’s Horizon 2020 research programme; adopt a 2016-2020 programme for higher education and scientific research and take actions to strengthen research capacity in line with the European Research Area priorities. Kosovo* Preparations in education and research are at an early stage. During the reporting period, there has been no progress in the area of education and some progress in the area of research. The quality of education still needs to be considerably improved. As last year’s recommendations have not been ...

... Enterprise Developments in the Balkans, edited by an editorial board comprising experienced social enterprise scholars from the United Kingdom and Italy. The project has been implemented by five partner organisations: “Reactor – Research in action”, “Konekt” and “Public” from Macedonia, “Partners Albania” from Albania and “Center for Peace and Tolerance” from Kosovo. One of the main goals was to establish the Balkan Social Enterprise Research Network, a regional network of organisations, institutions and individuals who work in the field of social enterprise and social economy. It will serve as a platform for regional cooperation, knowledge and information sharing, discussions, debates, and creating ...

... in order to promote the importance of Open Science and to become familiar with the concept of Open Research Data (ORD) since applying this principle will be more and more decisive for obtaining fund in Horizon 2020 from 2017. As of October 6-7, 2016 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, joined the European Open Science Agenda that aims at improving access to research results for business use and innovation, as well as quality and impact of research results. “The Open Access policies promote competitiveness and therefore promote the importance of quality ...

... and analysis. Only by empowering local non-governmental actors and strengthening participatory democracy at the national and local level, can the same pressure on the governments to continue implementing the often painful and inconvenient administrative reforms be maintained post-accession. WeBER is implemented in the Western Balkans in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. The WeBER methodology comprises a combination of activities aimed at improving the capacity of civil society organizations in the Western Balkans to participate in PAR, creating venues for their dialogue with the governments on PAR (WeBER Platform), as well as creating the evidence for meaningful dialogue ...

“The European Union finds itself in the midst of multiplying crises. The possible secessionist crisis triggered by Brexit is the latest manifestation of Europe’s fragility and of the declining attraction of integration. An increasing lack of unity, caused by an inability to overcome divisions and reach consensus, is becoming evident in the EU’s approach to ongoing financial and refugee crises. The same could be argued for enlargement policy — which has slowed dramatically, owing to lack of ...

... Participant institutions: University College London (UK), Institut za Etnologiju I Folkloristiku (Croatia), University of Maribor (Slovenia), Center for Intradisciplinary Applied Social Research (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Center for Emprical Cultural Studies of Southeast Europe (Serbia), Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” Skopje (Macedonia), Qendra e Kerkimive Historike dhe Antropologjike (Albania), Social Research Kosovo (Kosovo), Rigas Stradina Universitate (Latvia) INFORM inaugural workshop London Case studies: „There is no free (informal) lunch! Cost of informal networking of entrepreneurs in WB“, Efendic dr Adnan and Hysa dr Armanda THE MIGRATIONS (interactions between diaspora in EU and other countries and political and economic practices in localities of origin ...

... was made in the area of customs, especially in fighting corruption, collecting revenue and reducing the administrative costs of exports, but Kosovo* should step up the fight against the informal economy and tax evasion. The energy sector continues to face problems, with no progress having been made on decommissioning the Kosovo A power plant or refurbishing Kosovo* B, and very little progress made on renewable energy. Key dates June 2003: Thessaloniki Summit; the EU perspective for the Western Balkans is confirmed February 2008: Kosovo* unilaterally declares independence July 2010: The International Court of Justice concludes that Kosovo*'s declaration of independence did not violate general international law ...

... Belgrade and Pristina and the parties agreed to extend the scope of the agreement to pre-university education. Education remains a high risk sector for corruption and political influence, especially in higher education. Kosovo* has taken limited action to develop its research and innovation capacity. The quality of post-graduate programmes is very limited. The budget for research remains insufficient and is still below 0.2% of GDP. The law on scientific research activities is not being properly implemented due to lack of funding. Kosovo ...

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