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... Partnership Event: Policy Makers and National Representatives from the Region Gathered to Deliberate on the Enhancement & Sustainability of eInfrastructures in Eastern Europe National Programme Cookbook Joint Action Plan South East Europe i* Forum took place in Sofia ICT Turkey 2012 Event Bilateral Cooperation between Ministries of Bulgaria and Montenegro in the Framework of SEERA-EI Source: Email from SEERA-EI The SEERA-EI project brings together key policy-makers, stakeholders and infrastructure owners of the e-Infrastructure communities in SE Europe, enabling them to reduce the fragmentation of the European Research Area by increasing coordination between national research programmes, thus aiming to ensure ...

... Think Tank Fund and Human Rights and Governance Grants Program of the Open Society Foundations, Foundation for Open Society Serbia, National Endowment for Democracy and Balkan Trust for Democracy and open to members of think tanks and advocacy organisations operating in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo (UNSCR 1244 ...

... to the EU amounted to about €147 mio in 2010. Background In 2000 the European Union established for the first time exceptional unlimited duty-free access to the EU market for nearly all products originating in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo) in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000). Only wine, sugar, certain beef products and certain fisheries products enter the EU under preferential tariff quotas, as negotiated under the SAAs. The regime was renewed in 2005, and due to expire on 31 December 2010. Therefore, on 22 February 2010 ...

As part of WBC-INCO.NETs Work Package (WP) 8 on Innovation support, the underlying task of this report is to collect good practice examples of innovation activities that can be adapted to the region of the Western Balkan countries or to some individual countries of the region. This deliverable presents a collection of good practice examples of programmes, instruments and measures aiming at supporting innovation activities. The examples are presented in two parts: the first part (Chapter ...

The European research and innovation cooperation and the close connection between research, innovation and education play a decisive role in securing future growth. Therefore, the EU gives high priority to this area and allocates considerable funds annually to finance the research programmes. During the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, there are two dossiers on the research- and innovation area that will dominate the work of the Council. The European Institute of Innovation and ...

... 28,903,410.00 Justice, home affairs and fundamental rights, public administration reform, social development Iceland 12,000,000.00 Preparation for acquis implementation, strengthening of administrative capacity, contribution to socio-economic development Kosovo1 62,900,000.00 Justice, home affairs and fundamental rights; private sector-led economic development; public administration reform Montenegro 26,493,599.00 Justice, home affairs and fundamental rights, public administration reform, social development, environment and climate change Serbia 178,556,810.00 Strengthening of the rule of law and public administration, overcoming of the economic crisis and improvement of competitiveness, support to social inclusion and reconciliation Turkey (including ...

... overtaken by Sweden and Greece. No proposals were received from Finland, Lichtenstein and Slovakia. Norway has the highest rate of submissions of the associated non-EU countries. The Former Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Montenegro are participating for the first time and have a representation of 5 and 2 participants respectively. (Participant means coordinator or partner of a proposal, and number of proposals equal to number of coordinators.) In total there are 37 eligible countries: EU27, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic ...

... legislative framework for the new IPA, together with an assessment of the impact of alternative scenarios for the instrument. Currently, the EU is dealing with 5 candidate countries (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey) and 4 potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia as well as Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99). By 2014, only Croatia is foreseen to become a Member State. Socio-economic indicators show that, with the exception of ...

... to its score in a previous year. Information on how the index is prepared is available in the FAQs. Source: http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/press/ The Western Balkan countries rank as follows among the 183 countries assessed: country - rank - score (maximum score =10) Croatia 66 4.0 Montenegro 66 4.0 FYR Macedonia 69 3.9 Serbia 86 3.3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91 3.2 Albania 95 3.1 Kosovo UNSCR 1244 112 2.9 Transparency International http://www.transparency.org/content/download/64426/1030807

... legislative framework for the new IPA, together with an assessment of the impact of alternative scenarios for the instrument. Currently, the EU is dealing with 5 candidate countries (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro and Turkey) and 4 potential candidates (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia as well as Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99). By 2014, only Croatia is foreseen to become a Member State. Socio-economic indicators show that, with the exception of ...

... 13. jul - Plantaze” is award-winning wine producer from Montenegro, one of the largest in the region. Basic facts: - Market leader in the region of Southeast Europe in the segment of top quality wines; - A wide assortment for each store and horeca (23 products); - 50 years of tradition in viticulture and wine production; - The largest vineyard in one complex ...

A booklet called „Structuring inter-regional co-operation, international co-operation, INCO-NET projects‟ outlines the activities of all INCO-NET projects which have been selected for FP7 funding in 2006, 2009 and 2010. INCO-NET projects cover different regions of the world and aim to establish co-ordination platforms by bringing together a range of stakeholders in the EU and relevant third countries. Other objectives include implementing awareness and dissemination activities, strategic ...

An updated list of all RTD Association and Co-operation Agreements has been published in table format, providing information such as the dates when agreements were signed, when they entered into force, and last and next renewal dates. The information covers a number of different types of agreements in the field of RTD, including countries associated with FP7, countries with EU International Agreements on Science and Technology (S&T) and countries with Euratom International Agreements. For ...

... managers was held the following day. Government of Montenegro Adopts Feasibility Study for Setting Up Science and Technological Park On September 29, 2011, the government of Montenegro adopted the feasibility study for setting up a Science and Technological Park (STP), developed by a consortium of five organisations with extensive experience with setting up STP in the region and lead ...

Identifying a common ground for collaboration at the regional level should be the first immediate goal. This means identifying not only the problems that are common to the countries in the region, but also those which are worth being addressed at regional level and can benefit from a regional approach. The ultimate goal is to help countries mainstream R&D and innovation policies in their development processes. Given the scope of the existing collaboration between the EU and the ...

... is coordinated by the Centre for Social Innovation (Austria) with partners from Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia: Applied Research and Communications Fund – Bulgaria National and Kapodistrian University of Athens – Special Account for Research Grants – Greece Public Foundation for the Development of Industry – Hungary University of Montenegro (International Relations Office) – Montenegro Mihajlo Pupin Institute – Serbia Despite the fact that innovation systems in the partner countries show a variety of policy mixes and institutional settings, all partners share the belief that an upgrading of evaluation capacities for RTDI policies, programmes and institutions towards international state-of-art standards will contribute to evidence-based decision ...

... of the innovation infrastructures in the WBC region, covering several important aspects of the National Innovation Systems (NIS) and presenting the status quo of innovation institutions and programmes in the Western Balkan Countries (WBC). The reports identify in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo (UN Res. 1244), Montenegro and Serbia: Innovation-related key government institutions and Key programmes as well as Key innovation infrastructures such as Technology and Innovation Centres (TICs), Clusters, Technology and Science Parks (TSPs), Business Start-up centres (BSCs), Technology Incubators (TIs) and other related organisations. In addition, an exhaustive Conclusive Summary Report complements and summarises all ...

EDITORIAL The short-term outlook for the SEE economies has taken a significant turn for the worse in recent months. In its latest forecasts, published in October 2011, the EBRD significantly cut its forecasts for growth in the region in 2012 by an average of more than two percentage points relative to the July forecasts. The biggest reductions were in Albania, Romania and Serbia. The main reason is the worsening crisis in the eurozone, the effects of which are bound to be felt throughout SEE ...

Throughout the project, Norway has been identified as a role model – a country with desirable innovation practices. The workshop itself was organized with the aim of presenting the results of reports on the current situation within the national innovation system of the WB countries; namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia and Serbia. The second day included a guest lecture by Jadranka Švarc, PhD, on the topic Sustainability of the Innovation System in Croatia in terms of ...

... by an address by Head of EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina/EU Special Representative, Ambassador Peter Sorensen. “The encouraging messages of the European Commission’s latest Enlargement Package such as the acknowledgment of Croatia’s preparedness for membership in mid-2013, recommendations to open accession negotiations with Montenegro and to grant candidate status to Serbia, serve as a strong incentive for others to embrace a greater responsibility in fulfilling the necessary reforms”, said Secretary General Biscevic. “By pooling together all regional stakeholders around concrete projects in the fields of rule of law, freedom of expression, economic ...

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