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During the workshop selected participants of the programme, which will be implemented firstly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and FYR of Macedonia, met the Swiss organisers (University of Fribourg / Swiss Development Cooperation) and discussed the importance of Social Sciences in the Western Balkan countries and some success stories from university institutes, NGOs and private universities. The afternoon was dedicated to parallel workshops which discussed topics such as " ...

EXIT Consulting Ltd is a consulting agency, based in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), having the mission to support innovation and business growth in BiH, promote entrepreneurship and contribute to development of inclusive BiH information society. Within this framework, EXIT’s activities fall into categories of business and IT consultancy and project management services. Specific areas of strategic interest are devoted to eGovernment, eLearning ...

... Representative, the European Commissioner for Enlargement and the European Commissioner for External Relations met in Brdo on the 29 March 2008 at the occasion of the informal Foreign Ministers’ meeting. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo, the EU Special Representative for Kosovo, the OHR/EUSR for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EUSR/HoD for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Secretary General of the Regional Co-operation Council were also present. I. The Presidency underlined that it is in our common interest that the Western Balkans countries proceed as rapidly as possible with political and economic reforms, reconciliation and ...

... of this article. Greece is the most important co-operation partner for Albanian institutions in FP6. Greek partners represent almost 8 % of all links of Albanian institutions in FP6, whereas 4 % of all links (i.e. 19 out of a total of 456) have been with German partners. For institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina most links were within the WBCs. Croatia, which is by far the country with most links (2359 counted), co-operates intensely with Germany, UK and Italy. The FYR of Macedonia again is strongly entangled with Greek and Serbian/Montenegrin partners, but also with Germans. Also the Netherlands are strong co-operation partners ...

This is a Report on a conference of science and technology in the Western Balkans, Brussels, January 17, 2008. At a conference in Brussels, on 17 January, the Romanian government led adiscussion among key opinion formers and stakeholders exploring how the EU’s research programmes could be applied to building up the region’s scientific and technological capabilities – and, ultimately, create a climate for faster economic growth and greater political stability. This publication includes a report ...

... systems on national and regional levels and, on the other hand, to make clear the deficiencies in the existing tools of co-operation; the final goal being the definition of appropriate activities to be developed under the aegis of RCC) Panel one Moderator: Mladen Ivanic, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Professor in Economics, Member of the Balkan Political Club Madlen Serban, Romania, Co- Chair of the Task Force Education and Youth (TFEY) and Anton Dobart, Austria, Co-Chair, Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital- Opportunities for the Regional Cooperation in Southeast Europe.Nikolaos Sidiropoulos, General Secretariat for Research and Technology ...

... The Programme will be led by an Academic Dean, Lord Roper, a Member of the British House of Lords who will guide the participants through the different aspects of the Programme. The participants:Up to 30 participants will be chosen to participate in the programme. They will come from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, FYROM, Kosovo, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova and Turkey. In addition, a certain number of participants will be selected from broader Europe and the United States.The Programme is specifically designed for students who are currently undertaking or are about to start their postgraduate studies as well as ...

Aims of the project: Motivation and reinforcement of young scientists to engage in the region Central and South East Europe;Presentation of research projects for the public;Promoting exchange of information and creation of networking;Promotion of mobility;Publication of the lectures in a well-known journal. Target group: Young scientists from/residing in Austria, Central and South East Europe dealing with South East Europe in the fields of economics, geography, history, law, political sciences ...

The document is accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European and the Council. It elaborates in detail the steps taken so far and initiatives involving Western Balkans countries focusing on different fields: - moving closer towards the EU and enhancing regional cooperation - people-to-people contacts; familiarising people with the EU - civil society development and dialogue - good governance - parliamentary cooperation - trade integration - investment and economic and ...

The document is focusing on policy advice and EU instruments aimed at Western Balkans countries in their further stabilisation, economic and political development, and moving closer to the EU. The Commission supports the efforts of the Western Balkan countries for reform and regional cooperation mainly through its Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance. It has taken a new initiative in the area of donor coordination, involving the international financial institutions and bilateral donors. This ...

Please find enclosed all deliverables of the project Virtual Balkan Power Centre for Advance of Renewable Energy Sources in Western Balkans, under the Sixth Framework Programme, Priority 6, Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems. The project ran from January 2005 to December 2007. Deliverables of the project Virtual Balkan Power Centre for Advance of Renewable Energy Sources in Western Balkans (FP6): http://www.vbpc-res.org/ (13.03.2008) Virtual Balkan Power Centre for Advance of ...

... to be met by all the countries in the region in order to gradually advance towards visa liberalisation. This would enable the Council and the Commission to closely monitor progress in necessary reforms. Visa facilitation and readmission agreements Visa facilitation and readmission agreements were signed between the EU and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia on 18/9/2007 and entered into force on 1/1/2008. The visa facilitation agreements will make it easier to issue short-term visas for citizens of the Western Balkan countries and introduce a reduced fee of 35 for visa applications ...

... have been allocated to grant up to 100 scholarships for postgraduate students from the Western Balkans each year to follow Erasmus Mundus master courses, starting in the academic year 2007-08 (Western Balkans window): academic year 2007-08: the Decision adopted on 14.12.2006 (CARDS 2006, EUR 4 million) covers Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo.academic year 2008-09: the Decision adopted on 5.11.2007 (IPA 2007, EUR 4 million) extended eligibility to Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Exchanges of up to 500 undergraduate and graduate students, doctoral and post-doctoral candidates and academic staff between the EU and ...

Please find attached the press release text in order to inform about our initiatives in your networks. It would be great if you could inform us briefly about your communications: Elke Dall dall@zsi.at Project coordinator WBC-INCO.NET c/o Centre for Social Innovation Linke Wienzeile 246, A-1150 Vienna. Austria. Many thanks in advance! We would like to ask our readers - YOU! - to also inform on their websites and in their networks on the start of WBC-INCO.NET project. In our press release we ...

... cultural studies, gender studies, economics, history, political science, international relations, psychology, public administration, philosophy, social work, sociology, public health, human rights & public law, or journalism/media studies. The program does not support scholars in philology, the visual and performing arts, or business. The program may operate in: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo/UNMIK, Kyrgyzstan, FYR of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine. AFP fellows are placed in carefully selected university departments that are amenable to change and demonstrate a realistic and clear vision for future development. The program, which represents part of a conscious strategy ...

... a total population of 200 million and presents 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. The operational programme can be found in the document service of wbc-inco.net at http://www.wbc-inco.net/doc/3230.html (registration is for free). For further information ...

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 ...

Find enclosed the Minutes of the Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan Countries which took place on 29 October, 2007 in Thessaloniki Greece. Conference organiser were the General Secretariat for Research and Technology and the Greek Ministry of Development. Minutes of the Steering Plattform Meeting on Research for the Westn Balkan Countries in Thessaloniki, 2008 ZSI

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: ...

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 ...

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 present paper with the findings of the research on “Stimulating YouthEntrepreneurship: Barriers and Incentives to Enterprise Start-ups by Young People”continues the SEED Series on Youth and Entrepreneurship initiated in 2003 by a researchon awareness and promotion programmes in formal and non-formal education entitled“Facilitating Youth Entrepreneurship”, thus contributing to the knowledge about creationof youth employment opportunities through entrepreneurship development. Stimulating ...

... Committee of Ministers is responsible for all steps and decisions necessary 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 ...

... growth and poverty reduction, as well as associatedexternal financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for Bosnia andHerzegovina, dated March, 2004, is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with themember country as a service to users of the IMF website. Mid-term Development Strategy of Bosnia & Herzegovina 2004-2007, available from: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2004/cr04114.pdf (26.02.2008) Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2004/cr04114.pdf

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

The attached Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Bosnia andHerzegovina, prepared by the staffs of both the World Bank and IMF, was submitted with themember country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) or Interim PRSP (IPRSP) to theExecutive Boards of the two institutions. A JSA evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a country'spoverty reduction objectives and strategies, and considers ...

Within the joint EC/CoE project “Strengthening Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina” a working group was formed in May 2006 to draft the national action plan for improving the quality of the process associated with the recognition of foreign qualifications. The working group includes representatives of education authorities and of higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At its first meeting the ...

Zenica was one of the most important economic centers in the former Yugoslavia, with its developed industry, organized city structure, developed educational, health, scientific, sport and cultural institutions and multiethnic population as well.The inherited economic structure, which was dominated by the steel industry, has been an obstacle for Zenica to go successfully through the transition process in the economic and social spheres, and therefore it is legging behind in comparison with some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is a report about the Economic Reform and Development Agenda of Montenegro in the period of 2007-2011. Economic Reform and Development Agenda Montenegro 2007-2011, available from: http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/ebrd_-_draft_strategy_for_mne.pdf (26.02.2008) Vukotic, V. Podgorica, document of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development http://sensi.biz/images/stories/sensi_literature_list/ebrd_-_draft_strategy_for_mne.pdf

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

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 ...

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, ...

The workshop aims to bring together key policy-makers of South-East European governments supervising the development of electronic infrastructure in their countries, as well as leaders in e-Infrastructure implementation activities in these countries. The objective of the workshop is to involve these key players in a dialogue and exchange of experience regarding the current status of e-Infrastructure and help pave the way for a future common vision and strategy. The workshop will include keynote ...

... m. Section III (Popper Room)Enlargement and New Member States - The New Perspectives February 23 9:30 Section IV (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 ...

The committment to participate in FP7 has been confirmed during a session of the Council of Ministries of Bosnia and Herzegovina held on January 24, 2008. Soon this initial information shall be completed with some additional input from the Ministry of Civil Affairs BiH. We are happy to inform the research community that also researchers from BiH will soon be participating in FP7 on equal footing! Bosnia and Herzegovina is committed ...

8. The overall objective of the Tempus IV will be to contribute to an area of cooperation in the field of higher education involving the European Union and partner countries in the surrounding area. In particular, Tempus promotes the voluntary convergence with EU developments in higher education deriving from the Lisbon Strategy to create more jobs and growth, and the Bologna Process to establish a European Area of Higher Education. Tempus IV invites the submission of cooperative projects under ...

... contact person:snezanabs@mn.gov.mk)- Zagreb, Croatia 5 March (respective contact person: gordana.cukar@azvo.hr)- Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina 7 March (respective contact person: tempus@bih.net.ba) for more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/tempus/news_en.html Furthermore a Tempus Project Representatives’ Meeting will be held in Brussels: The European Commission's Directorate ...

... or explicitly better production, processes 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 Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST) was opened in October 2004 in Sarajevo as the first private university in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Dedicated to providing highest quality, modern and internationally competitive education, SSST has established a collaboration with the University of Buckingham (UK) and is required to meet the academic standards of the University of Buckingham and the United Kingdom. SSST graduates receive their degrees both from the SSST and the University of ...

... facilitates recruitment processes during the Sub-Competitions 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 ...

... 2013. This "associated status" will allow Montenegro to participate in all calls for proposals and compete on an equal footing with the EU Member States for research co-operation and support actions funded by FP7, as of 1 January 2008. With Montenegro, all countries of the Western Balkans except Bosnia and Herzegovina are now associated to the European Union research effort ...

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