POLICY ANSWERS Policy Brief: The Western Balkans on the Road to Framework Programme 10

Several governments, associations, institutions, and stakeholder groups have already suggested possible changes and new ideas to improve the effectiveness of the coming European Union (EU) Framework Programme (FP) 10, from its contents to its structure. The POLICY ANSWERS project aims to contribute to this discussion, with recommendations from the Western Balkans (WB) gathered
through desk research, a survey and key informant interviews. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are all associated to the current Framework Programme, and most of them have been already associated to previous FPs. They are potential future members of the EU and already actively integrate their research and innovation (R&I) systems into the European ones.

This Policy Brief contains the recommendations highlighted in research conducted in the WB region during the first half of 2024. It provides a regional point of view on designing and improving the FP overall. Please find the document below.