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Home / Meeting of the Western Balkans Steering Platforms on Education and Training and Research and Innovation, 27 March 2024, online

Agenda

List of Participants

Minutes

09:00-09:30Welcome Remarks and Introduction
Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I
Alison Morton, Belgian EU Council Presidency
Taulant Kelmendi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, XK[1] co-chair
Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit ‘Member States Partnerships and International Relations’, EC JRC
09:30-10:50Western Balkans Agenda: Main Developments and Updates in Research and Innovation
Anne Haglund Morrissey, Deputy Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I (10 min)
Emanuela Bellan, Head of Unit ‘Member States Partnerships and International Relations’, EC JRC (5 min)
Enrica Chiozza, Team Leader Western Balkans Investment Framework, EC DG NEAR (5 min)
Giada Trucco, Policy Officer, EC DG NEAR (5 min)
Luke Incorvaja, Innovation Officer, EIT (5 min)
WB updates (5 min per WB) EU MS and other organisations (2 min each)
Q&A, General Discussion (10 min)
10:50 – 11:00Technical break
11:00-11:15Strengthening R&I Capacity in the Western Balkans
Ioannis Sagias, Deputy Head of Unit for Valorisation Policies and IPR, EC DG R&I: R&I Valorisation
Akos Kristof, BIOEAST National Contact Point, Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture (Presentation)
11:15-12:00Update by POLICY ANSWERS
Elke Dall, ZSI: Current Activities (5 min) (Presentations)
Ralf Hanatschek, DLR: Monitoring the progress towards ERA integration – 2023 edition; Western Balkans Mobility Scheme (15 min) (Presentation 1; Presentation 2)
Ardian Marku, FITD: Innovation Voucher Scheme (5 min) (Presentation)
Simon Schmitz, DLR: Foresight (5 min) AoB,
Q&A, General Discussion (15 min)
12:00-12:15Concluding remarks and next steps
Taulant Kelmendi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, XK co-chair
Anne Haglund Morrissey, Deputy Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I

[1] This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.