Agenda

Minutes

09:35 – 09:45Welcome remarks and introduction
Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I
Carla Matias dos Santos, Portuguese EU Council Presidency
Xhavit Rexhaj, Kosovar* Deputy Minister of Education and Science, WB Co-chair
Filip Van Depoele, EC DG EAC Liliana Pasecinic, EC DG JRC
09:45 – 10:55Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport 
DG R&I, DG EAC, DG JRC, DG NEAR (10 min)
WB6 progress reports / latest R&I developments (3 minutes per WB6)
EU Member States (5 minutes)
Int. organisations: COST, EIT, EUREKA, CEI, RCC, Berlin Process (15 min)
Q&A, general discussion (20 min)
10:55 – 11:00Technical Break
11:00 – 11:45Researchers’ mobility in the Western Balkans
MSCA: Cooperation in researchers’ training and mobility: opportunities for Western Balkans’ researchers and organisations, Stephanie Demart, EC DG EAC (10 min) (Presentation)
Study on researchers’ mobility: Elke Stewering, International Service Facility (ISF) (10 min) (Presentation)
Interaction with the WB6 and other stakeholders (20 min)
Discussion
11:45 – 11:55Update from the ISF
Ulrike Kunze and Desiree Pecarz, ISF (10 min) (Presentation)
11:55 – 12:00Concluding remarks and next steps
Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit ‘Horizon Europe Association’, EC DG R&I