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Newsletter 23/2012 - November 20, 2012

IN FOCUS:

Amna Redzepagic, Expert on Infrastructure, RCC Secretariat (Photo: RCC/Dado Ruvic)CONNECT TO EUROPE TO CONNECT EUROPE, by Amna Redzepagic, Expert on Infrastructure, RCC Secretariat

OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE:

Sinisa Hajdas Doncic, Minister of the Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, Croatia (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Hajdas Doncic)INTERVIEW with Sinisa Hajdas Doncic, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, Croatia
Gordana Comic, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia/ Member of the Working Group on Parliamentary Cooperation in South East Europe (Photo: http://www.mc.rs)INTERVIEW with Gordana Comic, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia/ Member of the Working Group on Parliamentary Cooperation in South East Europe
Gjergj Murra, Expert in Parliamentary Cooperation, RCC Secretariat (Photo: RCC/Selma Ahatovic-Lihic)A YEAR OF TANGIBLE PROGRESS, by Gjergj Murra, Expert in Parliamentary Cooperation, RCC Secretariat
The RCC has initiated the mapping of regional climate change adaptation activities and works to strengthen cooperation between the major regional players in this area (Photo: http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)Climate changes know no borders
The RCC works to transpose South East Europe’s regional needs into visible and viable infrastructure projects (Photo: http://www.eurocontrol.int)Single European Sky on Western Balkans Horizon

FROM BRUSSELS ANGLE:

Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, Directorate General Energy, European Commission (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Barbaso)INTERVIEW with Fabrizio Barbaso, Deputy Director General, Directorate General Energy, European Commission
Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament (Photo: http://www.ceuropeens.org )INTERVIEW with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament

GUEST COMMENTATOR:

Michael Ehrke, Director of Regional Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office, Belgrade, Serbia (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Ehrke)
International cooperation gives parliament additional resource that could be deployed for benefit of a country, Director of Regional Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office, Belgrade, Serbia
Esref Gacanin, President of the Association of Consulting Engineers, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Garcanin)Development level of a region or a state is often measured by its transport infrastructure, President of Association of Consulting Engineers, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Newsletter 21/2012 - July 18, 2012

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Hido Biscevic, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council (Photo: RCC/Dado Ruvic)
RCC ANNUAL MEETING – MIRROR IMAGE: MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE, by Hido Biscevic, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council

OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE:

Nikola Poposki, Minister of Foreign Affairs/Chair-in-Office of the South-East European Cooperation Process (Photo: http://www.mfa.gov.mk)INTERVIEW with Nikola Poposki, Minister of Foreign Affairs/Chair-in-Office of the South-East European Cooperation Process
Ivan Mrkic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Serbia (Photo: http://www.vesti-online.com)ARTICLE by Ivan Mrkic, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Serbia
Results that RCC achieved in the first year of implementation of its Strategy and Work Programme 2011-2013 will shape organisation's future efforts to advance regional cooperation (Photo: http://www.seenetwork.org)Moving cooperation in South East Europe closer: RCC looks at its own impact
The RCC has proved to be the leading provider and initiator of cooperation in South East Europe (Photo: http://www.seedw.org/)RCC’s measured and pragmatic approach towards unhindered regional cooperation

FROM BRUSSELS ANGLE:

Joost Korte, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Korte)INTERVIEW with Joost Korte, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels

GUEST COMMENTATOR:

Hansjörg Brey, Executive Director, Southeast Europe Association, Munich, Germany (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Brey) Regional cooperation needs tireless work of an institution like the RCC, Executive Director, Southeast Europe Association, Munich, Germany

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Newsletter 20/2012 - May 18, 2012

IN FOCUS:

Sanjin Arifagić is Head of Economic and Social Development Unit. (Photo: Scan TV)BALANCING AMBITION WITH REALISM by Sanjin Arifagic, Head of Economic and Social Development Unit, RCC Secretariat

OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE:

Mirko Sarovic, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Photo: http://www.seebiz.eu)INTERVIEW with Mirko Sarovic, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teuta Arifi, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Skopje (Photo: courtesy of Ms Arifi)INTERVIEW with Teuta Arifi, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Skopje
RCC has committed to support developmentof small end medium enterprises in Western Balkans through Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (EDIF) (Photo: http://ec.europa.eu)Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility to support development of competitive small end medium enterprises in Western Balkans
South East Europe Investment Committee works to present the region as an attractive investment destination (Photo: RCC/Dado Ruvic)South East Europe Investment Committee merges economic potentials and strengths in the region

FROM BRUSSELS ANGLE:

Yngve Engström, Head of Regional Programmes Unit, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels (Photo: courtesy of Mr Engström)INTERVIEW with Yngve Engström, Head of Regional Programmes Unit, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels
Gerhard Schumann-Hitzler, Director of Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) Strategy, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission (Photo: courtesy of Mr Schumann-Hitzler)INTERVIEW with Gerhard Schumann-Hitzler, Director of IPA Strategy, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission

GUEST COMMENTATOR:

Ulrike Damyanovic and Simona Rinaldi, European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin, Italy (Photo: courtesy of Mss Damyanovic and Rinaldi)Benefiting from the new positive energy through South East Europe Investment Committee, European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin, Italy

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Newsletter 6/2010 - October 20, 2010

IN FOCUS:

Ljubica Jelušič, Minister of Defence of Slovenia (Photo: www.delo.si)REGIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE COOPERATION IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE, by Ljubica Jelušič, Minister of Defence of Slovenia

OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE:

Avgustina Tzvetkova, Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria (Photo: http://www.nc3a.nato.int)INTERVIEW with Avgustina Tzvetkova, Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria
RCC promotes gender equality in South East Europe (Photo: www.sofiaecho.net)Stepping up women’s representation in military structures
RCC works to advance regional cooperation in disaster risk reduction and preparedness in South East Europe (Photo: www.sott.net)Region focuses on disaster risk reduction
Ambassador Nikola Todorčevski, Director of RACVIAC (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Todorčevski)10 years of RACVIAC - Centre for Security Cooperation, by Centre Director, Ambassador Nikola Todorcevski

GUEST COMMENTATOR:

Sonja Stojanović, Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (Photo: courtesy of Ms Stojanović)Regional security cooperation between necessity and community building, Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

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IMPRESSUM

Published (from April 2010 to December 2013) by: Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat

Editor: Dinka Živalj
Contributor: Ratka Babić
Design by: ENIGMA

Contact: press@rcc.int