Newsletter 1/2010

April 14, 2010

 
IN FOCUS
Hido Biščević is the first Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council. (Photo RCC/Samir Pinjagić)

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Foreword by Hido Biščević, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council

South East Europe is well-known for its self-cynicism. Living, for too long, in harsh and complex conditions, nurtured by the 'left-out' sentiments and mindsets, people tend to develop somewhat anecdotal responses to the tides of  problems, hardships, sufferings and crises that perpetually hit the southern shores of Europe.
 
OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE

A BUSINESSWOMAN'S VIEW: Interview with Gordana Kovačević, President, Ericsson Nikola Tesla

"We need real visionaries and leaders who can make a change, to ensure survival of sound companies"

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A STATESMAN'S VIEW: Interview with Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro

"Cooperation among the countries of the region in all areas is the only right response for its future"

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Developing competitive economies in the Western Balkans in times of hardship

Impacts of the global economic crisis on the Western Balkans, but also new opportunities it may open in strengthening a long-term competitiveness of the region's economies, was in focus of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) organized conference Western Balkans in 2020 - Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Developing Competitive Economies...

 Deputy RCC Secretary General, Jelica Minić (right), at the conference Western Balkans in 2020 – Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Developing Competitive Economies, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24 February 2010. (Photo RCC/Selma Ahatović-Lihić)

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Strengthened regional cooperation in South East Europe as a remedy for economic crisis

South East European countries should strengthen mutual business ties in an attempt to overcome effects of economic crisis, regional officials agree.

 Regional Cooperation Council works to help provide a coordinated response to the effects of the global economic crisis in South East Europe. (Photo www.leap2020.eu)

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FROM BRUSSELS ANGLE
Štefan Füle has been the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy since February 2010. (Photo European Commission)
 Interview with Štefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy

"The RCC, as a unique regional organisation, is well-placed to consult with the governments of the region on ways to further their European integration" read more

 
GUEST COMMENTATOR
Erhan Türbedar is the South East European Studies Coordinator at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. (Photo /courtesy of Mr Türbedar)
 "The South East European countries, following the painful period of transformation of the 1990s, enjoyed an average growth rate of over 5% in the first eight years of 2000s."
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Erhan Türbedar
South East European Studies Coordinator, Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)

     
ACTIVITIES IN BRIEF

Workshop on importance of air transport for economic and social development of South East Europe held in Sarajevo
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EVENTS CALENDAR

RCC EVENTS

15.04.2010 - 16.04.2010

The First Road Infrastructure Safety Management Conference, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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CULTURAL EVENTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

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

Editor: Dinka Živalj
Contributor: Selma Ahatović-Lihić
Design by: ENIGMA

Contact: press@rcc.int
Website: www.rcc.int

The publication of this newsletter has been made possible through a financial support by the Federal Republic of Germany.

The views expressed in the articles/interviews are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Regional Cooperation Council and its Secretariat.