Newsletter 11/2011

April 14, 2011

 
IN FOCUS
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INTERVIEW with Dimitrios Droutsas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Greece

RCC can play decisive role in stimulating regional cooperation in infrastructure, justice and home affairs, security, and building human capital

 
 
OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE

Cross-border cooperation programmes, strategic interest for South East Europe

Recovering from global economic crisis and returning to sustainable development and growth is a challenging task for countries in South East Europe (SEE),... 

 RCC supports projects of strategic interest for South East Europe (Photo:http://linked2balkannews.blogspot.com)

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Visa free travel arrangements create feeling of acceptance and inclusion, benefit knowledge society

A recent action that has made a significant impact on the lives of citizens in South East Europe (SEE) is the Visa Facilitation Agreement with the European Union (EU) which,...  

 As of recently, nationals of five Western Balkan countries can travel visa-free to the European Union. (Photo: http://www.rferl.org)

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ARTICLE by Jelica Minic, Deputy RCC Secretary General/Head of Expert Pool, and Sanjin Arifagic, Head of Economic and Social Development Unit, RCC Secretariat

RCC conference brings together key players to discuss aligning Western Balkans programmes with Europe 2020 

 RCC-organized regional coordination conference Western Balkans and Europe 2020 – Towards Convergence and Growth explored possibilities of further alignment of the region to Europe 2020 policy objectives and principles (Photo: RCC/Dinka Zivalj)

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FROM BRUSSELS ANGLE
Caption: Janos Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary (Photo: http://www.eu2011.hu)
INTERVIEW with Janos Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary

Western Balkan needs to see tangible European perspective, else the credibility of the EU could be weakened  read more

Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (Photo: courtesy of Mr. Kollatz-Ahnen)
 INTERVIEW with Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank

European Investment Bank supports quality of life enhancement by financing sound investment projects in the region read more

 
EVENTS CALENDAR

RCC EVENTS

20.04.2011

Second Conference on Road Infrastructure Safety Management, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

more RCC events

CULTURAL EVENTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

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ACTIVITIES IN BRIEF

South East European ministers endorse regional strategy on justice and home affairs
more activities
 
 

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

Editor: Dinka Živalj
Contributor: Ratka Babić
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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.