Specific support actions for western Balkan countries
The European Commission has published a call for proposals for specific support actions for western Balkan countries under the Sixth Framework Programme's 'Specific measures in support of international cooperation - western Balkan countries (WBC)' thematic priority. This is one of the areas covered by the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' thematic priority. Activities in this area (10.6.2 C in the work programme) will be funded with the specific support action instrument. The general objective of international cooperation activities carried out under the Framework Programme is to help open up the European Research Area to the rest of the world. These activities represent the particular contribution of the Framework Programme to this opening-up process, which will require a joint effort by the Community and the Member States. The objectives of the science and technology co-operation with countries in the western Balkans are on the one hand to stabilise and to reinforce their research potential and, on the other hand, to contribute to sustainable development and thus to help settle the political and social situation of the Western Balkan region. The research priorities will address issues related to the making good of the consequences of the war in the environment and health. Further action might be contemplated on agricultural and industrial facilities. All thematic issues within the western Balkan countries section are covered by this call (area 10.3.1.C of the work programme). The budget for this call is 0.6 million euro in 2003. The indicative budgets for 2004 to 2006 will be given in periodic updates of the work programme.To see the call text, please visit: http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=44(opens in new window)