20. 3. 2017 | BIH - Entrepreneurs, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance, Youth
For the third year in a row, Centre for European Perspective offers its support to the young entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina and youngsters with entrepreneurial ideas, who want to develop and launch their projects. In order to do so, we organize a call for applications in cooperation with the leading regional start up conference PODIM, that takes place every May in Maribor, Slovenia.
The call helps us select the best entrepreneurial ideas and pitches and we offer 20 young entrepreneurs (the members of the teams and their mentors) the transportation to the conference, accommodation and the ticket to the PODIM Conference. We widen their knowledge about entrepreneurship and give them an insight into the process of development of the project from the initial idea to the launch, we offer them an opportunity to meet potential investors and last but not least, the entrepreneurs with the same mindset from the whole Alps-Adriatic region.
Following the PODIM Conference, the participants will visit Centre for European Perspective at Grad Jable, where a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will explain more about the Slovenian foreign policy efforts in the Balkan region and the EU-wide Positive Agenda for Youth that recognizes youth in the Balkan region as essential actors in regional cooperation, friendship and reconciliation. Their visit in Slovenia will conclude with a peek into the Slovenian start-up environment and co-working scene at the ABC Accelerator in Ljubljana. The good practices from Slovenia will help transmit one of the key messages of the project – cooperation leads first to small changes in the start-up environment, but not giving up and raising the voice of youth can lead to the system-wide reforms.
Youngsters have to present their entrepreneurial idea in the application, that is reviewed by the expert commission. Since we realized during the previous years that the presentations of the ideas and the pitches could be prepared even better, we decided to organize a startup workshop, where our participants get to know the call for applications and PODIM conference. The workshop, where the young entrepreneurs also get the opportunity to prepare a preliminary presentation and get the immediate feedback from their colleagues and our experts, will take placeon Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Networks Sarajevo, Sarajevo, BiH. Apply here.
The project is part of our program activities, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Slovenia in the framework of Slovenia’s development cooperation.
Spodbujanje podjetništva med mladimi v BiH
CEP že tretje leto nudi podporo mladim bosanskim podjetnikom in mladim s podjetniškimi idejami, ki bi radi svoje ideje razvijali, nadgrajevali. V ta namen v sodelovanju z vodilno regionalno start up konferenco PODIM, ki poteka vsako leto meseca maja v Mariboru, organiziramo natečaj, preko katerega izberemo najboljše podjetniške ideje in predstavitve. 20 mladim podjetnikom (članom ekip in njihovim mentorjem) bomo tako omogočili prevoz, namestitev in vstopnico za konferenco PODIM. Tako razširjamo njihovo znanje o podjetniških korakih, jim ponudimo možnost srečanja s potencialnimi investitorji in nenazadnje, z enako mislečimi iz celotne regije Alpe-Adria.
Po konferenci PODIM bodo udeleženci obiskali tudi Center za evropsko prihodnost na gradu Jable, kjer jim bo predstavnik Ministrstva za zunanje zadeve RS povedal več o slovenskih prizadevanjih na področju zunanje politike na Balkanu in o Pozitivni agendi za mlade, ki na nivoju Evropske unije prepoznava mlade na Balkanu kot ključne akterje pri regionalnem sodelovanju, prijateljstvu in spravi. Njihov obisk v Sloveniji se bo zaključil z vpogledom v slovensko start-up okolje in sodelo (co-working) v ABC pospeševalniku v Ljubljani. Dobre prakse iz Slovenije bodo pomagale prenašati eno izmed ključnih sporočil projekta – sodelovanje najprej vodi do majhnih sprememb znotraj start-up okolja, vztrajnost in angažiranost mladih pa lahko vodita do širših reform na sistemski ravni.
Mladi morajo za prijavo na natečaj oddati predstavitev svoje podjetniške ideje, ki jih nato pregleda strokovna komisija. Ker smo v preteklih letih zaznali, da bi lahko mladi predstavitve pripravili še bolje, organiziramo delavnico, kjer bodo mladi izvedeli vse o natečaju, konferenci in na svojo predstavitev dobili takojšen komentar strokovnjakov in kolegov. Delavnica bo potekala v sredo, 22. marca 2017, v Sarajevu v prostorih Networks Sarajevo, prijava je možna na povezavi tukaj.
Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.
17. 3. 2017 | Montenegro - EU Accession, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
In the framework of the project “Assistance to Montenegro in negotiations on accession to the EU-2017” CEP provides technical assistance to Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism. Two-day advisory workshop (16 – 17 March 2017) in Podgorica is carried out by Slovenian expert Radovan Tavzes.
The workshop is focused on the Chapter 27 – Environment. Several different EU directives, their possible transition periods and derogations are tackled.
The project is part of the CEP program activities financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the scope of international development cooperation.
CEP nudi tehnično pomoč Črni gori na njeni poti v EU
V okviru projekta ‘Pomoč Črni gori pri pogajanjih o pristopu k EU 2017’ izvaja CEP v Podgorici tehnično pomoč črnogorskemu ministrstvu za Trajnostni razvoj in turizem. Dvodnevno svetovalno delavnico (16. in 17. marec 2017) izvaja slovenski strokovnjak Radovan Tavzes.
Svetovanje je usmerjeno na pogajalsko poglavje 27 – Okolje. V okviru svetovanja črnogorskim kolegom se obdeluje več različnih direktiv, njihova prehodna obdobja in izjeme. Gre za direktive s področja kakovosti zraka, industrijskih emisij, odpadkov in voda.
Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.
15. 3. 2017 | PR
Centre for European Perspective and Service for Strategic Studies and Analyses of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a workshop on the future of the EU and migrations for postgraduate students and lecturers from the Doshisha University from Kyoto, Japan.
The workshop, taking place on March 10, 2017 at Jable Castle, was opened with the introduction of the university by the Dean of the Graduate School of Global Studies and the Program Coordinator of the Advanced Doctoral Program in Global Resource Management, prof. dr. Masanori Naito. Dr. Naito pointed out that his university is among the eldest private educational institutions in Japan, established by Joseph Hardly Neeshima, who secretly escaped Japan in order to study in the United States of America. When the prohibition of travelling abroad was abolished, Neeshima returned to his homeland and established the university.
The visiting PhD candidates, two from Japan, four from China and one from the Philippines, Thailand, Malesia and Taiwan, had a chance to get to understand the Slovenian approach to foreign policy. Representative of the MFA, Ambassador Dr. Stanislav Raščan, introduced the Strategy and Declaration of Foreign Policy of the Republic of Slovenia, and Executive Director of Centre for European Perspective Dr. Gorazd Justinek presented the work of the organization in the Western Balkans.
As one of a few Japanese experts on Islam, dr. Naito discussed the current situation in Turkey, which led to a further discussion on the state of the wider region. Ambassador Igor Senčar introduced the recent developments in the debates on the future of the EU, Ambassador Vojko Volk touched upon the migration crisis and its impact on the Western Balkans, and Ambassador Iztok Mirošič explained the ongoing debate surrounding the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the EU.
15. 3. 2017 | IECEU, PR
EUFOR Althea je vojna operacija, uspostavljena u okviru Zajedničke vanjske i sigurnosne politike (ZVSP – Common Security and Defence Policy) i predstavlja najdužu vojnu operaciju pod ZVSP, te predstavlja integralni pristup Evropske unije (EU) prema Zapadnom Balkanu. Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH) je ostavio više od sto hiljada žrtava, dok je iz svojih domova prognano više od dva miliona ljudi. Rat je završen nakon više od tri godine posredovanjem međunarodne zajednice pod okriljem NATO-a. NATO je u zemlji ostao još devet godina u obliku dvije uzastopne misije, ovlašten od strane Ujedinjenih nacija, kako bi se osiguralo sprovođenje mirovnog sporazuma, demilitarizacije, razoružanja oružanih snaga i civilnog stanovništva, te povratak raseljenih lica u svoje prijeratne domove.
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13. 3. 2017 | Montenegro - EU Accession, PR, Slovenian Development Assistance
Center za evropsko prihodnost bo v okviru projekta Pomoč Črni gori pri pogajanjih o pristopu k EU 2017 izvedel prvo letošnje usposabljanje. Dvodnevno usposabljanje bo v obliki svetovanja potekalo pod vodstvom slovenskega strokovnjaka Radovana Tavzesa 16. in 17. marca 2017 v Podgorici.
Tokratno svetovanje bo potekalo v okviru pogajalskega poglavja 27 – Okolje, na dnevnem redu pa so različne direktive s področja kakovosti zraka, industrijskih emisij, odpadkov in voda.
Projekt je del programskih aktivnosti CEP, ki jih financira Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve iz sredstev za mednarodno razvojno sodelovanje.
10. 3. 2017 | Danube, PR
Today, on 12th March 12th Steering Group (SG) Meeting of the Priority Area 10 – Institutional Capacity and Cooperation of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), hosted by the City of Vienna took place at the representation of Baden- Wurttemberg in Berlin, held on the side-lines of the Donausalon.
PA10 Steering Group members had the opportunity to participate at the Donausalon, the opening of congress part of the ITB Berlin 2017 on Thursday Evening. Slovenia as the “Convention and Culture Partner ITB Berlin 2017” coloured the event in green. Slovenian State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology Ms Eva Štravs Podlogar took the Danube river basin as an example and expressed readiness for further cooperation. The highlight of the evening was the National Geographic World Legacy Award won by the Slovenian Tourist Board in destination leadership category.
The PA10 SG meeting on Friday addressed several important items, from state of play in participating countries, Annual Forum, update on macroregional cooperation and Commission’s report, DSP closure, Seed Money Facility call, DSPF call to PA10 workplan in 2017. Two successful projects from the 1st DTP call were also presented – AgriGoForCities and Attracitve Danube project. The next PA 10 SG meeting will be held in November at Jable Castle and hosted by CEP.
