25. 9. 2017 | Danube, PR
The EU macroregional strategies conference on Media and Communication »Know thy neighbor« that was held between 20 and 22 September 2017 in Portorož, Slovenia, addressed key issues that stakeholders are facing at their daily work. That is especially how to improve the visibility of macro-regional strategies in the public sphere and how to strengthen the media support to macro-regional endeavors. For the first time in the history of macro-regions, communication officers of all 4 macro-regions (Baltic, Danube, Adriatic-Ionian and Alpine) joined to discuss the synergies they could all benefit from and how to overcome the common obstacles in reaching out to general public.
Conference brought together over 160 representatives of media, practicians, academia, general public and interested stakeholders from the four EU macroregional strategies to discuss the topics, platforms, tools and process that would improve connectivity within the macro-regions and contribute to visibility of their work and projects. The emergence of macro-regional strategies (MRS) has been driven by a number of EU countries and regions as a complement to traditional national policies on territorial management. The aim of a macro-regional strategy is to mobilise new projects and initiatives thereby creating a sense of common responsibility.
Prominent and experiences professionals from the world of communication shared their views and opinions, suggested concrete steps for consolidation of the communication, improved communication channels and added an important view of journalists on the outputs and functioning of the macro-regions. During the workshops and joint efforts participants contributed their experiences as each macro-region has its own approach for coordination of the activities and involvement of media and wider public.
Participants by the end of the gathering agreed that a single horizontal pillar for all 4 EU macro-regional strategies is needed as it would be of help in creating sufficient visibility for macro-regional strategies’ joint endeavors and understanding, and support for the exchange of ways of thinking and acting within the MRS.
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22. 9. 2017 | PR, ROSE
“Readiness Of Slovenian E-Invoicing” (ROSE), a Connecting European Facility Action, co-financed by the European Union and implemented by the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, ZZI d.o.o., Mojdenar IT d.o.o. and Centre for European Perspective, was today presented officially at the kick-off conference “Will we be ready for European standard for e-invoicing?” in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The conference provided an in-depth insight into the upcoming requirement for European public service providers to be able to receive e-Invoice when sent to them in European standard. The purpose was to clarify what is Slovenia doing to prepare and be ready to implement the Directive 2014/55/EU on eInvoicing in public procurement and to present how will public service providers be supported, especially through the activities, trainings and solutions provided by “Readiness Of Slovenian E-invoicing” (ROSE). The new EU legislation in the field of digitalization, standardization and inter-operability in public services are crucial due to their positive effect on citizens, economic subjects and EU member states, among them high quality and low cost public services, new employments, sustainable development and more interconnected, stronger Europe.
Dušan Zupančič, director of the Association of Informatics and Telecommunications at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, emphasized a long-term commitment of Slovenia to digitalization and simplification of e-commerce in his introductory remarks. The main message of mag. Aleksandra Miklavčič, director general of the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, was to point out that the success of introduction of e-commerce in Slovenia depends on cooperation between public sector, business sector and other stakeholders. In her presentation of e-commerce in state accounting, Milena Bremšak, director general at the Directorate for Public Accountancy at the Ministry of Finance, explained the development of e-commerce in state accounting and presented her views on future developments.
Tina Šinkovec of the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia offered an insight into the duties and responsibilities according to the EU Directive on eInvoicing in public procurement, and pointed out that the directive binds the subjects listed in the Public Procurement Act. Andreja Dolničar Jeraj, programme director at Centre for European Perspective and ROSE Action coordinator, presented the activities under the ROSE Action so far and called upon the participants of the conference to get prepared to receive e-Invoices sent in European standard and to use the support and solutions offered through the ROSE Action.
Dušan Zupančič, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, clarified EN 16931 standard for e-Invoice and announced that a list of good practices in different sectors will be compiled as part of the ROSE Action. Igor Zorko, director of ZZI d.o.o., introduced the newly developed registry of e-Inovice recipients and presented an overview of useful solutions offered by ROSE Action, while dr. Rok Bojanc, ZZI d.o.o., explained how to receive e-Invoice in European standard. Jorgo Bertalanič of Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia elaborated on the key novelties and changes, among others also an upgrade of a single entry point for e-Invoices at the Public Payments Administration.
The conference brought together over 140 representatives of the enterprises that are involved in the public procurement processes.
See the photo gallery from the conference below.
20. 9. 2017 | Bled Strategic Forum, PR
Centre for European Perspective is a proud co-organizer of the Bled Strategic Forum. This year’s forum brought together over 1000 participants from 66 countries in the world in order to address the most pressing issues of today’s world. Under the title “New Reality”, topics such as nuclear security, future of the European Union, enlargement and accession of the Western Balkans into the EU, water for peace and security and digital diplomacy were addressed. At the Business BSF special attention was devoted to innovation for and in the new reality, while Young BSF touched upon the concept of the 3E’s: ecology, economy and electronics.
Are you seeking for a recap from the forum?
Find the online content here:
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
VIDEO FOOTAGE
DISCUSSIONS
PHOTO GALLERY
CEP would like to thank all participants, speakers, moderators for their insightful contributions to the discussions and our most distinguished partners for making the conference possible.
Thank you!
15. 9. 2017 | PR, ROSE
“Will we be ready for European standard for eInvoicing?” Launch Conference for CEF Action
22 September 2017 in Slovenia (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia)
The conference will provide an introduction of the upcoming requirement for European public service providers to be able to receive eInvoice when sent to them in European standard. The purpose is to clarify what is Slovenia doing to prepare and be ready to implement the Directive 2014/55/EU on eInvoicing in public procurement and to present how will public service providers be supported, especially through the activities, trainings and solutions provided by “Readiness Of Slovenian E-invoicing” (ROSE), the Connecting European Facility Action, co-financed by the European Union.
TARGET AUDIENCE: The conference targets primarily representatives of contract authorities and contracting entities in public procurement who are substantively involved in managing work processes in their organisation, including public procurement. The participation of other stakeholder such as IT companies, ERP providers, providers of e-communication services, and subjects who participate in public procurements are also welcomed. The language of the conference is Slovene.
More info at: www.roseslovenia.eu
13. 9. 2017 | Danube, PR
The EU macroregional strategies conference on media and communication – know thy neighbour is aimed at bringing together media people, practicians, academia, general public and interested stakeholders from the four EU macroregional strategies (Baltic, Danube, AdriaticIonian and Alpine) to discuss how to improve the visibility of macro-regional strategies in the public sphere and how to strengthen the media support to macro-regional endeavors.
Globalisation has made countries more interdependent, and problems must now be addressed across borders. This calls for a reflection on how macro-regions, as new functional areas, can contribute to improving the implementation of EU policies.
The emergence of macro-regional strategies (MRS) has been driven by a number of EU countries and regions as a complement to traditional national policies on territorial management. The aim of a macro-regional strategy is to mobilise new projects and initiatives thereby creating a sense of common responsibility. They provide regional building blocks for pursuing EU-wide policy, marshalling national approaches into a more coherent implementation at the EU level.
But without proactive communication, no effort is really seen from the outside, by EU citizens and stakeholders. During the Mediterranean Coast and EU Macro-Regional Strategies Week organised under the Slovenian presidency of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) in September 2016, a proposal to create a single horizontal pillar for all 4 EU macro-regional strategies was presented – “the media/communication” pillar – that would be of help in creating sufficient visibility for macro-regional strategies’ joint endeavors and understanding, and support for the exchange of ways of thinking and acting within the MRS.
Join us in Portorož, Slovenia between 20th and 22nd of September!
Registration until 18th September here. The final program with speakers is available here. More information about the Mediterranean Coast and EU Macro-Regional Strategies Week is reachable here.
12. 9. 2017 | PR, Serbia - Traineeships, Slovenian Development Assistance
Centre for European Perspective will conduct a new project in cooperation with the Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia entitled “Professional traineeships for Serbian public servants”. The project aims to directly strengthen readiness and capacity of the public and civil servants of the ministry of European integration in order to better equip them for the EU accession negotiations.
In the course of the project, CEP foresees to train and educate up to five public servants that will get acquainted with the good practices and organizational solutions of the Slovenian public sector. Special attention will be devoted to the fields related to the European legislation, the demands of aquis communitaire and its implementation. Successful practical examples of Slovenian engagement as a full member of the EU, data bases of the EU and reporting to the European Commission will be examined in details.
The project is funded from the Program of International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia and the Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia and implemented by the Centre for European Perspective.
