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	Newsletter 20/2012

	May 18, 2012

IN FOCUS

Sanjin Arifagić is Head of Economic and Social Development Unit. (Photo: Scan TV)

BALANCING AMBITION WITH REALISM by Sanjin Arifagic, Head of Economic and Social Development Unit, RCC Secretariat

For much of the past few years there has been an ongoing discussion in South East Europe (SEE) on whether there is a need for a more coordinated, regional response to the ongoing crisis...

OUR SOUTH EAST EUROPE

INTERVIEW with Teuta Arifi, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Skopje Regional cooperation in joint projects is beneficial for economic growth and political stability in South East Europe	read more

INTERVIEW with Mirko Sarovic, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina Joint projects in South East Europe could create new opportunities in transport, renewable energy, environmental protection	read more

South East Europe Investment Committee merges economic potentials and strengths in the region South East Europe is in a great need for improvement of investment climate and steady encouragement to the private sector development...	read more

Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility to support development of competitive small end medium enterprises in Western Balkans Private sector development as a key precondition for increasing the competitiveness of all the economies of the Western Balkans is linked to a number of policy areas...	read more

FROM BRUSSELS ANGLE

Gerhard Schumann-Hitzler, Director of Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) Strategy, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission (Photo: courtesy of Mr Schumann-Hitzler)

INTERVIEW with Gerhard Schumann-Hitzler, Director of IPA Strategy, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission

Regional approach can help catalyse development of healthy venture capital market read more

Yngve Engström, Head of Regional Programmes Unit, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels (Photo: courtesy of Mr Engström)

INTERVIEW with Yngve Engström, Head of Regional Programmes Unit, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission, Brussels

Reforms important in all areas affecting business environment read more

GUEST COMMENTATOR

" The transfer of the South East Europe Investment Committee under the auspices of the RCC is good news..."
read more

Ulrike Damyanovic and Simona Rinaldi
European Training Foundation (ETF), Turin, Italy

ACTIVITIES IN BRIEF

	Platform for joint action signed by eight South East European stock exchanges
	Southeast Europe Investment Committee (SEEIC) adopts Work Programme for 2012-2013 at 10th meeting in Sarajevo
more activities

EVENTS CALENDAR

RCC EVENTS

23.05.2012 - 26.05.2012

International Conference on Higher Education: Towards Joint Regional Roadmap in Higher Education Structural Reforms, Petrovac, Montenegro

more RCC events

CULTURAL EVENTS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE

21.05.2012 - 03.06.2012

Contemporary Dance Week Festival, Zagreb, Croatia

more cultural events

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Published by: Media Unit, Regional Cooperation Council Secretariat

Editor: Dinka Živalj, Spokesperson/Head of Media Unit
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.

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