1. HORIZON 2020 The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation WBC Steering Platform on Research First H2020 statistics & assessment Budapest, 8-9 June 2015 DG Research and Innovation Tania.Friederichs@ec.europa.eu

2. WBCs & H2020 Albania, BiH, fYRoM, Montenegro & Serbia: associated to H2020 (and FP7) Kosovo*: participation as third country

3. Participation in FP7 Only fyROM, Montenegro and Serbia more funding than financial contribution Albania and BiH: serious gap between funding and payment All used IPA to reimburse part of financial contribution Overall/all WBCs: +/- €85 M funding/contribution +/- €57.3 M

4. FP7 funding

5. FP7 funding (2)

6. Albania / N° Participants per theme

7. BiH / N° Participants per theme

8. fYRoM / N° Participants per theme

9. Montenegro / N° Participants per theme

10. Serbia / N° Participants per theme

11. Kosovo/ N° Participants per theme

12. Albania in H2020 Eligible proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Retained proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Applicants in the eligible proposals Retained applicants Requested EU financial contributi on to retained applicants 39 3 57 5 120.075

13. BiH in H2020 Eligible proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Retained proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Applicants in the eligible proposals Retained applicants Requested EU financial contributi on to retained applicants 46 7 63 9 759.271

14. fYROM in H2020 Eligible proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Retained proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Applicants in the eligible proposals Retained applicants Requested EU financial contributi on to retained applicants 118 19 146 20 1.008.889

15. Montenegro in H2020 Eligible proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Retained proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Applicants in the eligible proposals Retained applicants Requested EU financial contributi on to retained applicants 32 6 36 8215.309

16. Serbia in H2020 Eligible proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Retained proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Applicants in the eligible proposals Retained applicants Requested EU financial contributi on to retained applicants 476 49 635 728.185.050

17. Kosovo in H2020 Eligible proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Retained proposals with at least one applicant in the selection Applicants in the eligible proposals Retained applicants Requested EU financial contributi on to retained applicants 9 2 12 371.726

18. First H2020 assessment ● Overall very low participation/success except Serbia in Pillar 1 (first ERC grant) ●Limited number of SMEs ●Pillar 2: very limited: Industry? ●Innovation? ●Not sufficient collaboration projects on Societal challenges further assessment needed