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

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

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

FP7 funding

FP7 funding (2)

Albania / N° Participants per theme

BiH / N° Participants per theme

fYRoM / N° Participants per theme

Montenegro / N° Participants per theme

Serbia / N° Participants per theme

Kosovo/ N° Participants per theme

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

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

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

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

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

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

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