Friday, September 3, 2010
The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG), as a platform for networking and regional co- operation, has been established during the Agricultural Policy Forum 2005 (“Rural Development Opportunities for Co-operation in the SEE”) held in Macedonia and Serbia in June 2005. The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) was founded on the basis of a common wish to establish an organization for sustainable rural development in SEE. It consists of representatives of governmental institutions responsible for agricultural and rural development in respective countries and territories. With the International Agreement in March 2009, the SWG is registered as an International Intergovernmental Organization, with its managing and coordinative body – SWG Head Office/ Secretariat, based in Skopje, Macedonia. On September 7th 2009, the Law on Ratification of the SWG Agreement has been decisively completed by the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.
“SWG” stands for Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group and is an International Intergovernmental Organization, consisted of governmental institutions responsible for rural development in respective countries and territories of South Eastern Europe. swgrrd3 The SWG is working to empower and promote sustainable principles on agriculture and rural development, through networking and permanent cooperation between all stakeholders of agriculture and rural development in SEE region. We act in a spirit of friendship and good neighborliness and enhance mutual respect and confidence, dialogue and cooperation among the Member Institutions. We operate as a regional agency for promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development through initiation, preparation and implementation of regional projects in South Eastern Europe.

First Meeting of the Advisory Board: Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural regions in the Western Balkans and Seminar on the Area Based Development, 6-7 September 2010, Brussels, Belgium

The SWG Secretary General will participate at the first meeting of the Advisory Board “Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural regions in the Western Balkans” and Seminar on the Area Based Development, 6-7 September 2010, Brussels, Belgium.

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18th SWG Meeting, 14th – 18th September 2010, Biograd, Croatia

The 18th SWG Meeting will be held in the period of 14th – 18th September 2010 in Biograd na Moru, Croatia.

The goal of the meeting is for the SWG Assembly to discuss the past and upcoming SWG activities and the opportunities for establishing cooperation with new initiatives/organizations.

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Training Workshop: Negotiations- Accession to European Union in the Field of Agricultural and Rural Policies, 19-24 September, 2010, Durres, Albania

August 20, 2010

Training Workshop: Negotiations- Accession to European Union in the Field of Agricultural and Rural Policies, 19-24 September, 2010, Durres, Albania

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DREPR Project Serbia: Regional Conference on Experiences of Nutrient Pollution Control Projects in the Danube-Black Sea Basins, 4-6 October, 2010, Belgrade, Serbia

August 20, 2010

Control Projects in the Danube-Black Sea Basins, 4-6 October, 2010, Belgrade, Serbia.
The Conference will present DREPR Project and some of similar projects experience in the region, and will focus on ways forward for development of methodologies to measure results of nutrient pollution control activities.
Under the GEF/SIDA supported Danube River-Black Sea Strategic Partnership Program, several projects [...]

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EastAgri Annual Meeting 2010, 13-14 October 2010, Istanbul, Turkey

August 20, 2010

The SWG will participate at the EastAgri Annual Meeting 2010. The sixth EastAgri Annual Meeting (AM) will take place on 13 – 14 October 2010 at the Sait Halim Pasa Mansion in Istanbul.

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Forum Synergies & Celavar: 2nd European Rural Sustainability Gathering, 14-17 October 2010, Poitou- Charentes, France

August 20, 2010

The representatives of the SWG will participate and present our organization at the Forum Synergies & Celavar: Linking Sustainbale Practices throughout Europe – 2nd European Rural Sustainability Gathering, which will be held in the period 14-17 October 2010 in Poitou- Charentes, France.

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“The Regional Sheep and Goat Breeders` Day 2010” July 9th and July 10th, 2010 in Mavrovo and Galicnik, Macedonia

April 22, 2010

The sixth traditional event “Regional Sheep and Goat Breeders Day 2010” will be organized on the sheep farm on a pasture on the Bistra Mountain on July 10th, 2010.
The manifestation will be a great opportunity to celebrate the Sheppard’s` Day trought presentation and promotion of traditional Macedonian and Balkan food, traditional music and dances and [...]

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Workshop:” Legal framework, procedures and responsibilities of different institutions”, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 16th -17th, 2010

April 22, 2010

The WS organized by the SWG is targeted to the representatives of Ministries of Agriculture from SEE countries, Chambers of Commerce, institutions involved in the registration procedures, and companies from SEE

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EastAgri Annual Meeting 2008, Paris, France, September 2008

April 21, 2010

The SWG participated on the Annual EastAgri Meeting focus

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Harmonization of the Wine legislation

April 21, 2010

The regions important for the production of wine are situated mainly in the Southern part of BiH. The most important wine-growing areas are in the Herzegovina-Neretva and West Herzegovina cantons in the FBiH, and in the Trebinje municipality in the RS.

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