Saturday, May 19, 2012
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“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. SWG 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.

Results from the Working Meeting of Representatives of Managing Authorities from SEE, June 15 – 17, 2011, Zagreb, Croatia

Representatives of the Managing Authorities from SEE countries (existing and future Managing Authorities) and representatives of structures for preparation and creation of these structures/bodies for implementation of the IPARD recently gathered in Zagreb and conducted their first working meeting.

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Technical discussion: ”Wine trade markets – opportunities for the region of South-East Europe”, 11-12 May, 2011, Kutjevo, Croatia

More than 20 participants, representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture from the wine sector, representatives of national associations of wine producers, representatives of wine roads and representatives of wineries, all from South- East Europe gathered together in Kutjevo, Croatia to discuss about the opportunities to approach various wine trade markets.

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Donors’ Conference: “Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural cross-border areas of the Western Balkans”, 5th May 2011, Belgrade, Serbia

The “Drina – Tara pilot area” as an example for an area-based development approach in rural cross-border areas is promising success story where for the first time in the Western Balkans, the problems deriving from the fragmentation have been addressed at regional level and across borders in an integrated way

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SWG and TAIEX Multi-country Workshop on “LEADER Approach ‐ Legal Basis, Structure of LAGs, Successful examples, Implementation of Policy”, 27th April, 2011, Danilovgrad, Montenegro

The Multi-country Workshop on “LEADER Approach ‐ Legal Basis, Structure of LAGs, Successful examples, Implementation of Policy”, held on 27th April 2011 in Danilovgrad, Montenegro was jointly organized by the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in SEE and TAIEX – Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument managed by the Directorate-General Enlargement of the [...]

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“1st Western Balkan Rural Extension Network Conference” under TEMPUS IV Project and Project meetings, 18th – 20th April 2011, Skopje, Macedonia

The 1st Western Balkan Rural Extension Network Conference was held on 19th of April 2011 in Skopje, Macedonia and was executed through the TEMPUS IV Project: “Western Balkan Rural Extension Network through Curriculum Reform”

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3rd Advisory Board Meeting: “Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural regions in the Western Balkans”, 13th April 2011, Brussels, Belgium

The SWG Secretary General participated on the 3rd Meeting of the Advisory Board for the project: “Facilitating an area-based development approach in rural regions in the Western Balkans” held on 13th of April 2011 in Brussels, Belgium

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“Networking between the Green and Wholesale markets from the Western Balkan countries”, 28-29 March , 2011, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Second working meeting between the representatives of the National Associations of Markets, Green and Wholesale markets from the Western Balkan countries was successfully organized by the Business Association of Serbian Markets (PUPS) and The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group of the South-Eastern Europe (SWG) trough the SWG GTZ ORF project: ”Improving the competitiveness of companies and organizations from South-eastern Europe in the agricultural and food sector through the implementation of food quality standards and increased regional networking“.

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SWG and TAIEX Workshop on “Agriculture Information System and Statistics”, 24th March, 2011, Danilovgrad, Montenegro

This Multi-Country WS was targeted at relevant representatives of the SWG Member institutions and focused on related EU legislation on Agriculture Information System and Statistics.
The main goal was to provide participants with knowledge and understanding of EU acquis requirements and to increase awareness on the importance of establishment of the agriculture information system in the [...]

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SWG and TAIEX Workshop on “Less Favoured Areas (LFA) – Criteria, Determination, Current Policy”, 21st March, 2011, Albania

Aiming to provide a platform for exchange of experiences and good practices in preparation of relevant legislation, definition of criteria, methodology and parameters for determination and classification of less favoured areas, the multi country Workshop on: “Less Favoured Areas (LFA) – criteria, determination, current policy” was focused on related EU legislation, documents, criteria, methodology and parameters for determination and classification of less favoured areas.

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The Results from the “First coordinative meeting on networking between the professional beekeepers from the Balkan countries” – went far beyond the expectations, 18-19 March, 2011, Kragujevac, Serbia

The results from the First coordinative meeting on networking between the professional beekeepers from the Balkan countries went far beyond the expectations – both, the organizer – the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group of the South-Eastern Europe (SWG) and the participants concluded!

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