28th of May, 2020
Place: ZOOM platform
See programme and presentations
The Estonian experience – new winds
Anneli Kana, Kodukant Estonia
01_EstoniaThe Slovak Experience – doing together
Monika Slaninova, Slovak Rural Parliament
02_SlovakiaThe Albanian Rural Parliament – a “window of opportunity” for improving life in rural areas
Evelina Azizaj, Albanian Network for Rural Development
03_AlbaniaThe Balkan Rural Parliament – a regional experience
Dragan Roganovic, Network for Rural Development of Serbia
04_BalkanThe Rural Policy Council (RPC) in Finland – Where actors and governance meet
Christell Åström, Secretary General of the RPC, Ministry of Agriculture
05_FinlandCivil society and government in dialogue
Natasha Dragojlovic, Secretary of the National Convention on the EU
Por Otra PAC– involving stakeholders in rural programme planning
Blanca Casares Guillén, EfecToTP founder.
07_SpainComment speech from the European Commission
Silvia Michelini, Deputy Director DG Agri
National Rural Parliaments (NRP´s) can be seen as a tool for participative democracy, co-planning, co-implementing and co-evaluation. NRP´s are regular Gatherings and processes for people and government to meet and discuss rural policy agendas submitted by the grassroots. Experience show that NRP´s have become a process of partnerships, networking and even (financed) co-action.
Silvia Michelini from the EC told about the proposals of the recovery plan – following Brexit and Corona and the wishes to include citizen´s in the preparation of the Future of Rural Europe paper. She also mentioned the increased possibilities for networking between EU and Non-EU countries. You can find a short paper of the essential proposals for rural areas in the recovery plan.
