Events

The 4th European Rural Parliament was held in Candás, Asturias, Spain from November 6-9, 2019.

The 335 participants representing 38 European countries included rural inhabitants, representatives of civil society organisations, researchers, national governments and European Union institutions. This was preceded on November 4-6 by the 2nd European Rural Youth Parliament ERYP, in which 70 young delegates from 14 countries gathered to share their perspective on rural life. The 2nd European Rural Youth Parliament issued a Declaration with 10 calls for action regarding the most urgent challenge...
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Conference of Polish Local Action Groups, 30 September – 2 October 2019

The Polish LAGs met near Kielce in Central Poland together with representatives of the Managing Authorities implementing CLLD, to look back on the achievements of LEADER/CLLD and get ready for the future period The gathered LAGs, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and regional Intermediate Bodies agree that the implementation of LEADER in Poland is a success, with around 10.000 new jobs created; after some initial difficulties, the multi-funded CLLD with other ESI Funds (EMFF, ESF and ERD...
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Agricultural Policy Forum 2019 gathered in Ohrid more than 140 relevant stakeholders from 16 countries from SEE and beyond

The Forum took place from 9th to 10th of October. The participants shared views on agricultural and rural development policies in the Western Balkans and provided policy recommendations for improving the current situation! All materials, presentations and conclusions from the Forum are available here: http://apf.seerural.org/outputs/ Ohrid Agenda 2019 is available here: http://apf.seerural.org/…/uploads/2017/04/20.-Ohrid-Agenda-… Picture from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2439...
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PREPARE aisbl members held their general assembly 2019

On 9th of October, the PREPARE AISBL General Assembly took place in the municipality of Majšperk  (Slovenia). Durng the GA, there was a discussion and approval of the annual report and budget. News from members were shared (a traditional round table of updates from each member organisation). Āris Ādlers was elected as a member of the Executive Board for a term of three years. With this vote, Āris has a mandate to continue the presidency of PREPARE. One of the main decisions regarding PREPA...
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Local branding as a tool for rural development is appreciated in Miory district (Belarus)

PREPARE President participated in an event related to local developent initiatives and local resource promotion event in Miory (Belarus) on the 15th of September, 2019 The activity was implemented under the project "Together for Community and Nature: Strengthening the Development Process in Miory District by Partnership of Authorities and Civil Society", implemented in cooperation with the Latvian Rural Forum (PREPARE member) and funded by the European Union. The major objectives of the proje...
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Successful finalisation of Rural development policy forum of SEE countries 2019

The 3rd Rural Development Policy Forum of SEE countries was held from the 10th to the 12th of September 2019 in Zlatibor, Serbia. The main theme for this year’s forum was youth. The agenda included such presentations as “ENRD and supporting rural youth at the EU level”, “Local self-government and local policy for rural development support”, “Rural youth policy and young farmers support in Serbia”, “The role of CSO and CSO networks in improving policy for rural youth support”. Working groups p...
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LEADER in Armenia – latest developments

The President of PREPARE AISBL participated in a UNDP seminar on “How to implement the LEADER/CLLD approach for Local Empowerment of Actors for Development in Armenia”. The event took place in Yerevan (24th of September) The aim of seminar was to provide comparative experience and information to assist partners relevant to LEADER/CLLD implementation in Armenia in harmonizing the approach, tools and vocabulary. During the seminar Āris Ādlers (Representative of PREPARE AISBL) presented the topi...
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The 4th Lithuanian rural parliament will take place in Raudondvaris manor on the 18th of october

Lithuanian Rural Communities Union is organising the 4th Lithuanian rural Parliament which will be held on the 18th of October 2019 in Raudondvaris manor The aim of the Lithuanian Rural Parliament is to mobilize the voice of the Lithuanian villages and to decide where the Lithuanian villages should go and what they should be. It is a platform for exchanging ideas, experiences and practical advice on how to preserve the Lithuanian countryside with its inherent social and cultural spirit. It is...
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Slovenian rural parliament will host an international workshop/conference on the topic of rural economies

The 5th Slovenian Rural Parliament will take place in Haloze on the 8th and 9th of October 2019. Upon the initiative of the Slovenian Rural Development Network, the co-organizers of the event are partners of the National Rural Network with cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. More information about the 5the Slovenian Rural Parliament: http://drustvo-podezelje.si/en/rural-parliament/slovenian-rural-parliament/5th-srp  
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Alter project brings together partners from 9 countries

In august Serbia hosted the ninth meeting of the ALTER project partners-members of PREPARE For over three years, the ALTER project has been the first EU project for most partners (rural networks from South-Eastern Europe and Turkey), the first re-granting experience in support of local initiatives, and the first intensive collaboration with partners in their countries and other national rural development networks through more than 50 meetings, research , opinion papers, and other activities i...
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