Events

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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Estonian Rural Parliament

During the 13th Estonian Rural Parliament (July 26-28 2019) in Räpina, Põlva County (Southern Estonia) the rural manifesto was announced. The manifesto  invites the Government of the Republic, ministries, partners and communities to consider the following points in planning and implementing Estonian village and rural development: Integrated rural coordination, Clarification of the concept of rural area, Accessibility, Involving the community in decision-making processes, Enforcement of Villag...
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Conference “Social Agriculture and Care Farm: Work opportunity, Social Partnership and Inclusion” have been organised in Brussels in 25th of June

The Conference was organised by Care- t- Farms projekt (http://care-t-farms.eu/index.php/en/) Erasmus + programme, willing to encourage the use of farms as places promoting positive mental and physical health and wellbeing Social farming, also known as care faming, is based on the principal of using farms as providers of social and health support services. While social farming is suitable for all ages, it mainly targets disabled and elderly persons as well as people suffering from diseases. U...
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The project “Together for Community and Nature: Strengthening of Development Process in Miory District by Partnership of Authorities and Civil Society” have started in Belarus

June 26 this year in Miory Regional Executive Committee held an introductory workshop and press event in the framework of the project “Together for Community and Nature: Strengthening of Development Process in Miory District by Partnership of Authorities and Civil Society.” The project, which is designed for three years, implemented by local authorities in collaboration with the NGO “BirdLife Belarus (APB)” (Minsk) and the Latvian Rural Forum (Riga, Latvia). Miorsky area is a corner of the Be...
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First National rural parliament in the Republic of North Macedonia

The First National Rural Parliament was organized in the Republic of North Macedonia in the period between 12 and 14 June 2019, following the positive example of the European countries, which have been organizing rural parliaments for many years as an efficient process to foster an inclusive discussion among the rural population and the policy makers for the purpose of improving rural policies and to address certain challenges related to rural development. More than 90 representatives of loca...
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Lithuanian rural communities meeting

From 7th  to 9th June in Klaipeda district the 17th Lithuanian Rural Communities Meeting was organised The meeting brought together over 1000 local community representatives from 25 Lithuanian municipalities. The meeting involved discussions, a fair (trade, tasting, education), ethno games - competitions "Strong, fast and beautiful", performances by youth groups and by Lithuanian small capitals of culture. The event "LKBS meeting 2019" was funded by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Re...
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