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Rural Development in EU-Accession Countries - Support Programmes and Capacity Building
Workshop
23-26 February 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

Meeting documents En
Agenda
List of Participants
Session 1: Support to pre-accession and EU-integration En
European Commission - Implementation of IPARD
Kaj Mortensen (EC)
World Bank - Support for EU Accession Strengthening Capacities for Effective Rural Development
Aleksandar Nacev (WB)
FAO - FAO’s activities in capacity building for EU-integration of South-Eastern European countries Overview of other donors’ activities
Richard Eberlin(FAO)
InWEnt - InWEnt and GTZ Capacity Building activities for Rural Development in SEE
Henriette Strange(InWEnt)
Opportunities and obstacles in implementation of the EU Rural Development Policy in South-Eastern Europe
Natalija Bogdanov(Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade)
West Balkans on the move
Milan Markovic (SWG President)
Session 2: Support to EU-integration
Experiences and expectations from beneficiaries and donors (Group Work)
En
Working group discussion: Experiences and expectations from beneficiaries and donors - What should be done differently?
Wrap up and conclusions of the first day
Katalin Ludvig, FAO REU
Session 3: Potentials and challenges of implementing the EU Agriculture and Rural Development Policy in EU Candidate and Potential Candidate countries (country presentations) En
Rural Development in Albania
Grigor Gjeci, Director of Rural Development Policies, Albania
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPotentials and challenges of implementing the EU Agriculture and Rural Development Policy
Melisa Ljusa, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Agriculture and Rural Development in Kosovo
Bekim Hoxha, UNMIK Kosovo
Agriculture and Rural Development Policy in MontenegroState of the play and challanges ahead
Branko Bulatovic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Potential and challages of implementing the EU agriculture and rural development policy in Serbia
Aleksandar Bogunovic, Senior Adviser, Sector for Rural Development
Rural development policy in Republic of Croatia
Zeljka Gudelj-Velaga, Directorate for Rural Development, Managing Authority of SAPARD/IPARD Programme, MAFRD
Rural development policy in in Macedonia
Margarita Deleva, MAFWE State Advisor for Rural Development/Head of IPARD Managing Authority
Key elements on Turkey agriculture and rural development Policies and Programmes in EU accession period
Güher Kasikci, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Strategy Development Board, Internal Control Department
Rural Development in Bulgaria Experience, Support Programmes and Capacity Building
Dimitar Vanev, Rural Development Directorate
Session 4: Specific capacity building programmes for EU Accession En
The Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
Els Bedert (EC, DG Enlargement)
Twinning Training seminar
Els Bedert (EC, DG Enlargement)
The TAIEX Instrument of the European Commission
Els Bedert (EC, DG Enlargement)
Summary EU potential candidate and candidate country presentations on potentials and challenges of implementation of EU agricultural and rural development policy
Hajnalka Petrics, FAO REU
Session 5: Institutional set-up and monitoring as prerequisites for utilization of IPARD En
IPARD structure and framework for monitoring
Marius Lazdinis (Unit Pre-accession assistance to agriculture and rural development, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission)
Rural Development Implementation Provisions
Brigitte Mehlmauer-Larcher
Monitoring and Evaluation of Rural Development Programmes
Katalin Náray (Agricultural and Rural Development Agency, Hungary)
Session 6: Capacity Building in Rural Development Policies - The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group En
XIIIth Meeting of the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-East Europe - Programme

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