The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe in cooperation with the German International Cooperation (GIZ) will support the organization of the regional event - International fruit brandy festival “Zestival”, which will be organized by the City of Uzice and will be held at the central city square in the period from 18-19 August, 2017 in Uzice, Serbia. The aim of this regional event - “Zestival“ is exchange

The SWG Head Office/ Secretariat for the needs of the project “Regional cooperation and networking in the field of agriculture, rural and economic development of cross-border areas” is searching for Regional Managers, Regional Coordinators, Regional Experts and PR Officer for the tasks listed in the Terms of References. Professionals who fulfill the criteria indicated in the Terms of References (ToRs), are encouraged to submit their offers. Along

The international tourism event “Day of Mowing – Romanija 2017”, which was organized by the Tourism Organization of Sokolac and held on the 8th July, 2017, gathered mowers from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina who showed their skills in this competition of grass mowing with handmade, on the plain which leans on Brezjak, a well-known Sokolac resort. “Day of Mowing- Romanija 2017” is an international tourism event which represents

The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe Europe within the SWG project: “Strengthening regional capacities for rural development through integrated forest and water resources management in Southeast Europe (LEIWW)” will support the organization of the regional event “Day of Mowing – Romanija 2017” , which will be organized by the Tourism Organization of Sokolac and held on the 8th July, 2017. “Day

The First Interim Meeting of the Regional Expert Advisory Working Group (REAWG) on LEADER on the “Assessment of the application on LEADER approach in the Western Balkan countries” was held in the period 05 – 07 June, 2017 in Andrevlje, Serbia. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the progress of the activities related to the developed draft country reports of the assessment/study in respect to application of LEADER approach in the Western

SWG in cooperation with GIZ organized a travelling workshop/exposure visit for young researchers and junior level representatives of relevant public authorities in natural resources management (NRM). The visit took place in Sweden, in the region Bergslagen-Mälardalen, in the period 22–26 May, 2017. The objective of the visit was transfer of Swedish experience regarding management of forest, water and soil, and more specifically gaining knowledge

The publication “Monitoring of agricultural policy developments in the Western Balkan countries” presents the results of the monitoring of agriculture and agricultural policy in the Western Balkan countries and is based on the results of the project “National policy instruments and EU approximation process: Effects on farm holdings in the Western Balkan countries”, financed by the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre of the European

The 17th regular meeting of the Stakeholder Group for the cross-border region of "Sharra" was held on 20 April, 2017 at the restaurant “Antonio” in Jegunovce. The discussions on this meeting were focused on the following topics: Overview of the activities within the EU project “Fostering regional cooperation and balanced territorial development of Western Balkan countries in the process towards EU integration” related to implementation of

The SWG within the project “Strengthening regional capacities for rural development through integrated forest and water resources management in Southeast Europe (LEIWW)” funded by the GIZ, organized a study tour/exposure visit on “Successful examples on LAGs and LEADER in Austria, Germany and Italy” in the period 14 – 19 May, 2017 in Austria, Germany and Italy. The participants in the visit were junior level representatives dealing with

The International Ministerial Conference "GMO free agriculture: a chance for rural development in Central and South Eastern Europe" was held in Vienna, Austria on the 10 May, 2017. The conference was hosted by the Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter in close cooperation with the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG RRD) in SEE and the Danube Soya Association. The participating governments from Central and South Eastern Europe discussed