Past Events

The SWG organized Round Table entitled: “State measures for development of sheep and goat breeding sector and implementation of the National Animal Breeding Programmes“ within the traditional event:”Regional Sheep and Goat Breeders Day 2008”. The round table took part on July 11th in hotel “Makpetrol” in Mavrovo

The Slovenian Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Food organized a Conference for the related parliamentary committees of the national parliaments of the EU Member States, the European Parliament, and the parliaments of the candidate countries

Organized by International Centre for Democratic Transition (ICDT) and its partners, the Rural Workshop Foundation Hungary (RWF) and the Standing Regional Working Group for Rural Development in South and Eastern Europe (SWG) on 19-20 May 2008 in Budapest, Hungary

Meeting with the Romanian State Secretary of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, focused on further active involvement of the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture in the SWG.

The SWG initiative was presented during the Forum for rural development and regional cooperation organized by the Macedonian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy. The Forum was intended for Ministers of Agriculture from SEE countries. Ministers from SEE countries (Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia) or their deputies/ State Secretary (Bulgaria, Serbia) participated on the Forum and discussed the national policies for rural development and possibilities for strengthening the regional cooperation.

The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in SEE (SWG) under the auspices of the Macedonian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy and in cooperation with GTZ, as well as other institutions and donors, organized the Regional Conference on Sheep and Goat Breeding and the Sheep and Goat Breeders’ Day in SEE.