SWG Assembly Sessions

The 43rd SWG Assembly Session was hosted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany (BMEL), and attended by SWG delegates from the member institutions, observer institutions, as well as GFA, GIZ and SWG Secretariat. The purpose of the meeting was to present a retrospective of the achievements in 2018 and the plan for 2019. In addition, representatives of BMEL shared their experiences on relevant agricultural policy topics.

The 41st Session of the Assembly of Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe was co-organized on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry of Bulgaria in the period 10th -12th April 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The main aim of the session was to discuss the retrospective of the accomplishment in the period December 2017 – April 2018, discussion and planning of the SWG major features Agricultural Policy Forum 2018 and Annual Meeting of the Ministers from SEE 2018, cooperation with other international organizations and institutions and discussion on the internal topics.

The 40th Assembly Session of the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South Eastern Europe was co-organized with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture Forestry, Environment and Water Management of Austria in the period 04th – 07th December 2017 in Graz, Austria.

The 39th Session of the Assembly of Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South Eastern Europe was co-organized in a cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture of Croatia in the period 13th – 14th September 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia.

The 38th Session of the Assembly of Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South-Eastern Europe was held in the period 09-12 April, 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The main aim of the session was to discuss the retrospective of the accomplishment in the period December 2016 – April 2017, discussion and planning of the SWG major features Agricultural Policy Forum 2017 and Annual Meeting of the Ministers from SEE 2017, cooperation with other international organizations and institutions and discussion on the internal topics.

The 37th Session of the Assembly of Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) in South Eastern Europe served the purpose of annual planning for the regional activities and initiatives in the period of 2017. The goal of the meeting was to discuss and agree upon the operational plan for 2017, the financial framework and operational bodies of the organization, as well as discussions regarding the cooperation with SWG partner institutions.