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REGIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT STANDING WORKING GROUP (SWG) IN SEE

REGIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT STANDING WORKING GROUP (SWG) IN SEE. Boban Ilic SWG Secretary General. The Balkans on the move. Our Organization. The “ SWG ” stands for Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe.

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REGIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT STANDING WORKING GROUP (SWG) IN SEE

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  1. REGIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT STANDING WORKING GROUP (SWG) IN SEE Boban Ilic SWG Secretary General The Balkans on the move

  2. Our Organization • The “SWG” stands for Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe. • It is an International Intergovernmental Organization, consisted of governmental institutions responsible for agriculture and rural development in respective countries and territories of Southeastern Europe. • Its managing and coordinative body is the SWG Head Office/Secretariat, based in Skopje, Macedonia.

  3. Our Mission • To increase horizontal collaboration among respective countries and territories of SEE, coordinating regional initiatives related to agriculture and rural development and support the process of economic development in rural areas of Southeastern Europe.

  4. Our General Objectives To facilitate close cooperation among the Ministries of Agriculture and other stakeholders in the field of agriculture and rural development and to support the EU integration of the Western Balkan countries.

  5. SWG Member institutions • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection, Albania • Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bulgaria • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Croatia • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, Macedonia • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Montenegro • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Serbia • Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Kosovo (UNSCR1244) SWG observers -Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia • Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina • Provincial Secretariat of Agriculture Water Management and Forestry, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia

  6. Organizational structure

  7. Our main activities and achievements

  8. Our main activities and achievements

  9. Value added of regional programme to national efforts

  10. Relevance to Europe 2020 objectives Smart Growth Sustainable Growth Inclusive Growth

  11. Key challenges Way forward Closer cooperation with the European Commission- discussions on CAP 2014-2020 and Pre-Accession Assistance; Expend the operations with the Projects in Member Countries; Expending the list of partners (Partner Organizations and Governments); Stronger fund raising for the countries in the region; Profiling of SWG as a partner to the donor community; Horizontally addressing other sub-sectors under the authority of the Ministries of Agriculture in SEE.

  12. Planned Activities

  13. SWG Finances

  14. SWG Finances and Funding Gaps • Current portfolio 800.000, 00 EUR for 2010/ 2011 • SWG Strategic plan defined for the period 2012-2015 • Concepts and project ideas prepared • Efforts to secure a mid-term portfolio of projects - 6-7 million EUR for the period 2012 – 2015 • Financial gap of EUR 300.000,00

  15. Contact: SWG Head Office/ Secretariat Adress: “III Makedonska Brigada bb” Makedonija Tabak Building 2nd floor 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Tel: +389 2 3 217 708 Fax: +389 2 3 217 244 E-mail: swgsecretariat@swg-seerural.org www.seerural.org Thank you!

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