National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
16 June 2015 Participants of the international conference on Civil Society Role in Agriculture and Rural Development Policies
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
International Conference on Civil Society Role in Agriculture and Rural Development Policies
The international conference on “Civil Society Role in Agriculture and Rural Development Policies” is the closing event of project “Civil Society Support to Public Administration in IPA Rural Development II with Focus on Measure 202”.
In the opening remarks with the topic: How can civil society and public administration effectively collaborate to contribute to the performance/capacities/impact of IPARD and national agriculture and rural development policies, the participants were addressed by European Integration Committee Chairman Aleksandar Senic who emphasised the need to talk more about the importance of IPARD funds. Senic stressed that the cooperation between the European Integration Committee and the civil society has been one of the most important aspects of its operation ever since the Committee was established in 2003,and concluded that holding sittings outside of the National Assembly headquarters and organising public hearings are essential for strengthening cooperation with the civil sector.
The participants were also addressed by Acting Director of the EU Integrations Office of the Government of the Republic of Serbia Ksenija Milenkovic, Chief Negotiator for the accession negotiations with the EU Tanja Miscevic, Richard Masa on the behalf of the EU Delegation to Serbia and H.E. Heinz Wilhelm, German Ambassador to Serbia.
The conference was attended by a great many representatives of civil society from the fields of agriculture and rural development, associations of producers, farming households, local action groups, representatives of local and regional administrations, consulting companies and the financial sector.
-
10.00 - visit of the students of Belgrade Trade School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
-
11.00 - the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee meets with Chinese ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, hall 53, 2nd floor)
-
12.00 - visit of the students of the Vojvoda Radomir Putnik Elementary School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
-
12.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
-
13.40 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Prime Minister of Dominica (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)