PREPARE - Partnership for Rural Europe

In November 2011 Croatian Rural Development Network, together with member associations LAG Gorski kotar, Slap and TINTL, organised two round tables on rural development including the presentation of LEADER Ordinance. Representatives from the Ministry of agriculture, fisheries and rural development presented the content and procedure of adoption of the Ordinance expected in 2012.

In December 2011 representatives from LAGs Gorski kotar and PRIZAG, future LAG Izvor, ODRAZ and HMRR participated on a study visit to Brussels and Netherlands. In Brussels they met the Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the EU, European Commission DG-AGRI, CEE Bankwatch Network and ELARD. In the second part of the visit they had opportunity to see examples of good practice in Netherlands.