The Commission has adopted a new structure to reinforce dialogue on Rural Development Programmes (RDPs). The new EU Networks’ Assembly will provide strategic direction, guidance and advice to the work of the ENRD and EIP-AGRI networks. Comprised of 200 stakeholder representatives, the Assembly will hold its first annual meeting 26 January 2015.
Commissioner Hogan has said: "I am pleased to announce this new, broader forum to discuss how Rural Development programmes work in practice and how they can be further improved in future. The aim is to bring together the successful [ENRD] and the new [EIP-AGRI network] with the aim of improving the coordination of activities and achieving synergies and efficiency gains for achieving Rural Development objectives."
The 200 members of the Assembly will be representatives of: Rural Management Authorities; Paying Agencies; National Rural Networks; European NGOs; organisations of regional/local authorities; Local Action Groups; and agricultural advisory and research bodies. Find out more.
