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Festival of Europe - European Institutions Day 2012
Saturday 12 May, Brussels and its European district celebrated the 20th Festival of Europe.
In this occasion the Representative Office of Dubrovnik-Neretva Region organized a stand at the Committee of the Regions to present the Dubrvonik-Neretva and Karlovac Regions’ tourist and gastronomic offer, as well as guides for foreign investments in these two regions and successful cases of implemented projects financed by the EU.
Dubrovnik-Neretva and Karlovac Region signed a cooperation agreement on May 11th 2012.
Committe of the Regions hosted various stands from many different European regions, associations and organizations working in Bruxelles.
The event was attended by more than 3000 visitors.
Committe of the Regions welcomes Croatian Delegation of Observers
During the 95th plenary session on May 3rd and 4th, the Committee of the Regions hosted an official welcoming to the Croatian delegation of observers. In cooperation with the Croatian Association of Cities and Counties, the Committee of the Regions organized an evening of croatian gastronomy and culture.
The President Merecedes Bresso made an opening speech welcoming Croatia’s results up to now. The Head of Croatian Mission to the EU, Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak and the Head of the Croatian Delegation of Observers Mr. Vojko Obersnel also addressed the guests. President of Dubrovnik-Neretva Region, Mr. Nikola Dobroslavić, a deputy-head of the Croatian Delegation of Observers was also present.
Regions of Croatia - Regions of Europe; opportunities, challenges, projects, cooperation
The conference "Regions of Croatia – Regions of Europe: opportunities, challenges, projects,…cooperation" took place in Brussels, on the 2th of May in the Delors Building of the Committee of the Regions. The session was organized by the Croatian Business Network with the participation of the Representative of the Office of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Brussels. The Dubrovnik - Neretva County was represented by the County Prefect, Mr. Nikola Dobroslavić.
The event was organized into three panels: the first panel presented the implementation of projects financed by IPA Funds, the second panel focussed on strategic and structural projects whilst the final panel involved the presentation, instructions and advice to representatives of various departments of the European Commission, in order to more effectively prepare and apply projects of regional importance in Croatia.
During the conference, the Representative of the Dubrovnik-Neretva Regional Development Agency (DUNEA) – Mrs. Helena Kangjera, presented two projects: the project "Nature for the Future" – which is financed by the IPA cross-border cooperation programme Croatia-Montenegro, and the project "MARIBIC" – which is in development and in preparation of EU structural fundings.
Internship programme at Dubrovnik-Neretva Representation Office in Bruxelles
Representation of Dubrovnik-Neretva in Bruxelles started an internship programme for young experts and entrepreneurs from the Region in 2011.
Through participation in different activities of the regional representation, this programme aims to offer an insight into the work of EU institutions and funding opportunities.
Three students from Dubrovnik-Neretva Region participated in the programme in 2011. From March 2012, Regional Development Agency Dunea started on the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme for vocational education and training, part of the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme.
The first person to participate in the work of Dubrovnik-Neretva Representation in Bruxelles with Leonardo da Vinci scholarship is Mr. Timo Vonk from the Universiteit von Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
In Aprile 2012 an internship programme focusing on agriculture and rural development is organized for Mr. Bruno Bebić from Ploče. Mr. Bebić will research on DG Agriculture and Rural Development, and European regional associations that deal with developments in Common Agricultural Policy and represent local governments in their dealings with the EU institutions, the likes of AREPO or AREFLH.
Dubrovnik-Neretva Region a member in the Working Group of European Regions on Olive Trees
With the support of the associations of regions AREFLH and AREPO led by the Spanish region of Andalusia the Working Group of European Regions on Olive Trees was inaugurated in Bruxelles on March 7th 2012.
The founding regions of this Working Group are Andalusia, Cataluna, Sterea Ellada, Corcega, Rhone Alpes, Languedoc-Rousillon, Corsica, Creta, Toscana, Emilia Romagna, Puglia, Istria and Dubrovnik-Neretva Region.
The interests of the European olive-growing regions should be brought together in order to influence the related policies of the EU and the decisionmaking process relating to this cultivation and its sector.
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