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Supported by:

3rd Workshop on IPARD II calls successes// challenges// lessons learnt

organized in co-operation with The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South

Eastern Europe

Venue:

”Hotel Crni Vrh”, Divčibare, Serbia

date: 11th – 13th March 2020

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Aim of the meeting:

This meeting is a follow-up of the 1st Workshop on IPARD calls implementation organised in Ohrid, 2018 and 2nd Workshop on IPARD calls implementation held in Becici, April 2019. This workshop will look at the exchange of experiences and ideas during the last calls under IPARD II.

Wednesday 11 March 2020

Time Topic 14:00-14:15 Opening & introduction of the objectives of the Workshop

Mr. Liam Breslin and Mr. Boban Ilic

14:15-14:30 Summary of the technical meeting of the IPARD agencies held prior (10th March) Ms. Frida Krifca

14:30-15:00 Overview of IPARD & calls – progress/timing/experiences Mr. Dick van Dijk

15:00-17:00 Chair: Mr. Dick van Dijk Albania (15:00-15:20) AL - Mrs. Frida Krifca, General Director of the Agency for Agricultural and Rural Development and Mr. Grigor Gjeci, Head of the Managing Authority

Montenegro (15:20-15:40) ME - Ms. Danka Perovic, Director General of the Directorate for Payments and Mr. Darko Konjevic, Director General/Head of the Managing Authority

North Macedonia (15:40-16:00) NMK - Mr. Nikolce Babovski, Head of the IPARD Agency and Mr. Zhivko Brajkovski, Head of the Managing Authority including what to do after getting N+4 extension? Serbia (16:20-16:40) RS - Mrs. Biljana Petrovic, Acting Director at Directorate for Agrarian Payments and Mrs. Jasmina Miljković, Head of the Managing Authority

Turkey (16:40-17:00) TR – Mr. Muhammed Adak, Head of IPARD Agency and Mr. Haluk Caglar, Head of Managing Authority

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National authorities should cover in their presentations: the response to the implemented calls during 2019, experience what were positives & negatives and lessons learnt, improvements made…

16:00-16:20 Coffee break 17:00-17:20 17:20-17:40

Chair: Mr. Boban Ilic Presentation of the IPARD applicants/recipients and their experience with the IPARD process Ms./Mr. -TBD Mr./Ms. - TBD

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Dinner

Thursday 12 March 2020

Time Topic 09:00-10:00

Chair: Mr. Liam Breslin Follow up on “Becici” Workshop on early IPARD II calls (April 2019) (what was implemented in 2019 in IPARD II countries following Becici) Albania (09:00-09:15) AL - Mrs. Frida Krifca and Mr. Grigor Gjeci

Montenegro (09:15-09:30) ME - Ms. Danka Perovic and Mr. Darko Konjevic

North Macedonia (09:30-09:45) NMK - Mr. Nikolce Babovski and Mr. Zhivko Brajkovski

Serbia (09:45-10:00) RS - Mrs. Biljana Petrovic and Mrs. Jasmina Miljković

Turkey (10:00-10:15) TR –Mr. Muhammed Adak and Mr. Haluk Caglar National authorities should provide a small summary of their reply to the DG AGRI letter, dated 29/11/2019 (EC reference: Ares(2019)7370750)

10:15-10:30 Wrap-up and conclusions

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10:30-11:00 Coffee break 11:00-12:15 Chair: Mr. Boban Ilic

Presentation of 1 (one) successful (important) change implemented since the last IPARD implementation workshop (April 2019) in the respective IPARD II countries Albania (12:00-12:15) AL - Mrs. Frida Krifca and Mr. Grigor Gjeci - 10 % advance payments Montenegro (12:15-12:30) ME - Ms. Danka Perovic and Mr. Darko Konjevic – amendment of the way to get different offers North Macedonia (12:30-12:45) NMK - Mr. Nikolce Babovski and Mr. Zhivko Brajkovski – no longer accepting incomplete applications Serbia (12:45-13:00) RS - Mrs. Biljana Petrovic and Mrs. Jasmina Miljković – change of procedure for scoring and ranking Turkey (13:00-13:15) TR –Mr. Muhammed Adak and Mr. Haluk Caglar - implementation of LEADER Measure??

12:15-13:30 Lunch break 13:30-15:30 Chair: Mr. Dick van Dijk

Discussion in working groups on – “Where can further improvements be made?”

• How to speed-up budget implementation in case of progressive budget allocations; how can payments be done- more efficiently?

• How to prevent future bottlenecks in the IPARD II implementation;

• What improvements are possible/necessary in contract amendments, on-the-spot verification before payment; calculation of the amount to be paid; payments to the recipients; ex-post verifications;

Brainstorming and presentation of findings Split in groups, with 1 moderator and 1 rapporteur per group

15:30 -16:00 Coffee break

16:00-16:30 Presentation of the outcome of the discussion to the plenary

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16:30-17:00 Chair: Ms. Bogdanka Gjorshoska

Electronic application system for IPARD - State of play and timeframe

• Turkey and North Macedonia ideas and experience

Turkey (16:30-16:45) North Macedonia (16:45-17:00)

17:00-17:20

Information to and communication with, the public on operations supported by an IPARD II programme – obligation of the recipients

17:20-17:40 Summary of the discussion

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Dinner

Friday 13 March 2020

Time Topic 09:00-11:00 Chair: Mr. Marius Lazdinis

Discussion on IPARD III • Presentation on state-of-play on IPA III • Discussion on the overall changes in IPARD - brainstorming • Discussion on measures for IPARD III

o Update (M1) investments in physical assets of agricultural holdings?

o Update (M3) investments in physical assets concerning processing and marketing of agricultural and fishery products?

o Update (M6) investments in rural public infrastructure? o Update (M7) farm diversification and business

development?

Split in groups, with 1 moderator and 1 rapporteur per group National authorities should contribute to the discussion on IPARD III and be ready to report on the preparations for IPARD III in their respective countries.

11:00-11:30 Coffee break 11:30-12:00 Summary & closing by Mr. Liam Breslin and Mr. Boban Ilic

12:00-14:00 Lunch break

• Departure of participants in the afternoon