The Rural Inspiration Awards (RIA) 2019 were the first EU-wide rural development good practice competition organised by the ENRD in the 2014-2020 programming period. This initiative celebrated projects that are using funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in an...
The European countryside offers unique potential in terms of quality of life, typically with cheaper land and housing, more space, cleaner air, and easier access to high quality natural landscapes compared to many parts of urban Europe. Rural areas that combine these natural strengths with adequ...
The EU integration process is a highly complex process that involves the design and implementation of reforms in a wide range of areas. Although all of the Western Balkan (WB) countries are at different stages of development, they face similar challenges in policy reform and harmonisation, infor...
Accession to the European Union (EU) is undoubtedly a political goal for the Western Balkan (WB) countries, even though these countries are at different stages of integration with the EU. The adaptation and the modernisation of agriculture play important roles in this process and they are direct...
The study contains information on the possibilities for economic diversification in rural areas in Albania and Montenegro. It developed criteria for identifying regions/territories with a potential for diversifying activities of rural populations in Albania and Montenegro. The study has identifi...
The economic development of rural areas in Albania and Montenegro is characterised by many small highly fragmented, low-productivity farms and micro businesses. Only a few income generating opportunities within farming and an insufficient shift from agriculture to higher-wage and profitable inco...
Faced with the widespread changes already in progress or expected in the near future, the European Commission decided in 1985 to take the initiative by starting a wideranging debate within the Community institutions and with representatives of industry. To begin this process, the Commission dre...
Price policy alone cannot guarantee a reasonable income to farmers and guarantee the survival of an adequate agricultural sector. The Community, as it enlarges to the south, must therefore strive to specialize its agricultural production to exploit natural advantages. It must encourage quality ...
