Dubrovnik Neretva County prefect Mr.Nikola Dobroslavić participated 15.09.2015. at a public hearing on the territorial implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy, which was held in Brussels and organized by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament.
The guests were welcomed by Czeslaw Siekierski, the Chairman of the Committee, and the members of the European Parliament together with members of Committee of the Regions, European Commission and representatives of several regions were actively engaged in debate, and the regional representatives expressed their experience of the implementation of the common agricultural policy and rural development programs in their areas.
Head of County had an occasion to give an overview on the projects in agriculture and rural development that have been conducted, carried out and prepared by county in cooperation with the Development Agency DUNEA; such as: the establishment of thematic - tourist trails, the development of wine tourism, the identification of traditional products, the establishment of LAGs, the establishment of Competence Centre for citrus fruit. He also emphasized the importance and role of projects financed from EU funds for future development of rural areas of our county and creation of more competitive agricultural production.