Tom Jones, ERP Steering Group, European Rural Communities Alliance
Peter Schmidt, European Economic and Social Committee NAT Section
Radim Sršeň, Committee of Regions

10:35

Vanessa Halhead, European Rural Community Alliance (ERCA)
Āris Ādlers, Partnership for Rural Europe (PREPARE)
Goran Šoster, European LEADER Association for Rural Development (ELARD)

Presentations and discussions on National Rural Parliaments and linkages with wider policy support.

Representatives of ERP partner organizations across the Europe:

Erik A Eriksson, Hela Sverige Ska Leva, Swedish Rural Parliament Dragan Roganovič, Network for Rural Development of Serbia, Balkan

Rural Parliament

Artemis Pana, Scotland’s National rural Parliament, Anneli Kana, Kodukant, Estonian Rural Parliament Kim Smedslund, PREPARE, ERP Steering Group

Chaired by Anita Seļicka, Latvian Rural Forum, ERP Steering Group

15:00

 Session on THE EUROPEAN INITIATIVES FOR RURAL AREAS

Presentations on, the rural observatory, the Rural Pact, and CAP Network activities. Followed by Q and A session with the audience.

Clara Hormigos Feliu and David Auteri, The EC Joint Research Centre David Lamb, EU CAP Network

European Rural Pact Support Office representative

Edina Osco, Smart Rural 2027, Future of communities and smart villages Chaired by Lidija Pavić-Rogošić, EESC

15.40

Goran Šoster, PREPARE, Rural compass tool from GRANULA Other speakers to be confirmed.

Chaired by Miodrag Matavulj, PREPARE, ERP Steering Group

16.10

Presentations and discussions on the voice of rural youth, and linkages with wider policy support.

Youth representatives and movements and ERP partner organizations across the Europe

Maarteen Koreman, the Netherlands

Sebastien Perel, European council of young farmers: CEJA Monika Slaninova, Slovakian Rural Parliament

Chaired by Anja Fortuna, Rural Youth Europe (tbc)

16:40

Hannes Lorenzen, ARC2020

Closing remarks from ERCA, PREPARE, ELARD.