EN RD Thematic Activities > Thematic Working Group 4: Delivery mechanisms of EU Rural Development Policy
The initial meeting for TWG 4 was held on 25 February 2010. Summary of preparatory meeting [PDF
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Chairperson
Josephine Loriz-Hoffmann - Head of Unit G1, Consistency of Rural Development, DG AGRI, European Commission.
Members
Download the list of the TWG4 Members: [ PDF].
Proposed Mandate
The aim of the working group is to contribute to ensuring that EU rural development policy has the most efficient and effective delivery system possible. The working group will review experience of programme implementation and identify those aspects which are operating well, those which may require improvement and what concrete improvements might be made.
It is envisaged that this group will examine issues related to themes such as:
- the strategic approach and territorial targeting;
- the functioning of the 'tool kit' of measures;
- implementation procedures and organisational set up;
- the functioning of the partnership principle;
- ensuring complementarity and coordination with other EU policies.
Planned activities
The first 12 months work plan for the TWG is currently being prepared. It is envisaged that an important element of the initial activities will be a review of all levels of the EAFRD delivery systems in six Member States.
Outcomes
- Final report [PDF
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- Final report - Summary and conclusions [PDF
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Related Information
- TWG1: Targeting rural territorial specificities and needs
- TWG2: Linkages between agriculture and the wider rural economy
- TWG3: Public goods and public intervention
- Frequently Asked Questions on Thematic Working Groups
Collective approaches to agri-environment contracts
On 15 April 2011 a special TWG4 meeting took place in Brussels to discuss about existing collective approaches to agri-environment contracts. The minutes of the meeting [PDF] provide a summary of the discussions carried out with the invited experts.
