General information
The Baltic Sea Network - for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (BSN-EAFRD or the Network) was initiated as a result of the Baltic Leadership Programme Bioeconomy, funded by the Swedish Institute and implemented in 2016 in the cooperation between the Swedish Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture in Lithuania and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland in their capacity as coordinators of Policy Area Bioeconomy of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR).
The core members of the Network are officials involved in the implementation of the rural development programmes (Managing Authorities, Implementing and Intermediate Bodies) from the EU Member States in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR).
The BSN - EAFRD is open to other relevant stakeholders engaged in activities related to rural development in the BSR, the implementation of the EUSBSR as well as to bioeconomy in general, who can join in as full members or affiliated partners. The Network can also invite experts to specific meetings if need be.
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, acting also as a coordinator responsible for rural development within EUSBSR Policy Area Bioeconomy (PAC), has undertaken the role of a facilitator and promoter of the BSN - EAFRD. Their role will be to coordinate the Network’s activities and promote the results at the local, national and EU levels.
The aim of the Network – to facilitate and strengthen transnational cooperation (TNC) in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in order to invigorate the link between the EAFRD and the EUSBSR.
Atnaujinimo data: 2023-12-12