The meeting of the Regional Expert Advisory Working Group (REAWG) on Areas with Natural Constraints (ANC) will be held in hotel “Palisad” in Zlatibor, Serbia on 14 – 15 March, 2017.

The REAWG on ANC in SEE developed a regional study assessing the current situation and policies on areas with natural constraints in the Western Balkans and providing policy recommendations to improve the situation. The study will have its premiere presentation in the meeting, which will gather more than 25 national, regional and international experts, as well as representatives from the rural development authorities. In addition, in the meeting the REAWG is expected to come up with a proposal for the Group’s further activities towards implementation of the recommendations from the regional study.

The event is organized by the SWG, supported by the European Union funded project “Fostering regional cooperation and balanced territorial development of Western Balkan countries in the process towards EU integration”.