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SUCCESSFUL UTILIZATION OF IPARD FUNDS

On May 9, 2007, the Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation and the Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation have promoted the publication on Successful Utilization of IPARD Funds. The publication is presenting some of the experience of the former candidate countries for EU membership. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Supply has promoted the publication, as part of the manifestation European Day of Entrepreneur. Some of the authors, Mate Gjorgjievski and Valentina Gjoseska also addressed the guests. 

The publication “Successful Utilization of IPARD Funds” of the Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation and the Macedonian Enterprise Development Foundation presents the experience of the former candidate countries for EU membership with the legal and actual predecessor of IPA(RD), the SAPARD program. The readers may learn from this experience; to get an insight in the administration capacities and structures that manage the financial assistance; to get information on the ways of managing the IPARD funds and to understand the conditions under which Macedonia may use these funds. This publication provides an opportunity for the public to get to know the conditions and criteria for approval of the projects and utilization of the funds from IPARD program as well as the methodology applied in the procedure on development and evaluation of investment programs.

The Pre-Accession Assistance for Rural Development (IPARD) amounting to EUR 31,5 million has specific long-term goal in terms of preparing the farming and food sector in Macedonia to meet the requirements of aquis communitaire, as well as to provide efficient implementation of the programs and utilization of the European Union funds.

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