Representatives of the Fisheries Local Action Groups from all over the country gathered in the resort of Borovets to take part in the National Meeting. The forum was also attended by representatives of the Executive Agency for Certification Audit of European Agriculturе Funds, the head of the Managing Authority of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Programme, representatives of the State Fund “Agriculture”, the Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Deputy. Mayor Lyuba Klenova and others. The host of the meeting was FLAG – Samokov.
The topics discussed at the meeting, which lasted from 26 to 28 August, were related to the preparation and evaluation of projects under the FLAG strategies. The pitfalls in the procedures for public tenders were considered in detail, as well as other nonconformities in process of implementation of a project.
The other topics were the possibilities for conducting online trainings related to the preparation of FLAG budgets. At the final session, a decision was made regarding the next steps of the participants in the meeting. The possibilities for establishing an “Association of local initiative fishing groups in Bulgaria” were also discussed, as well as actions on the implementation of the CLLD approach in the next programming period under the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Programme.