FARNET
Fisheries Areas Network
Event
FARNET's fourth transnational seminar of the 2014-2020 programming period took place on 21-23 March 2017 in Jūrmala, Latvia, at the initiative of the European Commission, and with the support of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture and the Laukiem and Jūrai FLAG.
The theme of the event was Social inclusion for vibrant fisheries communities and was designed to help FLAGs:
• Promote and integrate social inclusion in their local development strategies, in particular providing better support to women and the local youth and a special focus on the unemployed;
• Share experiences on how FLAGs can cooperate with relevant stakeholder organisations active in the social integration of marginalised groups in their areas, including migrants and refugees;
• Better engage with the local fisheries sector to address the socio-economic impact of the CFP reform and other challenges for the small-scale fisheries sector, with regards to its ageing population and training needs.
The seminar provided a framework for discussions and practical exercises based on successful cases from the EFF/EMFF, additional EU funding instruments, as well as further initiatives aimed at social inclusion. These themes were therefore addressed through a series of presentations on good practices, working group discussions and a field visit.
Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, 21 March |
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From 16:00 |
Cooperation clinics for participants progressing towards projects |
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19:00 |
Warm-up activity and networking dinner at the conference venue |
Day 2: Wednesday, 22 March |
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09:00-10:45 |
Introductory plenary session
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11:15-13:00 |
Working groups – round 1 Participants attended one of the following parallel sessions:
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14:30-16:00 |
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16:00-17:30 |
Working groups – round 2 |
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18:30-21:30 |
Dinner in the “Small Guild Hall” in Riga, courtesy of the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture |
Day 3: Thursday, 23 March |
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09:00-10:15 |
Mini plenary panel discussions – round 1 Social inclusion in terms of development potential for a FLAG area Participants attended one of the following 3 parallel panel discussions:
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11:00-12:15 |
Mini plenary panel discussions – round 2 |
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12:15-13:15 |
Closing session
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14:00-18:30 |
Field Trip to projects in the area of the Laukiem Jurai FLAG Participants visited a series of local projects linked to the seminar topic in the local FLAG area |
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| Twitter Hashtag | #socialinclusion
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