International Seminar Comparative Rural Development Policies

Monday, 20 April 2026
14:00 – 17:00

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
Comparative Policies on Rural Development

Venue: Headquarters of the Argeş County Council
Piaţa Vasile Milea nr. 1, Piteşti 110053.

Moderator Ms Roxana Stoenescu, Executive Director – Department of Culture, Tourism and Youth.

14:00 – Opening
Mr. Ion Mînzînă, President of Argeș County Council
Mrs. Ioana Făcăleață, Prefect – the Office of the Prefect – Argeș County

14:15 - Rural development in Romania – opportunities and funding
Ms Daniela Rebega – Director-General – Directorate-General for Rural Development, Managing Authority for the National Rural Development Programme – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

14:30 –Rural exodus, a global issue
Carles Llorens, Secretary- General of ORU Fogar.

14:45 – Regional policies in Morocco
Mr. Salah El Aboudi, Counselor of the Regional Council of the Oriental
Mr. Abdelhamid Misbah, Counselor of the Regional Council of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

15:15 – Gastronomic highlights of Argeș County
Mr. Dumitru Sorin Sorescu – Executive Director – Argeș Directorate for Veterinary Health and Food Safety

15:30 – Coffee break

16:00 – Examples from African Regions
Mr. Ahmed Youssouf Bengelloune, President of the Department of Kaolack and of the Association of Departments of Senegal
Mr. Prof. Kouamé Kadjo, First Vice President of the Regional Council of Sud Comoé, Côte d'Ivoire.

16:30 – Development references in Europe
Mr. Rafael Hueso, from the Office of External Action and Multilateral Organizations of the Basque Government
Mr. Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Secretary General of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR).

17:00 – Cases from Latin America
Mrs. Daniela Andreia Schlogel, Manager at the State Secretariat for Planning of the State of Paraná (Brazil)
Mr. Juan Cristobal Lloret, Prefect of Azuay, Ecuador.

17:30 – Closing session