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.

14:00 – Opening
Adrian Dumitru Bughiu, Vice-President of the Argeş County Council and President of the Făgăraș Massif Committee.
Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (TBC).

14:15 –Rural exodus, a global issue
Carles Llorens, Secretary- General of ORU Fogar.

14:30 – The state of the rural world in Romania
Ionel Vişinescu – National Agency for Mountain Areas.

15:00 – Regional policies in Morocco
Rachid El Abdi, President of the Regional Council of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra.
Mohamed Bouarourou, President of the Regional Council of the Oriental.
Abdelhamid Misbah, Counselor of the Regional Council of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima.

15:30 – Coffee break

16:00 – Examples from African Regions
Ahmed Youssouf Bengelloune, President of the Department of Kaolack and of the Association of Departments of Senegal.
Prof. Kouamé Kadjo, First Vice President of the Regional Council of Sud Comoé, Côte d'Ivoire.
Ahmed Abdullahi, Governor of Wajir and President of the Council of Governors of Kenya. (TBC).

16:30 – Development references in Europe
Asier Areitio, Director of External Action and Multilateral Organizations of the Basque Government.
Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Secretary General of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR).

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

17:30 – Closing session
Rachid El Abdi, President of ORU Fogar.