IPARD Info Session for the Business Sector in Prespa Region
On 20th June 2017, Info sessions “Development of investment proposal projects for financing from IPARD program”, were held in restaurant “Milenium”, Resen. The info session, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce – regional office of Bitola, was aimed for the business sector in Prespa region.
The participants at the info sessions had an opportunity to be informed about the procedure for IPARD program 2014-2020 application, financing criteria, and the criteria and conditions which have to be executed in accordance with the national and EU regulation.
The professional team of NGO SEMAK answered about the topics and questions submitted below:
- How to prepare your company, so you can receive non-refundable funds from IPARD up to 80% for the investment in construction, machinery, equipment, modernization, standards, etc.? (Facilitation in the new IPARD, package documents, credit and guarantee fund.)
- Why do the companies have difficulties with the receiving of IPARD money?; How to be prepared and how to make it easier with the regulation of property law issues and accounting?
- Where to begin from for IPARD – urbanization, documentation for construction of agricultural land environmental reports, certificates, etc.?
Also, during the info sessions there was presented the Business Informer “European IPARD money 2014 – 2020 for Macedonian business WHO, HOW, HOW MUCH, WHEN???”.
As there is a fact that IPARD fund in the period 2007 – 2013 is not used enough, as well as the fact that the new IPARD program 2014 – 2020, there is new five year period for opportunities for the Macedonian companies for co-financing investments in agriculture, food industry and the rural economy. With the info sessions there will be clarified professional information.