Bernd Schuh, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning; Anton Asparuhov, Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bulgaria; Szilvia Bencze, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary; Kieran Kearney, European Investment Bank
Anton Asparuhov, Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bulgaria; Szilvia Bencze, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary; Merle Saaliste, Ministry of Agriculture, Estonia
Anton Asparuhov, Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bulgaria
Aivars Lapiņš, Counsellor, Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia
Aivars Lapiņš, Counsellor, Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia; Jānis Dūklavs, Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia; Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Aivars Lapiņš, Counsellor, Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia; Nivelin Noev, European Commission, DG AGRI
Corina Crețu, Commissioner for Regional Policy
Jobs, Growth and Investment Plan & ESIF Financial Instruments
Jobs, Growth and Investment Plan & ESIF Financial Instruments
Jobs, Growth and Investment Plan & ESIF Financial Instruments
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