International Conference: European Rural Policy at the Crossroads

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King's College, University of Aberdeen
Thursday 29 June - Saturday 1 July 2000

Timed to follow the start of the next round of GATT/WTO international trade talks and the initiation of EU enlargement negotiations, this conference brought together speakers from across the world to review and discuss the impact of these and other developments on European Rural Policy.

Issues discussed included:

• What should be the future rural policy framework in East and West Europe following EU enlargement?
• How will WTO budget resources affect further agricultural and rural policy reform?
• How will the increasing diversity of rural Europe influence rural policy-making?

The meeting was open to all academics, policy makers and rural development and environmental practitioners nationally and internationally, with key speakers drawn from Western & Eastern Europe, USA, Canada, the European Commission, the OECD and the academic community world-wide.

Speakers included:

• Professor David Brown, Cornell University
• Professor Jerzy Wilkin, Warsaw University
• Professor Laurent Van Depoele, University of Louvain
• Dr Mario Pezzini, OECD
• Professor Bertrand Hervieu, Director General INRA, France

Local Organising Committee:

• Prof. John Bryden , Co-Director, The Arkleton Centre
• Prof. Mark Shucksmith, Co-Director, The Arkleton Centre
• Prof. Kenneth J. Thomson, Department of Agriculture

Conference Administrator:

Jan Flint-McKenzie