Training "Transparent and accountable governance of CSOs" was organized on December 13 and 14, 2018 at Hotel "Lider S" in Vrnjacka Banja.

Through the presentation, individual and group exercises and discussion, the participants presented their experiences, exchanged ideas and summarized the conclusions regarding the transparent and responsible management of civil society organizations.

Two-day training is divided into topics in several sessions:

Session 1
- Basic concepts and main principles of good governance

Two day regional training of trainers “Short supply chains as possibility for employment” was held in Chachak (Serbia) from 5th to 6th December 2018.

This multi-national thematic meeting between CSO Networks in the Western Balkan countries and countries within the EU is a part of the project to ensure intensive dialogue with EU institutions and CSO networks with relevant experience within the EU.

The thematic meeting was organised in Peć from 30th October to 1st November 2018. The event bringing together 60 representatives of CSO Networks from PREPARE, ALTER partner countries and local CSO from the region.

The Forum for Rural Development of the countries of South-East Europe was held from 16th to 18th October 2018 in Jahorina.

On the first day of the forum, an experience was presented in support of the rural economy of the Permanent Working Group for Regional Rural Development of South East Europe, as well as the experience of the company Tehnopolis Niksic from Montenegro in support of the development of rural economy. The theme of one of the introductory presentations was the green economy as an opportunity for diversification of economic activities in rural areas.

The first Balkan rural parliament entitled "European Perspectives of Rural Communities in the Western Balkans and Turkey" was held from 26 to 28 June 2018 in Vrnjacka Banja.