• HISTORY

During the year 2010, representatives from the public, business, and civic sectors in three municipalities initiated a public-private partnership in order to develop capacity and to be a leading force in the preparation of the territory for participation in the EU Operational Program for the Development of Rural Regions (OPDRP).  After a successful transit of the informational process on the basic opportunities of the program, and after consultations among all the interested parties about the priorities and strategic goals for competitive development, the tri-municipality area was approved to participate in the program as Fishing Region “High Western Rhodopes: Batak—Devin—Dospat,” represented by the public-private partnership- Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) “High Western Rhodopes: Batak—Devin—Dospat.”

• STATUS

 FLAG is a voluntary, non-profit organization registered on 06.12.2010 under the Law for Civil Entities with Non-Profit Aims for Public Benefit, answering the requirements for financial support under the framework of the European Fund for Fisheries and the OPDRP.

• MISSION OF FLAG

The mission of FLAG “High Western Rhodopes” is to work to mobilize external resources and to effectively manage available territorial resources for the sustainable development of the fishing region.  A concrete instrument guiding territorial development that is managed by FLAG is the Local Strategy for Development, 2011-2015.

• MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
• ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE