Transcript Joutsenten reitti LAG

ELARD Network
LEADER approach today
and after 2013 – new
Petri Rinne
challenges
ELARD President
http://www.elard.eu
Petri Rinne
ELARD
ACoRD Project Training ToT1
Mostar, 23rd October 2013
Viimsi Spa, Estonia
15th September, 2011
ELARD before and today
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International non-profit organization founded in 1999 by 5 European
national informal LEADER networks:
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French LEADER Network - LEADER France
Greek LEADER Network - Eλληνικό Δίκτυο LEADER
Irish LEADER Network - Comhar LEADER na hEireann
Italian LEADER Network - AssoLEADER
Spanish LEADER Network – REDR
Today, ELARD is representing 1 070 LAGs (from some 2 300 in
total) through voluntary networks in 22 countries:
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Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, North
Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden + Macedonia
Members
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1. Wallonian LAG Network, Belgium
2. Croatian Rural Development Network - HMRR
LEADER Network Croatia
3. Czech LAG Network Association
4. Coordination Council for LAGs in Denmark
5. Estonian LAGs Forum
6. Finnish Village Movement Association
7. LEADER FRANCE
8. Greek LEADER Network
9. Hungarian NRN LEADER Section
10. Irish LEADER Network
11. Toscana LAGs’ Association
12. Latvian Rural Forum
Members
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13. Lithuanian Rural Communities Union
14. Rural Development Network of the Republic of Macedonia
15. Polish LAG Network
16. Minha Terra – Federation of the Portuguese LAGs
17. LAG Medgidia, Romania
18. Slovakian LAG Network
19. Slovenian Rural Development Network
20. Spanish Rural Development Network REDR
21. Swedish LAGs’ Cooperation Group
22. Rural Network Northern Ireland
Rural Tayside
Scottish Borders Council
Rural Aberdeenshire LAG
Cairngorms LAG
PLANED LAG, Wales
Northumberland Uplands LAG, England
Key Activities
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- Networking
- Influencing policy making
- LEADER dissemination
- Exchange of good practices
- Organising trainings, seminars, study tours, events (e.g. Rural Parliaments)
- Publishing magazines, websites etc. media tools
- Support to weaker LAGs or LAGs facing problems (e.g. lawyer services)
- Promote TNC
- Animate rural stakeholders and target groups
- Running projects (membership fees 0 - 500 €/LAG)
The Finnish Presidency aims
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1. Strengthen and spread the LEADER methodology
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- CLLD working groups, FARNET, Balkan area candidate countries, LEADER Dissemination seminar in Finland
in June 2011, Africa, Russia, Latin America, consultancy process with the DG Development and Cooperation
2. Improve the LEADER implementation environment
- EN RD LEADER Sub-Committee and Coordination Committee, DG Agri Advisory Group for Agriculture and
Rural Development, EN RD Focus Group on Improving the Quality of Local Development Plans, one-to-one
meetings with Mr Ciolos, his cabinet members, MEPs, DG Agri officials
3. Extend ELARD membership
- 7 new member countries: Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Macedonia, Slovakia, Sweden, UK
4. Support Transnational Cooperation
- annual ELARD gatherings launched in cooperation with member networks, EN RD and other key partners
- LAG staff exchange program introduced
- website renewal and TNC partner search promotion (www.elard.eu)
5. Produce good quality Report on the Presidency Activities
- on the way!
LEADER – a growing European rural
network of public-private partnerships
Stage
Duration
Funds
Budget (EUR)
LAGs
Leader I
1991–
1993
EAGGF-Guidance,
ESF, ERDF
450 million
217
Leader II
19941999
EAGGF-Guidance,
ESF, ERDF
1.7 billion
821
ELARD was born
Leader+
20002006
EAGGFGuidance
2.1 billion
893 in EU-15
(+ 250 in the
Leader+type
measure 20042006) in 6 MS
„Leader axis“
20072013
EAFRD
5.5 billion
2 300 in EU-27
+ 300 FLAGs
 6% of the
EAFRD funding
CLLD
20142020
CSF Funds
Min. 5% of EAFRD
+ ???
3 000?
Rural, fisheries,
urban
Why LEADER?
To involve everyone!
1. LEADER is able to mobilise,
empower and involve the whole
rural economy: from a traditional
farm to a high-tech processing
company, from the old to the young.
In rural context, where human and
other resources are scarce, this is
particularly important. LEADER is a
non-political, transparent and open
for everyone tool to re-shape the
rural future.
Why LEADER?
To be cost-effective!
2. LEADER is a cost-effective way of renewing,
diversifying and developing the rural economy.
In my own LAG territory in South-West part of
Finland, with the population of 45 000, we have
been supporting the generation of 200 new jobs
during the current programming period, most of
which are in the services sector where we have
been lagging behind. The 150 business and
community development projects launched are
funded 60% by the EU, state and local
municipalities public funds and 40% by the private
stakeholders’ own funds. In addition there is an
extensive amount of local enthusiasm and voluntary
work powering LEADER free of charge.
Why LEADER?
To change the mind-set!
3. LEADER is able to change the traditional topdown local development mindset to bottom-up.
People on the ground start doing those things
themselves that they were earlier blaming public
civil servants and politicians not to do. LEADER
also brings in the long-term strategic thinking
through the Local Development Strategies that
collect the individual projects under an umbrella and
bigger territorial vision.
Leader 2007-2013:
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Planned expenditure for Leader by MS
( EAFRD funding: Ø 6,1 % )
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
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Europe 2020 strategy
Common Strategic Framework (CSF)
– covering the EAFRD, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund and EMFF, and reflecting EU2020 through common
thematic objectives to be addressed by key actions for each of the funds
Partnership Contract
– national document outlining the intended use of the funds in the pursuit of EU2020 objectives
Rural development
policy: EAFRD
Other CSF funds
(ERDF, ESF, CF, EMFF)
Priorities
Innovation, Environment and Climate Change as cross-cutting objectives
Fostering
knowledge
transfer and
Innovation in
agriculture,
forestry and
rural areas
Enhancing
competitiveness
of all types of
agriculture
and farm viability
Promoting
food chain
organisation
and risk
management
in agriculture
Restoring,
preserving and
enhancing
ecosystems
dependent on
agriculture and
forestry
Promoting resource
efficiency and
supporting the shift
towards a low carbon
and climate resilient
economy in
agriculture, food
and forestry sectors
Promoting social
inclusion,
poverty reduction
and economic
development
in rural areas
Rural Development Programme(s)
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EU 2020 needs us!
Source: OECD
- 2/3 of the EU’s GDP growth takes place outside of the metropole areas
- In more than one out of three OECD countries, the region with the highest
rate of employment creation during 1995-2005 was a rural region
Together we are stronger!
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for Rural Development (ELARD)
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