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ELARDLEADER/CLLDseminar
LINCconference12.09.2019
Agenda ELARD survey on added value of the European Regional Development Fund and Social fund – Kristiina Tammets, Vice President of ELARD
LEADER and CLLD post-2020 - Opportunities and pitfalls of multi-funding – Karolina Jasinska-Mühleck, European Commission, DG Agri
Main standpoints and conclusions of the European Committee of Regions Opinion “CoR's contribution to the renewed Territorial Agenda, with special emphasis on Community-Led Local Development” – Radim Sršeň, European Committee of Regions
Austria’s experience in applying the LEADER-method with the support of the Regional Development Fund and Social Fund – Michael Hohenwarter, Regional Management East Tyrol.
Agenda Panel discussion “Future of LEADER/CLLD – challenges and opportunities”
Karolina Jasinska-Mühleck, DG Agri Radim Sršeň, European Committee of Regions Michael Hohenwarter, Regional Management East Tyrol Valdek Haugas, Estonian LEADER Union Mikk Pikkmets, Pärnu Bay Partnership Triin Raag, Ministry of Social Affairs Taavi Kurvits, Ministry of Rural Affairs
LEADER evolution
Source:DGAGRI2014-2020Provisionalbudgetdata
LEADER method
Source:DGAGRI2014-2020Provisionalbudgetdata
MSplanningtosupportmul0-fundedstrategies
YES:19MSs
NO:9
MSs
Source:ENRDCP-Screeningof28approvedPartnershipAgreementsand sampleof26 RDPs
Multifunding:MS
ALLOWED AT,BG,CZ,DE,DK,ES,FI,FR,GR,HUIT,LT,LV,PL,PT,SE,SI,SKandUK
NOTALLOWED BE,CY,EE,HR,IE,LU,MTNLandRO
4
ESIFundsusedtosupportLEADER/CLLD
10
10
4
4Funds 3Funds 2Funds 1Fund
Source:ENRDCP-Screeningof28approvedPartnershipAgreementsand26sampleRDPs
Category MS
Multi-fund Mono-fund
EAFRD,ERDF,ESF&EMFF
BG,DE,ES,FR,GR,IT,PL,PT,SE,UK
EAFRD,ERDF&ESF
CZ,HU
EAFRD,ERDF&EMFF
SI
EAFRD,EMFF&ESF
LT
EAFRD&EMFF
CY,DK,FI,LV EE,HR,IE,RO
EAFRD&ERDF
AT, SK
OnlyEAFRD BE,LU,NL,MT
BestPracSceinCLLDusingERDFandESF
AspartoftheROAD-projectwithintheEuropeanRuralParliament(ERP),withinthetheme:
“LEADER/CLLDforciSzensandfortheEuropeanUnion”
ProjectwithintheEuropeanRuralParliament
ThisSurveywasconductedbyELARD,withinthetheme“LEADER/CLLDforci0zensandfortheEuropeanUnion”asapartoftheROAD-projectwithintheEuropeanRuralParliament(ERP).
Thepurposeofthethemeis:• ToidenSfycasestudiesintheMemberStatestodemonstratethe
addedvalueofusageofESFandERDFviaLEADERapproach;• ToidenSfycasestudiesandimplementaSonmodelsintheMember
StatestoshowthecontribuSonofLEADER/CLLDtogoodgovernance,socialinnovaSon,smartvillages,capacitybuilding,innovaSonpracSce,etc.onlocallevel;
• ToidenSfyandpromotegoodpracScerelatedtoSimplifiedCostOpSonmodelsusagesinMemberStates;
• ToconcludeanddeclaresuggesSonstohowLEADER/CLLDcanstrengthentheconnecSonbetweenEuropeanUnionandciSzensatlocallevelviaintegratedlocaldevelopmentandwellmanagedusageofdifferentESIFunds.
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TheSurveywassentouttoallELARD-members,askingthemtosharetheirgood-pracSceswithintheERDFandESF.
Totalof:- 15good-pracSceinERDF- 13goodpracSceinESF
Answersfrom:• Austria,Tirol• Poland• CroaSa• Sweden
• CzechRepublicandPortugalaresSlltofillusin…
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InourbestprojectsfundedbyERDF:
• Themainthemeisbusinessdevelopment,whichiseithermeasuredthroughnewlystartedbusinessesorincreasedturnover
Businessdevelopmentismainlyachievedthrough:• buildingcooperaSonnetworks–whichisthecaseinalmostallERDF-projectbestpracSces.ThisisalsostatedastheLEADER-addedvalue,whichpromotesgoodgovernance
• capacitybuilding• acSviSesforgoodgovernanceonlocallevel• integraSngalreadyknowninnovaSonpracSceintotheownareas
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InourbestprojectsfundedbyERDF:
• ThecostfortheprojectsisverysmalltakingintoconsideraSonthebenefitsthatarerealizedthroughtheprojects
• TheprojectsseemtobesustainableoverSme,sincethelocalactorsaretheprojectowners,whowillmanagetheresult.
• Otherreoccurringthemeswere:• Climatechange,adapSngto/miSgaSon(KaunergratintegraSon,PhotovoltaicsplantatcompanyGrissemann,mobilitycontactperson)
• Sport,healthandoutdoor-acSvity(AlpinesportscenterWipptal,FjällbackaacSvitycenter,DesSnaSonSöderåsen)
• CreaSngurban-rurallinkageslikeFalkenbergfooddays• LocalproducSonandmarkeSng,forexamplemarkethallandFalkenbergfooddaysIn
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InourbestprojectsfundedbyESF:
• ThemainthemeisintegraSonintoworkforpeoplethatarenotontheworkingmarket
Thisismainlyachievedthrough:
• Providingthetargetgroupwithanenlargedlocalnetwork.ThishelpsthetargetindividualstolearnnewskillsandfindpotenSalemployers.NetworkingisaspecificLEADER-feature.Thisnetworkingtakesplaceinallgood-pracSceprojectsfundedbyESF.
• Capacitybuildingforthetargetgroup,e.g.languagetraining,on-the-jobtraining,butalsotrainingfornewskills
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usin
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F
Someconclusions:• OurLAGshaveverywellunderstoodwhatthepurposeoftheERDFandESFis,sincethegoodpracScethatarebeingprovidedfromLAGsthemselvesarewellfiledtotheoverallobjecSvesofthefunds.
• Thereisadifferent,individualbasedlogicfortheESFthanfortheotherfunds.Also,thetargetgroupsarenewfortheLAGs.Therefore,onemainconclusionisthatworkingwiththeESF,thereisaneedforsufficientresourcesandfundinginorderfortheLAGtogetsomekindofcriScalmassofiniSaSvesandthroughthis,reallybuildtheirknowledgeonhowtoworkwiththenewthemes.ThisisespeciallyinteresSngwhencomparingthePolishurbanLAGwiththeSwedishsmallESF-iniSaSvesintheLAGs.
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Someconclusions:
ThemainfeaturesoftheLEADER-approachthatwasseenascrucialforthesuccesswereseveral:
• Networking:inallprojectsfrombothfunds,thiswasthemainsuccessfactoroftheprojects
• MulSsectoralandintegratedapproachhelpbusinessesgrowandmakeintegraSonpossibleandwerealsoseeninallgoodpracSces
• LAGsmakingtherightdecisionsthroughtherightcompetences
• ThelocaldevelopmentstrategiesarebridgingthelocalneedstheoverallEU2020strategyandtheconcreteaimsofeachfund
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Nextsteps:
• ConcludeacomprehensivereportincludingnicegoodpracSce–examples
• MakingthesurveyonSCO
• Compilingthematerialintoareport
• PresenSngtheresultonEuropeanRuralParliamentgatheringinNovember
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Thankyou!
Forfurtherques0ons:
MarionEckardtELARDvicepresident
marion.eckardt@elard.eu+46733718289