Options after 2013 Making better use of European resources for Territorial and Rural Development...

Options after 2013Making better use of European resources

for Territorial and Rural Development

LEADER France General Assembly8 June 2011, Strasbourg

Dr. Pal Hajas,Director, LAG Cserhatalja, Hungary, Member of ELARD Council, Elected Vice President of CEE-LEADER

LEADER: Directions and

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EU Planning process incl. CAP debate for 2020 had begun in 2009

–2009: Brussels – Stockholm – Budapest – Santiago…–2010 July: CAP post 2013 – Brussels, –2010 November: Paris–2011: LAG Forums in Brussels, Budapest, Bad Schandau, Stramberk etc.–2011: Strasbourg, France, Sastamala, Finland–2011: Hungarian and Polish EU Presidency! (strong rural focus)–2012: Danish and Ciprus EU Presidency? (what do we expect?)


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?? Do we need…• Integrated Rural Development?• Closer linkage for rural and territorial development?• Better use of EU Funds?

Are we ready to work in close cooperation with other EU Funds?

RegionalSocialEmployment


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YES!

We need more:•Common initiatives and projects at sub-regional levelWe have to strengthen sub-regional cooperation for

–Smart–Sustainable &–Inclusive growth!


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Key proposals for 2014 – 20201.Shared strategic framework and management of different EU funds (ESF, ERDF, EFF, EAFRD) atCommission and Member States level including strategic framework and guidelines for sub-regional and local development


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Key proposals for 2014 – 2020

2. More guidance to EU Member States for effective implementation of LEADER. Member States will have to choose eligible areas.

There should be (will be?) a lead fund for every LAG.


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3.Requirement for LAGs and Programme Administration to show consideration for all eight LEADER specificities:

1.Decentralised decision making2.Area-based approach3.Bottom-up approach4.Partnership approach5.Innovation6.Multi-sectoral integration7.Networking8.Trans-national coopeartion


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4.More flexibility and orientation towards innovation and local governance.

5. Increased operational freedom for LAGs


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6. More funds for animation and capacity building

7. Strengthening trans-national cooperation accross Europe via reinforced networking tools at EU and Member States level


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8. Strengthening of rural-urban links


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020

EC call: LEADER for everyone!April 2011:EC President, DG Agri, DG Mare, DG Regio, DG Employment discussed the need for better coordination and synergies of different EU Funds


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020The DGs have identified the bottom-up LEADER approach as the common platform for local development

The vision:In the future every LAG area would have just one single development strategy


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020Elements from:

Rural, Fisheries, Regional (semi-urban and urban) and employment policy based on rural needs.

Implementation and funding:

Would be flexibly organized between the different funds (EFARD, EFF, ERDF, ESF) as well as the national managing authorities.


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation:

Same guidelines for all funds ?Changing LAG formation concept?:

Lead Applicant or Administrative LAG ?

One „lead fund” covering the running cost and defined on the basis of the strategy contents and volumes ?


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020Risks are around!

Remember: 2007 – major delays and discouraging 3% sanction rules!

We have to avoid:Buerocratic overdose!Dropping of LEADER funds!

We have to make change:

In the very sector-minded national authorities!


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020First legal framework for will be published in Autumn 2011.

National operational programmes should be ready by 2013-2014.


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Future of LEADER: 2014 – 2020

In ELARD:

we support the new spirit and overall bottom-up LEADER approach in the Integrated Rural and Territorial Development!


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Joint efforts are needed!

Continued more dialogues with other Fund Administrators

Rural Dev and LEADER stakeholders should unite to express vital support to these initiatives–At Member states level–At Comission and EP legislative process level


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Please consider expressing support at–National level (e.g. LEADER France)–Regional (CEE-LEADER)–European (ELARD)Networks as important mechanisms to assess

situations and convey opinion to decision makers at Member States and EU level

Please note, the debate is still ongoing!LEADER must prove its suitability for the

integrated Rural Development


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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Mr Petri [email protected]

Tel. +358 40 555 3232Contact:

ELARD HQs, Brussels:[email protected]

Dr. Pal [email protected]: +36 30 718 0912See more in Google:

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