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About Leader transnational cooperation
Cooperation projects help all parts of rural Europe to grow together. Leader cooperation is supported by Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) using the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
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Cooperation between rural areas is an important tool for the development of these areas.
Leader cooperation encourages and supports local action groups (LAGs) to undertake joint actions with other LAGs, or with a group taking a similar approach. Two main types of cooperation are implemented of the measure for cooperation under the current RDPs’ Leader axis. These are:
- Inter-territorial cooperation - between different rural areas within a Member State concerns at least one LAG selected under the Leader axis and it is open to other local groups using a similar participatory approach;
- Transnational cooperation (TNC) - between different rural areas from Member States. It involves at least one LAG selected under the Leader axis and additional partners could include other local groups using similar participatory approach. It is also possible to extend this cooperation to groups in pre-accession states or third countries following a similar approach.
TNC can help LAGs to upgrade local activities. It can allow them to add value to local resources, to find new visions and new dimensions. Encouraging new activities or developing joint rural tourism initiatives or shared cultural heritage.
TNC projects are not just simple exchanges of experiences. They must involve a concrete joint project.
Transnational and inter-territorial cooperation have become increasingly important for rural stakeholders in the European Union. Experiences from LEADER II (1994-1999) and LEADER+ (2000-2006) demonstrate that cooperation is an effective mechanism for helping EU rural areas.
In current periood: Leader Axis (2007-2013) is about 300 Leader TNC identified and there are around 160 projects where at least one LAG from Baltic-Nordic region is partner.
Date of nomination: |
(49) 2013-05-20 |
Nomination country: |
Finland |
Title: |
Villages Without Fences |
Nominees: |
Participant |
Category: |
Local Area Development |
Countries: |
Czech Republic, Finland |
Leading partner: |
Czech Republic |
Documents: |
http://maainfo.ee/public/files/49%20APPLICATION%20Villages%20Without%20Fences.doc |
Photos link: |
http://maainfo.ee/index.php?b=380&page=3538&action=pic_list& |
Summary: |
The aim of the project "Villages Without Fences" is to develop and increase cooperation between local societies/organizations in these three LAG´s regions. Actions were to organize seminars and also field trips to all these three regions Etelä-Pirkanmaa, Rychnovsko region and Koillis-Savo. Participants for those trips were local country residents from each area. Also LAG´s staff participated. The other goal of the project was to develop local "village tourism" by creating a common Interportal to market local products and services and in addition to create presentation material from each area. The themes in this project are cultural traditions, nature and local products.
This is a real local development project through the tool "internationalism" how we see our best and developing parts via "transnational glasses". |
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Viimati muudetud: 27.03.2013