Launching
LEADER Cooperation
North and South
How ENRD Supports Cooperation
Susan Grieve
ENRD Contact Point
Canal Court Hotel, Newry, Co. Down
8th – 9th November 2016
A New Cooperation Framework
 New EAFRD regulation – some major improvements
 ENRD Focus Group 3 recommendations integrated
 Preparatory technical support for cooperation is now
mandatory
 Cooperation with partners in non-rural territories is eligible
for support
 Approval of projects by competent authorities within 4 months
of submission
 Ongoing application or at least 3x by year
 Sharing of common costs is eligible
 Project selection by LAGs possible
 DG AGRI guidance for implementation of the LEADER
Co-operation activities
Measure 19.3 budget allocation per MSs
(Total public, expenditure, million Euro)
75.5
65.2
35.5
30.5
23.1 22.4
16.6 15.0
12.9
10.0 9.2 8.0
7.3 7.0 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.0
4.5 4.4 4.1 4.0 2.9 2.4
1.3 0.6 0.5 0.02
DE IT FR ES FI Uk RO PL PT IE LV AT SE CZ BG NL HU SK BE GR HR SI LT LU EE MT CY DK
Source: DG AGRI 2014-2020 SFC Database – Data for the total of 112 RDPs approved at the 16.12.15
What we do…
 DG AGRI guidance for implementation of the LEADER
Co-operation activities - translated to all EU languages
 Survey on how LEADER Cooperation works in each MS
 LEADER Cooperation Fact Sheets
 LAG Database & Partner Search tool
 LEADER Cooperation Practitioner-Led Working Group
 Workshops, events
ENRD LEADER Cooperation Survey
 Basic Information
 Cooperation
 Budget
 Which types or area – rural, urban, mixture?
 Who can take part in cooperation?
 Which costs are eligible
 Procedures –
 Calls
 Selection
 Lead partner required?
Cooperation Fact Sheets
 Using the information collected in the Cooperation
survey to complete each one
 All information will be at RDP level, not only Member
State, so much more useful
 Allows you to see at a glance what things can be done
and how in partner areas
LAG Database and Partner Search Tool
 LAG Data Base Specification is completed:
 designed with DG AGRI and with the other ESI-fund
DGs - to be compatible across all funds /DGs
 We’re developing a web based Partner Search tool – will
link into the LAG Data Base
 Cooperation offer document published on ENRD
website
LEADER Cooperation
Practitioner-Led Working Group
 Practitioner-Led Working Group (PWG) on LEADER
Cooperation
 Set up at the ENRD workshop on LEADER cooperation
 Members:
 Managing Authorities, ENRD Contact Point, DG AGRI,
ELARD, LAGs
 Planned key outcome:
 Updated, enhanced DG AGRI guidance to cooperation
Objectives of PWG
 Overarching aim is to Facilitate Better TNC
 Identify ways we can harmonise rules and procedures
 Mapping the differences
 Sharing information
 Making suggestions to harmonise rules
 Build capacity for TNC
 New working methods between LAGs and MAs
 Create capacity building tools for LAGs, Managing
Authorities, Paying Agencies and National Rural
Networks
Other Support
Field-trips
Cooperation events (seminars, etc.)
Exchange of ideas amongst LAGs
Training and guidance
LEADER/CLLD Cooperation - the ENRD
website and publications
 ENRD website – LEADER
Cooperation:
http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/leaderclld/cooperation_en
 ENRD publications downloadable
from:
http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/publica
tions-and-media_en
 ENRD website – partner search
section:
http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/leaderclld/cooperation/partnersearch_en
 The special (Spring 2016) edition
of ‘Rural connections’ magazine
– focus on LEADER Cooperation.
Thank you for your
attention!