OVERVIEW OF2007-2012 LEADER METHOD
IMPLEMENTATION
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTChief specialist
Ilona Sadovskaitė
2012-11-14Trakai
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Beginning LEADER I
LEADER II
LEADER+
Development
Improvement
LEADER+ type measure (2004-2006)
Lithuania
1991
1994
20002007
LEADER stages
LEADER metodas
Applying
after 2013
LEADER
Tool/Measure
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There are 51 LAGs in Lithuanias‘ LAG Network
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LAG territories in Lithuania(99% of Lithuanian rural area)
- Territories of Pilot integrated strategies - Local development Strategies‘ implementation territories - Major cities
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Rural Development Programme for Lithuania for the period 2007–2012
Budget of Axis IV
350,74 mln. Lt
20,19 mln. Lt
14,40 mln. Lt
Bendras biudžetas: 471,01 mln. Lt
Vietos plėtros strategijų įgyvendinimas
Parama VVG veiklai, įgūdžiams įgyti ir aktyviai pritaikyti
Teritorinis ir tarptautinis bendradarbiavimas
-Implementation of Local development Strategies
Common budget 471,01m Lt.
-Inter-territorial and transnational cooperation
-Support for running the LAGs, acquiring of skills and animating the inhabitants of LAGs territories
Local development strategies“Implementation of local development strategies”
Buisiness projects(units)
Public investment projects (units)
Public „soft“ projects(units)
Implemented local projects (units
Implementation of local projects (2320 units)
Strategies‘ budget: 350,74m LT.
Administrative Expenses
Expenses of Local projects implementation
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Trainings and encouraging activity“Support for running the local action groups, acquiring of skills and animating the inhabitants of LAGs territories“
1,4 mln. Lt
14,4 mln. Lt
4,39 mln. Lt-5
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5
10
15
20
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VVG narių ir galimų vietos projektų vykdytojų mokymo biudžetas: 20,19 mln. Lt
Strategijų rengimas, mln. Lt
Mokymai ir aktyvinimas, mln. LtReservas, mln. Lt
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Cooperation projects“Inter-territorial and transnational cooperation”
Inter-territorial cooperation projects Projects of transnational cooperation
49 Lithuanian LAGs are cooperating110 LAGs are cooperating from: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Sweeden, France, Italy, Austria, Germany
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Social enterprise + LEADER method?
LEADER method is encouraging partnership and good neighbours‘ relations; LEADER projects start in communities; Project ideas are based on... The possible ways to deal with social problems.
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LEADER after 2013Community-led local development
The Ministry of AgricultureRURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Chief specialist Jolanta Vaičiūnienė
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EU 2014 – 2020 M. RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY GOALS( Article 4.)
Increasing agricultural competitiveness;
Sustainable management of natural resources and climate policy targets;
Balanced territorial rural development.
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LEADER PROGRAM (III Axis, I Chapter, 2 Paragraph)
LEADER strategies goals – aim for one or several BSD goals implementation, i.e. it is not necessary to designate strategies for implementation of specific measures. Challenges:
• Possibility to create and implement strategies that are funded from several EU funds. (ERDF, ESF, EFF, etc.)
• Possibility to attract cities‘ communities to LAG activities.
Supported activities:• creating strategies (etc. Courses, studies, and other type of training necessary to set up the strategie);
• implementation os strategies;• administrating strategies and publicity measures– up to 25% of support for strategy implementation lėšų (advance up to 50 %);
• cooperation (Inter-territorial and transnational cooperation, contexts of innovation).
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EU 2014 – 2020 M. RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
EAFRD contribution shall not exceed 80 % eligible public expenditure in less developed regions;
Not less than 5 percent. Total rural development program provided EAFRD contribution of the LEADER program;
EAFRD financing costs can not be co-financed by the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund or any other Union financial contribution;
Acceptable costs represent only those costs that are incurred after the submission of the application to the competent authority, except for total costs.
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EU. Different funds, one partnership?EAFRDP, EFF, ESF, ERPF
National authorities
Local authorities
Rural ihabitants
Multi-fund strategies...CHALLENGES, RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES
SWOT ...
OPPORTUNITIES: integrate targets and priorities to local development strategy (1 territory, 1 strategy, several funds).SIMPLIFICATION: how to avoid additional rules, pressure and bureaucracy?“Bottom up”: how to sustain “bottom up”, “community iniciated local development”? FLEXSIBILITY: ability to adapt to unstable social and economic environment, unpredictable tendencies;SINERGY: ability to communicate in the territory, dissemination of good practice (etc. from LAG to FLAG);TRUST: LAG authority, “strategies system”;FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY: need to sustain freedom to act, but not without restrictions, use of potential while introducing innovations, etc.
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LESSONS LEANED FROM PREVIOUS FUNDING PERIODS (ECA report)
Limited opportunities to use the LEADER community-led local development;
Poor quality strategies;
Unclear responsibilities of the parties;
The limited capacity of LAG to design and implement strategies;
Low participation and low private sector interest in the matter.
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CURRENT SITUATION ASSESSMENT
National position on future LEADER formation, publicity.
LAG and LAGFAs experiences, desires and opportunities;
Dialogue between stakeholders;
LAG and LAGFAs survey (e-filling) Responses are invited by 30 November.!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!ATTENTION!
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