Leader sub committee meeting – 26/11/2008
Jean-Michel Courades, DG Agri Unit G.1
Progress on the implementation of the Leader Axis
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1) FINANCIAL DATA ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF AXIS 4 (programmed expenditure)
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Global EU Rural development expenditure and EAFRD expenditure for Leader
EAFRD overall: € 90.8 billion (61.8% of public expenditure)
EAFRD funding for the Leader axis: € 5.4 billion (6%)
Axis 4 – Leader: Composition of total budget
Public: €8.688 billion of which EAFRD: €5.424 billion Private: €5.100 billion Total: €13.788 billion
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EAFRD Expenditure 2007-2013
Axis 2 - Improving the environment
and the countryside43,65%
Axis 1 - Improving the competitiveness
of agriculture and forestry 34,00%
Axis 4 - Leader6,06%
Technical aid and direct payment
support for RO and BG
2,80%
Axis 3 - The quality of life in rural areas and diversification
of the rural economy
13,46%
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EAFRD Expenditure/Leader Axis included in Axis 1-3
Axis 2 - Improving the environment
and the countyside 43,90%
Axis 1 - Improving the
competitiveness of agriculture and
forestry 34,70%
Axis 3 - The quality of life in rural
areas and diversification of the rural economy
18,50%
Technical aid and direct payment support for RO
and BG 2,80%
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Total EAFRD contributions allocated to axis 4 by Member State (absolute value and share of total expenditure)
5,5
%
5,0
%
2,4
%
2,7
%
5,0
%
6,0
%
9,6
%
9,6
%
11,3
%
5,3
%
5,1
%
6,1
%
5,5
%
10,0
%
8,1
%
6,3
%
5,9
%
2,5
%
4,0
%
9,9
%
4,8
%
10,1
%
2,3
%
5,8
%
3,0
%
3,0
%
6,2
%
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AT
BE
BG
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
ES FI
FR
GR
HU IE IT LT
LU
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE SI
SK
UK
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Axis 4 % Total EAFRD Contributions
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Axis 4 – Main priorities (1) - EAFRD budget
Measure 413 “implementing local development strategies. Quality of life/diversification” – € 3.7 billion, 67.4% of EAFRD Axis 4 resources
Measure 411 “implementing local development strategies. Competitiveness” – € 522 million, 9.5% of EAFRD Axis 4 resources
Measure 412 „implementing local development strategies. Environment/land management” - € 165 million, 3% of EAFRD Axis 4 resources
15.3% of the EAFRD funding for Leader is devoted to „Running the local action group, skills acquisition, animation“ (Measure 431)
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Axis 4 – Main priorities (2) - EAFRD budget
Implementation of inter-territorial and transnational cooperation projects (Measure 421) - € 265 million, 4.8% of EAFRD Axis 4 resources
(“top 3” Member States: Italy 45.7 million, Spain 33.8 million, Germany 30.2 million)
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– All measures under RD can be implemented through Leader: BE (Wallonia) CY, DE (Saarland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,
Niedersachsen/Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein), IT (Lazio), LU, RO, UK
(Scotland, Wales)
– Selected measures from all axes can be implemented through
Leader: AT, CZ, FI, FR (continent), DE (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Thüringen),
IT (Basilicata, Umbria), ES (La Rioja, Cantabria, Andalucia, Galicia )
– Only measures from axis 3 can be implemented through
Leader: IE, PT, LV, BE (Flanders), DE (Hamburg), IT (Emilia Romagna,
Toscana, Valle D’Aosta, Sicilia, Sardegna), LT, PL
Axis 4 implementation: choices of MS (1)
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Axis 4 implementation: choices of MS (2)
- Measures or axes exclusively implemented through Leader:
Axis 3 as such: IE, PT, ES (Murcia) All measures of axis 3: UK (Northern Ireland) Some measures of Axis 3: DE (Baden-Württemberg), IT
(Piemonte, Abruzzo, Umbria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Puglia, Sicilia, Sardegna), ES (Baleares, Madrid, Asturias, Valencia)
Measure 217: IT (Calabria)
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3) IMPLEMENTATION OF AXIS 4 (LEADER) IN MS
State of play
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Selection of LAGs TOTAL (expected) NUMBER OF LAGs
– Number of LAGs already selected: 1.295
– Expected number of LAGs to be selected: 2.125
LAGs selection process: state of play
8 out of 27 Member States have completed the selection process
Completion of selection process
- In the other cases, the majority of Member States (10 MS) is going to close
the selection process by the first half of 2009 (Feb. to May)
- RO and BG by the end of 2010 and 2011
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Number of selected and expected LAGs
(*) BE: The number of expected LAGs to be selected is not available for Wallonian programme.
(**) UK: Number of selected LAGs for Northern Irleand not available.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
AT
BE
(*)
BG
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
ES FI
FR
GR
HU IE IT LT
LU
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SK
SL
UK
(**)
Number of selected LAGs Number of expected LAGs (MS in which selection procedure is not completed)
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411 Implementing local development strategies.
Competitivity: 168
412 Implementing local development strategies.
Environment/land:186
413 Implementing local development strategies.
Quality of life: 1.175
421 Transnational and interterritorial cooperation: 11
Implementation
State of play of Axis 4 Measures:number of approved projects
(Available data on selected projects - 7 Member States)
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Most relevant activities carried out by NRNs in relation to Leader axis:
1) Training / Capacity building:Training activities, meetings, seminars for LAGs coordinators and managers (BE-Flanders, DE, DK, EE, FI, IT); assessing training needs and develop a training project (UK – Northern Ireland); coordination meetings between LAGs, Ministry of Agriculture, Regions (DK).
2) Activities related to cooperation:Training in cooperation issues (FR, IT); cooperation events (UK – Wales).
3) Information / communication activities:Website development, publications, seminars, events…