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Candidacy of ELARD presidency 2016-2017

Estonian LAGs

Kristiina Timmo

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Opportunities for EstoniaPossibility to make Leader/CLLD stronger and bring international attention

To share our best practices all over Europe, promote Estonian Leader

To increase the amount of transnational cooperation projects

Possibility to represent ELARD in different European Commission working groups, also arise Estonian issues

To set priorities and focuses in ELARD agenda during the presidency

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ResponsibilitiesTo contribute ELARDs mission and purposes

To strenghten Leader approach all over Europe, outside Europe, extending ELARD’s membership

To increase cooperation with other EU level rural development organizations

Multi-funded approach – encouraging and sharing best practice

EIP – innovation in rural development

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ResponsibilitiesTo find additional budget, minimum 40 000 euros for dissemination activities (conference, seminars, meetings), promotion and travelling costs

Sources that we have discussed:

International co-operation project, Estonian Leader Union application

LAGs administrative budget

In cooperation with NRN, Ministry and Paying Agency

To invest time – we are all in the same boat and going to the same destination – better rural development, making things better

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What kind of good practices we have in Estonia to offer to Europe?

Which are our biggest challenges we would like to get some support from other MS?

What kind of focuses (agenda) we could take at international level?

Open discussion

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Thank You!Cooperation dinner 7pm

at restaurant FARM

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