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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: |
(04) 2013-05-08 |
Nomination country: |
Estonia |
Title: |
CULTrips. Creating a new concept for socio-cultural village trips in Europe |
Nominees: |
Finalist |
Category: |
Tourism |
Countries: |
Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Italy, Estonia |
Leading partner: |
Luxembourg - LAG Redange-Wiltz |
Documents: |
http://www.maainfo.ee/public/files/04%20APPLICATION%20CULTRIPS.doc |
Photos link: |
http://maainfo.ee/index.php?b=335&page=3538&action=pic_list& |
Summary: |
The project of interpersonal exchange through cultural trips in Europe is based on a new concept of socio-cultural exchange and tourism in rural areas.
CULTrips activity is based on local level action for developing socio-cultural tourism. Local actors will explore their own communities, present interesting elements of their communities and its activities and receive guests from partner regions.
During the project the new concept of socio-cultural tourism was developed, country programs for intra-european cultural trips were elaborated and evaluated by experts of pilot-trips , manual for socio-cultural travelling was developed. European database with recommendations for socio-cultural tourism will be completed. |
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Viimati muudetud: 27.03.2013