Leader transnational cooperation

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).

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:	(31) 2012-05-17
Nomination country:	Finland
Title:	The Traditional Craft Skills Project
Nominees:	Participant
Category:	Culture
Countries:	Finland, Ireland
Leading partner:	Finland
Documents:	http://maainfo.ee/public/files/31%20APPLICATION%20-%20The%20Traditional%20Craft%20skills%20project.docx
Photos link:	http://www.maainfo.ee/index.php?b=346&page=3538&action=pic_list&
Summary:	This project will provide craft makers in Finland and Ireland with opportunities to develop new techniques and skills and look at the use of different materials to adapt their current offerings of products or to create new products. The transnational co-operation project will also look at Marketing and Promotion of the craft makers work on both sides looking at new technologies and use of e-commerce, social media etc as avenues for promotion and selling of craft products. This cross fertilization of skills with makers from both countries and from different disciplines will provide a new platform for all craft makers. During the project, people gather to learn the skills of the partner country, with a focus on local, natural materials. By doing together and learning one can preserve old and accomplish something new; products suitable for the present day.

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