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	Title	Nominees	Category	Countries	Leading partner
			Finalist Participant Special Price of ESTONIA Winner of Category Winner of People's Choice	Culture Local Area Development Local Recourses and Environment Tourism Youth
	(54) 2013-05-20	Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Exploitation	Participant	Culture	Czech Republic, Estonia	Czech Republic
	(49) 2013-05-20	Villages Without Fences	Participant	Local Area Development	Czech Republic, Finland	Czech Republic
	(24) 2014-05-17	Loving Local values	Finalist	Local Area Development	Estonia, Finland	Estonia - LAG Arenduskoda
	(19) 2013-05-16	Medieval Festivals	Winner of Category	Culture	Estonia, Finland, Latvia, France, Portugal	Estonia - LAG Pärnu Bay Partnership
	(16) 2013-05-16	Finest Rural youth camps	Participant	Youth	Estonia, Finland, Russia	Estonia
	(42) 2013-05-17	Woven Together	Participant	Culture	Finland, Austria	Finland
	(41) 2013-05-17	Wind for Youth	Winner of Category	Youth	Finland, Austria	Finland - LAG Aktiivinen Pohjois-Satakunta
	(59) 2013-05-20	Local food for local development	Participant	Local Recourses and Environment	Finland, Austria, Cypros, Ireland, Sweden	Finland
	(55) 2013-05-20	Ecoland LEADER	Participant	Local Recourses and Environment	Finland, Estonia	Finland
	(47) 2013-05-20	International Theme Routes	Participant	Tourism	Finland, Estonia	Finland
	(28) 2013-05-17	Clower power! 4H twinning people	Participant	Youth	Finland, Estonia	Finland
	(25) 2013-05-17	Villages on Move	Participant	Youth	Finland, Estonia	Finland
	(58) 2013-05-20	Traditional sailing and maritime heritage	Finalist	Local Recourses and Environment	Finland, Estonia, Denmark	Finland - LAG Karhuseutu
	(07) 2013-05-14	Use of Local Resources for Energy and Construction Purposes	Participant	Local Recourses and Environment	Finland, Estonia, Germany	Finland
	(15) 2013-05-15	Handicraft	Winner of People's Choice	Culture	Finland, Estonia, Latvia	Finland - LAG Karhuseutu
	(01) 2013-04-23	The many faces of wood – Insights into folk art and everyday creativity	Participant	Culture	Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Italy	Finland - LAG Karelian Hills Leader Association
	(38) 2013-05-17	Innovative Village	Participant	Local Area Development	Finland, Estonia, UK	Finland
	(27) 2013-05-17	Our Earth Hour	Participant	Youth	Finland, France	France
	(23) 2013-05-17	European Oral Singing Traditions – Leader project	Participant	Culture	Finland, France, Estonia, United Kingdom	Finland
	(13) 2013-05-15	Finnish Sauna – Learning By Doing	Participant	Culture	Finland, Hungary	Finland
	(05) 2013-05-08	Nature Tourism Project	Winner of Category	Tourism	Finland, Hungary, Scotland, England, France, Portugal, Cap Verde	Finland - LAG Karhuseutu
	(31) 2012-05-17	The Traditional Craft Skills Project	Participant	Culture	Finland, Ireland	Finland
	(40) 2013-05-17	Traditions on the Market Square	Finalist	Culture	Finland, Italy	Finland - LAG Aktiivinen Pohjois-Satakunta
	(53) 2013-05-20	Quaint Village	Participant	Youth	Finland, Lithuania	Finland
	(33) 2013-05-17	Action and Interaction	Participant	Youth	Finland, Lithuania	Finland
	(17) 2013-05-16	Cultrural - international culture tourism project	Participant	Tourism	Finland, Lithuania	Finland
	(22) 2013-05-16	Villages Full of Treasures	Finalist	Local Area Development	Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic	Finland - LAG Karhuseutu
	(52) 2013-05-20	The Planet said to me	Finalist	Youth	Finland, Luxembourg, Estonia, France	Luxembourg - LAG Redange-Wiltz
	(48) 2013-05-20	Forest Trail	Finalist	Local Recourses and Environment	Finland, Luxembourg, Sweden, France	Finland - LAG Aktiivinen Pohjois-Satakunta
	(36) 2013-05-17	International Youth Project – Learning by doing	Participant	Youth	Finland, Poland, Russia	Finland
	(20) 2013-05-16	Rising YOUTH BANDS	Participant	Culture	Finland, Scotland, Italy	Finland
	(30) 2013-05-17	Rural youth – Active, Creative and Humane Youth ACHY	Participant	Youth	Finland, Spain	Finland
	(60) 2013-05-20	Management fishing in the Lakes Finjasjön and Bosarpasjön. The transnational project: Developing methods of management fishery and utilization of haul	Finalist	Local Recourses and Environment	Finland, Sweden	Finland - LAG Etpähä
	(46) 2012-05-20	IdeaCamp	Participant	Youth	Finland, Sweden	Finland
	(39) 2012-05-17	Mustaparta archipelago and Tornio Valley	Finalist	Tourism	Finland, Sweden	Finland - LAG Outokaira tuottamhan
	(12) 2013-05-15	Leva i två världar (Living in two worlds)	Participant	Culture	Finland, Sweden	Finland
	(10) 2013-05-15	Slöjdkontakt och hantverksmöten (Handicrafts contacts and meetings)	Participant	Culture	Finland, Sweden	Finland
	(09) 2013-05-15	Bandcamp	Participant	Youth	Finland, Sweden	Finland
	(08) 2013-05-14	Ung Folkmusikbro/ Folk Summer School 2010	Participant	Youth	Finland, Sweden	Finland
	(51) 2013-05-20	FENIX	Participant	Youth	Finland, Sweden, Estonia	Finland
	(35) 2013-05-17	Forest Project – Network of densely-wooded region in Europe	Participant	Local Area Development	Finland, Sweden, Luxembourg, France	Finland
	(50) 2013-05-20	The transnational local food project	Participant	Local Area Development	Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden	Finland
	(26) 2013-05-17	Connecting countryside cultures – forming Finnish-French fellowship	Participant	Culture	France, Finland	France
	(44) 2013-05-20	Bees and Biodiversity – Together to stop pollinating insects decline and protect biodiversity	Finalist	Local Recourses and Environment	France, Slovakia, Germany, Belgium, Finland, United Kingdom - Wales, Denmark	France - LAG Pays Voironnais
	(56) 2013-05-20	Growing Gastronauts	Winner of Category	Local Recourses and Environment	France, United Kingdom, Estonia	France - LAG Pays Vallée du Loir
	(06) 2013-05-14	A la Region - Upper Tampere & Hunsruck and Rhein Valley	Finalist	Local Area Development	Germany, Finland	Germany - LAG Hunsrück
	(29) 2013-05-17	Ecomuseum - from memories to future	Finalist	Culture	Italy, Finland	Italy - LAG Piceno
	(14) 2013-05-15	My Fell Lapland	Finalist	Youth	Italy, Finland, France	Italy - GAL Sulcis Iglesiente Capoterra e Campidano di Cagliari
	(57) 2013-05-20	Old Crafts Today	Participant	Culture	Lithuania, Latvia	Latvia
	(37) 2013-05-17	Development Of Local Identity Product By Using Innovative Marketing In Rural Tourism	Participant	Tourism	Lithuania, Latvia	Lithuania
	(18) 2013-05-16	Youth for Youth	Special Price of ESTONIA	Youth	Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia	Lithuania - Ukmerge region LAG
	(04) 2013-05-08	CULTrips. Creating a new concept for socio-cultural village trips in Europe	Finalist	Tourism	Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Italy, Estonia	Luxembourg - LAG Redange-Wiltz
	(45) 2013-05-20	Re-creation of the Landscape / TEAM	Finalist	Tourism	Poland, Belgium	Belgium - Leader Tielt-Plateau
	(43) 2013-05-20	Giving young people the chance to preserve regional traditions	Participant	Youth	Poland, Lithuania	Poland
	(21) 2013-05-16	Mus jungia LEADER lanczy nas (LEADER unites)	Participant	Youth	Poland, Lithuania	Poland
	(32) 2013-05-17	Polish and Swedish Trail of Local Product	Participant	Culture	Poland, Sweden	Poland
	(03) 2013-05-08	RUCOP – Supporting rural sustainability through Co-operation	Participant	Local Recourses and Environment	Scotland, Sweden	Scotland
	(02) 2013-05-08	Transnational Hunting	Participant	Local Recourses and Environment	Sweden, Estonia	Estonia - LAG Peipsi-Alutagusi Koostöökoda
	(11) 2013-05-15	Konst-och kultursommar Österbotten (Art and culturesummer Ostrobothnia)	Participant	Tourism	Sweden, Finland, Germany	Sweden
	(34) 2013-05-17	Cross-border Entrepreneurs Blekinge/ Warmia-Mazury	Winner of Category	Local Area Development	Sweden, Poland	Sweden - Leader Blekinge

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