Progress on the implementation of the Leader Axis

Leader sub committee meeting – 26/11/2008

Jean-Michel Courades, DG Agri Unit G.1

Progress on the implementation of the Leader Axis

Leader sub committee meeting – 26/11/2008 2

1) FINANCIAL DATA ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF AXIS 4 (programmed expenditure)


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


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%


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%


2) PROGRAMMING APPROACH OF THE MEMBER STATES


Total EAFRD contributions allocated to axis 4 by Member State (absolute value and share of total expenditure)

5,5

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5,0

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2,4

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2,7

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5,0

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6,0

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9,6

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9,6

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11,3

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5,3

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5,1

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6,1

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5,5

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10,0

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8,1

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6,3

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5,9

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2,5

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4,0

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9,9

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4,8

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10,1

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2,3

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5,8

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3,0

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6,2

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Axis 4 % Total EAFRD Contributions


Axis 4: expenditure per type of axis/measure


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)


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)


– 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)


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)


3) IMPLEMENTATION OF AXIS 4 (LEADER) IN MS

State of play


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


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.

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Number of selected LAGs Number of expected LAGs (MS in which selection procedure is not completed)


411 Implementing local development strategies.

Competitivity: 168


Environment/land:186


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)


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…


THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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Progress on the implementation of the Leader Axis