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Leader+ Steering Committee Meeting
12 March 2008, Brussels / Belgium
Capitalisation of cooperation experienceLászló SimonHungary
European Commission
Rural trends in Hungary
Missing communities in rural areas
High expectations towards governmental bodies
Lack of local innovation
Projects without wide social basis
Lack of decentralized decision-making
Missing local, regional and national development networks
The idea of cooperation is not popular
LEADER+ in Hungary
186 applicant LAGs: 2332 villages, 3.5 mn people 70 selected LAGs
960 settlements 1.6 million
inhabitants EUR 25 million
total funding 2,600 selected
local projects Implementation
until 2008
Cooperation: Tasks
Introduction, enhancement
Events
Partner search
Best practice
Consultancy
Study tours
Project development
Preparation of bilateral cooperation agreements
Introduction of international experience on national conferences
Presentations, lectures and consultancy Conferences and seminars
LEADER Centre events Other events
International conferencesin Hungary and abroad
46 foreign lecturers (international rural development experts) in all national LEADER seminars and conferences
Signing a Memorandum by the Commissioner and the Minister
Joint Initiatives for the Hungarian Countryside
To start discussion between rural actors Seek and create LEADER-based cooperation
opportunities, elaborate cooperation ideas and projects (rural areas in Hungary and abroad)
Share national and international LEADER and other rural development experience, examples and good practices
Projects ideas: rural tourism, local products, renewable energies, equal opportunities
Thematic discussions: human resource conditions, communication, young people in rural development
Tisza project
The river Tisza is a source of values and identity as well
Cooperating Local Action Groups along the river Tourism development in unutilised areas Building new harbours, introducing cultural values Infrastructure
development, education and marketing
Regional cooperation Complex packages
Oxenweg
A traditional grey-cattle transportation route through Hungary, Austria and Germany
International partnership, preservation of cultural and gastronomic values and traditions
Establishing hiking routes along the traditional route for normal tourists or with horses, bicycle and car
Tourism packages Regional values
Hungarian Rural Tourism Days
Supported by the Ministry, organized by the LEADER Centre Aiming at promoting cooperation of micro-regional actors
(local civil organizations, entrepreneurs, municipalities) to make use of rural tourism opportunities
52 LAGs, 340 settlements, ca. 900 service-providers and ca. 1,400 services offered with a discount of 30 to 100%
Media campaign: national, regional, local publications
Website with all information: www.hazajaro.hu
Experience sharing
Poland Representatives of Managing
Authority, Paying Agency, LAGs Visit to Hungary: National institutions, LAGs
Study tours Güssing, the bio town: Renewable energies Scotland: Young participants, youth projects Wales: The operation of LEADER in practice Brussels: Parliament and European institutions
Visitors from many EU and non-EU countries
Bilateral relations:Romania
1st Hungarian-Romanian LEADER Conference (Nagyvárad)
Visit of 45 young Romanians in Hungary (to collect new experience)
LEADER road show in Romania: 11 locations, about 400 participants
Mentoring Programme Networking Get more experience Targeted programmes
and events
Bilateral relations:Croatia
Croatian-French-Hungarian cooperation to establish a pilot LAG in the island of Brac
On-the-spot analysis, plenary session, teamwork
To learn about the area and involve local actors
Detailed introductory study, strategic planning
Experiencing a NMS
Croatian study tour in Hungary
Balkan Tour: Skopje, Bosnian group
Skopje: LEADER seminar for Balkan countries Preparation for LEADER, networking
Bosnian group: A 10-day study tour To visit LAGs and business development centres to
learn about Hungarian LEADER experience, role in national rural development strategy, three LAGs, municipal programmes, business development, agriculture and tourism development
Cooperation in the future
Green Paper Based on the experience of the Hungarian NNU Wide social discussion on the future of LEADER Covering the whole country with LAGs and LEADER-
like communities LAGs prepare strategy and select projects for Axes 3
and 4 EUR 8 to 10 million per LAG
Cooperation Separate budget, National Rural Network to support
international cooperation Strategy writing February - June 2008 Starting LEADER and opening cooperation
opportunities: August 2008
LEADER Centre: Work in figures
Events in Hungary once in every 5 daysInternational events 16Newsletter 14Magazine 60On-the-spot consultancy for LAGs 4International partner search 5Working on the spot in the country 2
Thank you for your kind attention
Contact details:
László Simon, Director of Central Development Programme Office, National Development [email protected]
István Már, Responsible for LEADER cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural [email protected]
European Commission