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Development of Rural Territories After 2013Development of Rural Territories After 2013

LEADER as an efficient tool in LEADER as an efficient tool in territorial development for territorial development for

building new cooperation among building new cooperation among European communities European communities

Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 27-28 May 2010.

Prof. Dr. Pál HajasVice President, Hungarian LEADER Alliance

Director, LAG Cserhátalja LEADER, Kozard, Hungary

[email protected]


Central and East European Central and East European experience with the CAPexperience with the CAP

•10 countries accession by 1.5.200410 countries accession by 1.5.2004

•2 countries accession by 1.1.20072 countries accession by 1.1.2007

•EU appeared in rural areas first through EU appeared in rural areas first through Pillar I. Followed by Pillar II.Pillar I. Followed by Pillar II.

•Wide spread disappointment among Wide spread disappointment among farmers due to „discounted farmers due to „discounted subsidies” compared to their fellow subsidies” compared to their fellow western farmerswestern farmers


Central and East European Central and East European experience with the CAPexperience with the CAP

•Rapid market penetration – new „market Rapid market penetration – new „market colonialisation” by western food chainscolonialisation” by western food chains

• Accelerated food shipment to new Accelerated food shipment to new markets: fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, markets: fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, wine, frozen meat, dairy productswine, frozen meat, dairy products

•Increased price for agricultural Increased price for agricultural machinerymachinery


What the CEE Rural areas wants What the CEE Rural areas wants from the CAPfrom the CAP

•Visible and strong support for the Visible and strong support for the development of rural villages and farmersdevelopment of rural villages and farmers

•Provision of equal opportunitiesProvision of equal opportunities

•Maintaining diversity of rural lifeMaintaining diversity of rural life

•Dismantle excess state interferenceDismantle excess state interference

•Facilitate creativity in rural Facilitate creativity in rural communities communities


How rural areas will contribute How rural areas will contribute to the EU economy through CAPto the EU economy through CAP

•Continuing care for rural countrysideContinuing care for rural countryside

•Continue to protect the environmentContinue to protect the environment

•Supply healthy food and drinksSupply healthy food and drinks

•Provide public goodsProvide public goods

•Provide biomass for green energy Provide biomass for green energy production production


What kind of CAP reform is What kind of CAP reform is expected by rural stakeholders?expected by rural stakeholders?

•Strong emphasis on maintaining a Strong emphasis on maintaining a greening courtysidegreening courtyside

•Strong emphasis on climate change Strong emphasis on climate change mitigationmitigation

•Stronger emphasis on food Stronger emphasis on food sovereignity and food securitysovereignity and food security


What kind of CAP reform is What kind of CAP reform is expected by rural stakeholders?expected by rural stakeholders?

•Empower farmers and rural Empower farmers and rural communities to grow renewable communities to grow renewable energy productsenergy products

•Maintain supporting environment Maintain supporting environment for the development of rural tourismfor the development of rural tourism

•Continue supporting Continue supporting preservation of rural heritage preservation of rural heritage


What kind of objectives are What kind of objectives are essential in the CAP after 2013?essential in the CAP after 2013?

•Maintain balance and keep Maintain balance and keep complexity: soil, water, biodiversitycomplexity: soil, water, biodiversity

•Support viable rural spaceSupport viable rural space

•Support small-scale, family Support small-scale, family size farms and SMEs in rural size farms and SMEs in rural production and servicesproduction and services


What kind of objectives are What kind of objectives are essential in the CAP after 2013?essential in the CAP after 2013?

•More support for rural job creation, More support for rural job creation, e.g. primary processing and e.g. primary processing and marketing of local productsmarketing of local products

•Improve rural educationImprove rural education

•Improve rural transportation Improve rural transportation


Issues for a good RD PolicyIssues for a good RD Policy

•Reinstate subsidiarityReinstate subsidiarity

•Follow the trans-european cooperationFollow the trans-european cooperation

•Keep LEADER as vehicle for community Keep LEADER as vehicle for community cooperation within regions and countriescooperation within regions and countries

•Pay attention to rural youthPay attention to rural youth

•Care for senior citizens in rural areaCare for senior citizens in rural area

•Make procedures simple with much Make procedures simple with much less buerocracy less buerocracy


Issues for a good CAP after 2013Issues for a good CAP after 2013

•Establish much stronger market Establish much stronger market protection for European farm productsprotection for European farm products

•Support sustainable RDSupport sustainable RD

•Support sustainable food productionSupport sustainable food production

•Facilitate sustainable environment policyFacilitate sustainable environment policy

•Maintain GMO-free statusMaintain GMO-free status



•Facilitate rural autonomyFacilitate rural autonomy

•Protect rural communities against Protect rural communities against damaging globalist forcesdamaging globalist forces

•Respect traditional lifestyleRespect traditional lifestyle

•Promote correct land usePromote correct land use

•Facilitate food sovereignityFacilitate food sovereignity

•Protect rural communities against Protect rural communities against damaging globalist forcesdamaging globalist forces



•Continue creating and Continue creating and maintaining rural employmentmaintaining rural employment

•Maintain balance between rural Maintain balance between rural and urban life qualityand urban life quality

•Build trust-based Build trust-based relationshiprelationship



Contribute to the Contribute to the creation of a Live creation of a Live

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