John GrieveRural Development Company

First Results from RDP Programming&

Leader Past, Present & Future

1. EU Strategic Guidelines establish the Community Priorities for the period 2007-2013

2. National Strategies reflect EU-priorities according to the situation in the Member State concerned

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013Key elements

3. Establishment of national or regional programmes on the basis of SWOT analysis

4. Programme implementation accompanied by monitoring und evaluation („ongoing evaluation ') based on a Community framework

A strategic approach

27 National Strategy Plans 93 RDPs were submitted

- 88 national or regional RDPs, - 2 National Frameworks, - 3 Programs on National Rural Development

Networks

By spring 2008: all 93 RDPs approved

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013 State of play

State of play: Approval of programmes and strategies

EAFRD43%

Public27%

Private30%

Indicative Global Rural Development Expenditure

• EAFRD : € 90,8 billion (43% of total)

• Public expenditure : € 57,6 billion (27% of total)

• Private expenditure : € 64,8 billion (30% of total)

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013State of play

TOTAL : € 213,2 billion

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013 State of play

Axis 244%

Axis 313%

Axis 46%

TA & DP3%

Axis 134%

Axis 1

Axis 2

Axis 3

Axis 4

TA & DP

EAFRD-Expenditure per axis

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013State of play

49%47%

46% 46% 45%44% 44%

41% 40% 40%38% 38% 38% 38%

35% 35% 34%33%

29%28% 27%

21%

16% 15%

13%11%

10%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

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Ø 34,7 %

Axis 4 split and added to the relevant axes

Old MS

New MS

EAFRD-Expenditure in Axis 1(Competitiveness) as % of Total by MS

Ø 43,9 %Axis 4 splitted and added to the relevant axes

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013State of play

Old MS

New MS

EAFRD-Expenditure in Axis 2 (Environment/Land management) as % of Total by MS

80%

74% 73% 72% 71%

63%59%

55%53%

50% 50%

44% 44%41% 41%

39% 38% 37% 37% 35% 34% 33%31%

28% 27%25% 24%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

IE FI UK AT SE DK LU CZ SI FR SK IT CY PT DE ES LT EE BE GR PL HU NL LV MT BG RO

Old MS

New MS

Ø 18,6 %

Axis 4 splitted and added to the relevant axes

Rural development policy 2007-2013State of play

35%34%

30%

28%

26%

24%

21%20%

19%18%

17% 17%15%

14% 14% 14% 14% 13%13% 12% 12% 12%

11% 11% 11% 10% 10%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

NL MT DE BG RO PL LV EE GR LT CZ HU IT FI UK DK ES SK SI BE SE LU FR AT PT CY IEFI

EAFRD-Expenditure in Axis 3 (Diversification and quality of life) as % of Total by MS

Rural development policy 2007-2013State of play

11%

10% 10% 10%10% 10%

8%

6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

4%

3% 3%3% 3% 2% 2%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

ES PT IE NL DK EE IT LT UK GR DE LU SE HU AT FI FR BE CZ PL MT SI SK CY LV BG RO

Ø 6,06 %

Old MS

New MS

EAFRD-Expenditure for Leader as % of Total by Member States

Rural Development Policy 2007-2013State of play

Axis 1Axis 2

Axis 3

Cooperation

LAG Management

Axis 1

Axis 2

Axis 3

Cooperation

LAGManagement

Indicative use of Funds under the LEADER Axis

Leader I to Mainstreaming

Four generations of Leader The method consolidated and now

‘mainstreamed’ with 3 Measures, local strategies, cooperation and LAG operation.

Mainstreaming = Normalisation Mainstreaming piloted in Spain, Ireland, Finland

and Italy delivering Article 33 elements Only Finland fully mainstreamed the approach New Member States applied a limited version of

the method, mainly cooperation and networking

Wider Application: The Current Position

LAG selection not yet complete Commission have 21 programmes finalised, 500

LAGs formally selected Anticipate 1,500 LAGs minimum Equal to or greater than before Where equal more territory or people Only Valencia reduced

Wider Leader Commitments

Wider applicability Different answers to similar questions Thematic concentration vs wider accessibility Only 21 programmes limited to Axis 3 Axis 2 challenges but some are picking up Some have full Axis 3 responsibility Variety of thematic concentration

Larger Leader Commitments

Liguria 30% Northern Ireland 25.7% Aragon and Saarland

15% Sardinia 14% Extramadura 13.95% Schleswig Holstein

13.25% Valencia, Pais Vasco &

Andalucia 13%

Castillia la Mancha 12.27%

Cantabria 12% Navarra 11.65% Catalonia 11.6% Murcia 11.53% Asturias 11.25% Guyane 11.1% Madeira 11%

A Major Challenge

11%

10% 10% 10%10% 10%

8%

6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6%6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

4%

3% 3%3% 3% 2% 2%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

ES PT IE NL DK EE IT LT UK GR DE LU SE HU AT FI FR BE CZ PL MT SI SK CY LV BG RO

Ø 6,06 %

Old MS

New MS

EAFRD-Expenditure for Leader as % of Total by Member States

Innovation as a Priority;the Leader Experiment

Stimulation of innovation remains a priority underpinning the Leader method

Don’t be tied to a detailed list of eligible activity Selection criteria to prioritise innovation which is

integrated with the local strategy Selection criteria to require clear and measurable

objectives related to strategy Groups should look at linking Measures, responding to

the Axis objectives with new types of project Continue to experiment with new forms of governance

and ways of involving people Take the greatest possible advantage of cooperation

opportunities

The Remaining Challenges

Not possible to estimate potential in the absence of full set of strategies

Self evaluation will be critical in contributing to the measurement of success in mainstreaming

Mainstreaming poses challenges to local competences with new groups and new questions

Leader remains largely limited to small scale support with limited resources

Need to be able to assess real impact on area, to measure advances but taking account of budgets which are not significantly increased

Groups must therefore question what makes financial sense, how to optimise the priorities of cooperation, working together and the pursuit of innovation

The role and importance of evaluating what is achieved is therefore heightened