LEADER/CLLD 2019 Conference

Implementing CLLD in the EU: Experiences so far

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Keynote Paper, by Loris Servillo (Researcher and Associate Professor, Politecnico of Torino) & Stefan Kah (Researcher, University of Strathclyde, European Policies Research Centre)

This paper gives an overview of the extent to which the CLLD instrument has been adopted across the EU. It shows the variety of models in different EU Member States and regions, ranging from a simple continuation of the 2007-13 mono-Fund approach to a country-wide use of multiple Funds in all LAGs. It then presents three country cases from Slovenia, Sweden and the Austrian Land Tyrol, before drawing a number of conclusions and making recommendations for the forthcoming 2021-27 programme period.

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Speakers

Programme

Monday 25 November
	Transfer from Porto airport ELARD Members Workshop Welcoming dinner for foreign guests

Tuesday 26 November
Morning	LEADER/CLLD 2019 Conference
08:30	Registration
09:00	Opening session Moderation: Pedro Brosei, Advisor to the Portuguese ELARD Presidency Maria Joao Botelho, President of ELARD and Minha Terra \| Opening Address (bilingual) Cristina Vieira, President of LAG DOLMEN and Mayor of Marco de Canaveses \| Welcome Remarks (in Portuguese) José Luís Gaspar, Mayor of Amarante Maria do Céu Albuquerque, Minister of Agriculture \| Speech (in Portuguese)
10:00	Keynote presentation Loris Servillo (Researcher and Associate Professor, Politecnico of Torino) & Stefan Kah (Researcher, University of Strathclyde, European Policies Research Centre): Implementing CLLD in EU: Experiences so far - stocktaking, analysis and recommendations
10:30	Institutional opinions on the future of LEADER/CLLD Radim Srsen, Representative of the Committee of the Regions \| Opinion Roman Haken, Representative of the European Economic and Social Committee \| Opinion
11:00	Coffee-break
11:30	Looking forward with the feet on the ground – proposals and expectations from local level The added value of ERDF and ESF projects under CLLD – Marion Eckardt, Vice-President of ELARD and Manager of LAG Halland, Sweden Inputs from ELARD survey on simplification – Kristiina Tammets, Vice-President of ELARD and Manager of LAG Tartu, Estonia Insights from ELARD members workshop: challenges and opportunities regarding LEADER/CLLD in post-2020 – Robert Lukesch
12:15	Panel discussion reacting on the keynote presentation and previous panels and debate with participants Christine Falter, European Commission DG AGRI Eleftherios Stavropoulos, European Commission DG REGIO Hartmut Berndt, Member of the Council of ELARD and President of the German LEADER Association
13:00	Closing remarks (bilingual) Maria Joao Botelho, President of ELARD and Minha Terra
13:30	Light lunch
Afternoon	ELARD General Assembly Meeting

Wednesday 27 November
	Transfer to Porto airport