New country profiles have been published as part of this new LDnet initiative to present in a systematic and succinct way how local development is implemented in different EU member states. CLLD country profiles for Portugal and Czechia have been added to those for Austria and Sweden - see below. Local development has different faces across the EU. Probably its most … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2020
Territorial approaches – The potential of Community-led Local Development
The Interreg Annual Event 2020 was organised on 15-16 October in a digital format. The aim of the event was to review implementation of the Interreg Programme, share practice and experience between managing authorities and celebrate 30 years of Interreg. Among the parallel workshops on 16 October there was one focusing on “Territorial Europe”, in line with Policy Objective 5 … [Read more...]
COST Action proposal: ‘Community solutions – When social Innovation meets local development’
We are in the final stages of preparing a proposal for a COST Action which is due to be submitted by 13 November 2020. This proposal was initiated by LDnet and RSA. We have shared a concept note and invited researchers and practitioners interested in the topic of social innovation and local development to contribute in the development of a sound proposal. We received several … [Read more...]
EU Cohesion Policy in non-urban areas
A new study by Stefan Kah, Neli Georgieva and Liliana Fonseca of EPRC, carried out for the REGI Committee of the European Parliament, looks at the role of EU Cohesion Policy in rural areas. The study analyses the challenges of these areas and discusses the extent and thematic orientation of rural Cohesion Policy funding. The study then presents the relationship between … [Read more...]
“Which future do you want in rural areas?”
From May to August 2020, 3 436 people from 26 different countries answered the survey which was carried out by ELARD, the European association of LEADER groups, in cooperation with REDR, the Spanish rural development network. The aim of the survey was to find out what rural citizens and actors think of life in rural areas. What is important and does the LEADER/CLLD approach … [Read more...]
New series of RSA webinars
The Regional Studies Association continues with its successful Webinar Series and the LDnet community is warmly invited to join these webinar sessions. In addition, the RSA’s European Foundation (RSA Europe) offers also a number of high profile webinars delivered in partnered with EU Institutions. Please see below for more details. RSA Professional Development Webinar … [Read more...]
CLLD country profile: Austria
September 2020Main author: Robert Lukesch | Contributor: Michael FischerSeries coordination and editing: Urszula Budzich-Tabor, Stefan Kah, Haris Martinos … [Read more...]