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Migrant and refugee integration in rural Europe

This new ENRD Projects Brochure – ‘Migrant and Refugee Integration’ – explores how people in rural areas have used EAFRD support to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by the recent influx of migrants and refugees into the European Union. A number of projects from different countries are presented under the themes of ‘Changing […]

Agritorino

Agritorino is an initiative, launched in Turin in 2012, promoted by various local voluntary associations: Sermig, Cottolengo, Congregazione Salesiana, Padri Somaschi, Permicro Banca di microcredito e Piazza dei Mestieri. The project aims to combine support to family incomes, sustainable agriculture and vocational training, by entrusting young unemployed people to cultivate lands that had been left […]

Brexit: a shift towards a CLLD approach?

In a recent post in capreform.eu on the topic of UK policy towards agricultural land after Brexit, Professor Ian Hodge of the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge argues in favour of ecosystem services policy with many features akin of a CLLD approach, as in the following quotation: “There would be greater and longer […]

ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Sweden (Stockholm): the LIVSVAL project

European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Sweden (Stockholm): the LIVSVAL project Livsval (‘Life Choice’) is an example of an ESF ‘co-operation project’ managed by a partnership among state, local and third sector organisations in the Stockholm area. It runs for three years (2009-11) and is developing a model of integrated rehabilitation (MIRA) […]

ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Spain (Andalusia): ATIPE (Integrated Territorial Plans for Employment)

European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Spain (Andalusia): ATIPE (Integrated Territorial Plans for Employment) The Regional Authority of Andalusia and its Employment Department (Consejería de Empleo) created a specific instrument for the development of Integrated Territorial Plans for Employment, called « Actuaciones Territoriales Integrales Preferentes para el Empleo » (ATIPE). Nine local […]

ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Portugal: Red social (Social Network programme)

European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Portugal: Red social (Social Network programme) The case described here is the social network of the territory managed by the municipality of Viana do Castelo (NUTS 4) in the North of Portugal. AEIDL (February 2011) AEIDL is contracted by the European Commission in order to provide […]

ESF Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Hungary (West Pannon region): the REKORD project (Local Employment Agreement)

European Social Fund Actions to promote Local Employment Initiatives Hungary (West Pannon region): the REKORD project (Local Employment Agreement) The REKORD project received ESF support in order to network the 13 Local Employment Pacts on the West‐Transdanubian (aka West Pannon) region of Hungary. With a strong entrepreneurial base, the area struggles to maintain and develop […]

LEADER good practices

 A sophisticated searchable database of LEADER good practices has been created under LEADER Plus (2000-2006) and is still alive and kicking http://leaderplus.ec.europa.eu/cpdb/public/gpdb/GpdbSearchFS.aspx?language=en

Participatory evaluation of local development

Jela Tvrdonova The evaluation of rural development policies – in compliance with the EU Common Monitoring and Evaluation Framework is the process of the assessment of the public and private funds intervention according its results, impacts and needs, which shall be satisfied. The evaluation deals with the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the intervention logic […]

Cohesion policy support for local development

COHESION POLICY SUPPORT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT: BEST PRACTICE AND FUTURE POLICY OPTIONS ADETEF Study Marjorie Jouen, Head of the project (ADETEF, Notre Europe) Katalin Kolosy, Head of project (AEIDL) Jean-Pierre Pellegrin, senior expert (AEIDL) Peter Ramsden, senior expert (AEIDL) Péter Szegvari, Senior expert (City Consult) Nadège Chambon, Junior expert (Notre Europe) http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/archive/consultation/terco/cp_support_local_dev_en.pdf

URBACT stories

URBACT is a European exchange, learning and action programme with a large site full of project material from over 45 projects each of which lasts for either 2 or 3 years. you can see the main site at They also have URBACT YOUTUBE channel(cache) Results from the first round of approximately 25 projects have been […]

Notable practice in regeneration

Six case study examples of ‘holistic’ regeneration from the United Kingdom and Europe. For each of the six case studies, reports on the priorities of the programme, partnership working, management arrangements, outputs and outcomes, and the projects completed or underway. Bradford Trident New Deal for Communities; Castle Vale renewal (Birmingham); Manor and Castle regeneration (Sheffield); […]

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