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Axis 4 of the EFF: The Leader Approach in European Fisheries Areas…

Axis 4 of the EFF: The Leader Approach in European Fisheries Areas…. Marseille, 26 th September Monica Burch, FARNET Support Unit. The Leader Approach in European Fisheries Areas…. FARNET and the EU FLAGs (Fisheries Local Action Groups)

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Axis 4 of the EFF: The Leader Approach in European Fisheries Areas…

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  1. Axis 4 of the EFF: The Leader Approach in European Fisheries Areas… Marseille, 26th September Monica Burch, FARNET Support Unit

  2. The Leader Approach in European Fisheries Areas… • FARNET and the EU FLAGs (Fisheries Local Action Groups) • success stories and lessons learnt from LEADER dissemination into fisheries areas • introducing the LEADER approach to EU urban policy (ESF, ERDF)? • future plans for CLLD in 2014-20 in the EMFF (European Maritime and Fisheries Fund)

  3. Sectoral challenges Fisheries areas challenges A fisheriesfocus • dwindlingfish stocks • fishingovercapacity • lack of competitiveness • Vulnerability of smallscalefisheries • lack of organisationand integrationwithinthe sector and alongthechain • Risingcosts(especially fuel) • Lowattractivityof employment in fisheries • urbanisation pressure • environnemental degradation • peripheral areas • depopulation in some small fishing communities • lack of economic alternatives

  4. Over 300 groups with integrated local development strategies, implemented by bottom-up partnerships in 21 countries • €600M or 13% of the EFF (€826M total public) • Average budgets: €3.3 million – but huge range (€200,000 - €17 million) • Differencesinstrategies, partnerships & areas. • Nearly 2/3 have formal cooperation with LEADER. The sustainable development of fisheries areas

  5. An Axis 4 example...

  6. LAG / FLAG cooperation ACCOUNTABLE BODY FLAG LAG ERDF ESF LAG/FLAG EFF EARDF ERDF ESF Forms of LAG-FLAG coordination Seperateselectioncommittees Commonaccountablebody One LAG-FLAG

  7. How to achieve synergy & respect specificity? Other formal coordination Boundaries for coastal strips and rivers Otherforms of coordination • Boardmembers- crosspartners • Commonadmin and fin. support • Sharedstaff • Sharedpremises • Technicalcoordinationmeetings • Agreedcriteria and procedures Boundaries for dispersed fishing communities Defining areas that fit strategies LAG/FLAG Sameor similar boundaries Demarcation

  8. A few lessons… • different forms of cooperation : Adaptmodel of cooperationtoneeds • advantage when building on prior experience • But not force things into artificial structures (divided up into too small packages (eg merely distributed to Leader groups) – need to look at all the alternatives & chose option best suited to area. Ideally no blanket rule at national level • Ensurefitbetweenstrategies and programmegoals (budgets, types of measures, criteria…..) • Adaptboundariestofitwhatyouwanttoachieve (FI, IT, FR…) • Buildpartnershipsfromalliesrequiredtoachievechange. .

  9. introducing the LEADER approach to EU urban policy (ESF, ERDF)? • reticence on the part of urban policies (partly because sums of money much bigger – and already many actors) • Need to convince the cities if it is to appear in Operation Programmes (Ops) • CLLD often used in deprived areas… • but can also be used in other types of areas (industrial districts, knowledge districts, city centres…) • orspecific target groups • orby theme (employment, entrepreneurship, low carbon transport, food, water…)…

  10. Future plans for CLLD in 2014-20 in the EMFF • Expectation for Axis 4 to be strengthened • Option for multi-funding (but rules need to be really simple within any ONE fund) • flexible tool for fisheries communities - possibilities for fisheries focused strategies & broader coastal development (link water-land)

  11. Thank you for your attention! FARNET Support Unit 36-38 rue Saint Laurent B - 1000 Bruxelles +32 2 613 26 50 Monica.burch@farnet.eu www.farnet.eu

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