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Explore the implementation of the Cork 2.0 Declaration and its Action Plan in rural areas. Learn about the importance of bottom-up and locally-led initiatives, integrated strategies, and simplified policy delivery. Discover how to strengthen urban-rural linkages and reduce administrative burden.
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Cork 2,0 Declaration, its Action Plan and CAP Renewal Christine Falter DG Agriculture and Rural Development European Commission ELARD Leader/ CLLD gathering Brussels, 31 May 2017
Cork 2.0 Declaration (Sept. 2016): "A better life in rural areas" • Stakeholderconferencedeveloped 10 policy orientations: • - "implementation of integratedstrategies and multi-sectoralapproaches" (point on rural prosperity) • - "strengthenurban-rual linkages" (point on rural viability and vitality) • - "Building on the success of Leader…bottom-up and locally-led initiatives shouldberolled out to mobilise rural potentials" (point on enhancing rural governance) • - "...furthersimplify [CAP] implementation; reduce administrative burden on beneficiaries and administrations; wide application of simplifiedcost options" (point on advancingpolicydelivery and simplification) • -> emphasizes importance of Leader/ CLLD, reinforcingitsrole • -> Leader / CLLD links to / canaddress all 10 policy orientations • -> applying Leader principles to "mainstream" policy
Cork 2.0 Action Plan • Implementation of Cork Declaration – a job for stakeholders, networks and policymakers • ● ELARD gathering as part of follow-up • ● DG AGRI exploring shift fromcompliance to result-orientation / performance baseddelivery (one of key conclusions of Cork 2.0) -> how to makethiswork for Leader/ CLLD? • ● ENRD work on Leader implementation, identifyinglessons on whatworks and whatneeds to beimproved • ● Conference on CLLD organised by 4 ESIF DGs (November 2017) • ● Simplification: changingRegulations for wider application of simplifiedcost options, umbrellaprojects…
CAP renewal • - COP 21 on climate change • - UN SustainableDevelopment Goals • - Budget focussed on results • - White Paper on the Future of Europe • - Simplification (High Level Group on European Structural and InvestmentFunds)
Key words • Bottom-up and locally-led initiatives • Integratedstrategies and multi-sectoralapproaches • Improved interrelations and partnerships • Local initiative and rural capacity-building • Reduce administrative burden