Acknowledgements This document has been prepared by the local development experts Paul Soto and Peter Ramsden and edited by the European Commission (DG AGRI, EMPL, MARE and REGIO). It is intended to facilitate the implementation of community-led local development and to encourage good practice. It is not legally binding on any entities involved in the implementation of ESI Funds nor on the Member States but provides guidelines and recommendations and reflects best practice. These guidance is without prejudice to national legislation and should be read and may be adapted taking into account the national legal framework. This guidance is without prejudice to the interpretation of the Court of Justice and the General Court or decisions of the Commission. Introduction The purpose of the guidance This guide to community-led local development (CLLD) has been issued at the start of the new programming period 2014-20 in order to give those directly involved in local action groups some practical tools and suggestions for implementing CLLD in a range of contexts. This guide is complementary to the Common Guidance issued in April 2013 by four Directorates- General of the European Commission (DG AGRI, EMPL, MARE and REGIO) to help the authorities in the Member States to create the conditions for effectively using led local development in their Partnership Agreements and to design it in their respective programmes. This guide should also be relevant to provide arguments for cities and social organisations that CLLD is an effective tool for meeting some of their challenges and to illustrate how ESF and ERDF can be used. For existing LEADER and FARNET (European Fisheries Areas Network) partnerships the guide aims to help them to develop more focused and higher quality strategies that have a clear results orientation and which are responsive to changing external conditions. The guide draws on the new results framework for achieving the goals of Europe 2020. The guide is aimed at a target audience of local actors and practitioners and specifically local action group coordinators and chairs. However, it should also be useful for Managing Authorities (MAs) and other stakeholders involved in implementation of CLLD who need further insight into some of the key issues facing actors on the ground. It is intended both for new partnerships in cities and for social inclusion as well as the 2600 plus existing LEADER and FARNET partnerships. Chapter 1 looks at why it is worth doing CLLD in the rapidly changing situation facing different local areas in Europe. Chapter 2 takes the reader through eight steps needed to set up a CLLD using a spiral to illustrate the relationship between the trinity of strategy, partnership and area.
Acknowledgements This document has been prepared by the local development experts Paul Soto and Peter Ramsden and edited by the European Commission (DG AGRI, EMPL, MARE and REGIO). It is intended to facilitate the implementation of community-led local development and to encourage good practice. It is not legally binding on any entities involved in the implementation of ESI Funds nor on the Member States but provides guidelines and recommendations and reflects best practice. These guidance is without prejudice to national legislation and should be read and may be adapted taking into account the national legal framework. This guidance is without prejudice to the interpretation of the Court of Justice and the General Court or decisions of the Commission. Introduction The purpose of the guidance This guide to community-led local development (CLLD) has been issued at the start of the new programming period 2014-20 in order to give those directly involved in local action groups some practical tools and suggestions for implementing CLLD in a range of contexts. This guide is complementary to the Common Guidance issued in April 2013 by four Directorates- General of the European Commission (DG AGRI, EMPL, MARE and REGIO) to help the authorities in the Member States to create the conditions for effectively using local development in their Partnership Agreements and to design it in their respective programmes. This guide should also be relevant to provide arguments for cities and social organisations that CLLD is an effective tool for meeting some of their challenges and to illustrate how ESF and ERDF can be used. For existing LEADER and FARNET (European Fisheries Areas Network) partnerships the guide aims to help them to develop more focused and higher quality strategies that have a clear results orientation and which are responsive to changing external conditions. The guide draws on the new results framework for achieving the goals of Europe 2020. The guide is aimed at a target audience of local actors and practitioners and specifically local action group coordinators and chairs. However, it should also be useful for Managing Authorities (MAs) and other stakeholders involved in implementation of CLLD who need further insight into some of the key issues facing actors on the ground. It is intended both for new partnerships in cities and for social inclusion as well as the 2600 plus existing LEADER and FARNET partnerships. Chapter 1 looks at why it is worth doing CLLD in the rapidly changing situation facing different local areas in Europe. Chapter 2 takes the reader through eight steps needed to set up a CLLD using a spiral to illustrate the relationship between the trinity of strategy, partnership and area. led