EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR THE BALTIC SEA REGION AND THE LITHUANIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY: GUIDELINES ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES AND MACROECONOMIC OBJECTIVES FOR 2014-2020

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EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR THE BALTIC SEA
REGION AND THE LITHUANIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICYGUIDELINES ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES AND MACROECONOMIC
OBJECTIVES FOR 2014-2020

• Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of
  Lithuania
• Rural Development department
• Chief specialist of the Alternative activities
  division
• Leader of the project "Enhance the combined
  effect of the rural development programmes"
• Dr. Živile Šukyte
• 27 September 2012

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STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION

• 1. Involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture of
  the Republic of Lithuania in the implementation
  of the European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea
  Region Action "Enhance the combined effect of
  the rural development programmes"
• II. European Union rural development political
  guidelines for 2014-2020
• III. The European Union strategy for the Baltic
  Sea Region and the Lithuanian Rural Development
  policy possible synergies in the new Lithuanian
  Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020 having
  regard to the priorities identified in the
  National Progress Programme.

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Part I INVOLVEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF
AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR
THE BALTIC SEA REGION ACTION ENHANCE THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES
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1. PLACE OF THE ACTION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE
ACTION PLAN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR
THE BALTIC SEA REGION

• PIORITY AREA AGRI
• Reinforcement of sustainability of agriculture,
  forestry and fisheries

• Actions

• Develop sustainable strategies for wood

• Enhance the combined effect of the rural
  development programmes"

• Develop the strategies for the sustainable use
  and breeding of forest, animals and plants

• Animal health and disease control

• Enhance the coordination and cooperation between
  the Member States and intermediaries in the
  organisation of the fisheries management
  processes in the Baltic Sea

• Enhance the combined effect of the European
  fisheries fund programmes

• Food waste recycling

• Flagship projects

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1. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTION "ENHANCE THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMES" AND THE PRECONDITIONS FOR THEIR
ATTAINMENT

• Objectives
• seeking the development and implementation of
  measures more targeted in respect of the needs of
  the region through a closer cooperation of
  different actors in the Baltic Sea region
  representatives of different institutions, and
  participants of the public, non-governmental and
  private sectors
• formation of interfaces between national rural
  development programmes addressing problems and
  challenges of a similar nature.
• Preconditions necessary to attain the objectives
• facilitate the social dialogue and cooperation
  network between the actors participating in the
  Baltic Sea region rural development sector
  representatives of different institutions,
  participants of the public, non-governmental and
  private sectors
• targets/ preconditions in the national rural
  development programmes implement general regional
  level initiatives, promoting regional cooperation
  and the implementation of cross-border
  innovations in the region.

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I. INDICATORS AND THE TIME-LIMITS OF THE ACTION
"ENHANCE THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE RURAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES"

• Implementation indicators
• Develop a network for closer cooperationbetween
  the public authorities, a wider circle of the
  partners from the public sector, social and
  non-governmental partners and strengthen the
  social dialogue on rural development issues (at
  least one meeting per year).
• Time-limit for the implementation of the action
• Review of the achievements until the end of 2014
  (while continuing the closer cooperation).

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SECTION II EUROPEAN UNION RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICY GUIDELINES FOR 2014-2020
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II. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FOR 2014-2020

• Support to the rural development as part of the
  CAP contributes to the attainment of the
  following objectives
• enhancement of the competitiveness of
  agriculture
• 2. sustainable management of natural resources
  and climate policy
• 3. balanced territorial development of rural
  areas.

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II. THE PRIORITIES OF THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICY FOR 2014-2020

• European Union rural development priorities for
  2014-2020
• promote the transfer of knowledge and innovations
  in the agriculture, forestry and rural areas
• enhance the competitiveness of all types of
  agricultural activities and the prospectiveness
  of farms
• 3. promote the organisation of food chains and
  risk management in agriculture
• 4. restore, preserve and improve the ecosystems
  dependant on agriculture and forestry
• 5. promoting resource efficiency and supporting
  the shift towards a low-carbon and
  climate-resilient economy in the agriculture,
  food and forestry sectors
• 6. promote social inclusion, reduction of
  poverty and economic development in rural areas.

The national rural development programmes and
other strategic documents of the European Union
Member States in the Baltic Sea region for
2014-2020 (national progress programmes, etc. ),
shall reflect the priorities and objectives of
the European Union Baltic Sea region, and
emphasise the regional dimension.
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II. POSSIBLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT MEASURES FOR
2014-2020

• Transfer of knowledge and information activities
  (Art. 15)
• Advisory services, farm management and farm
  relief services (Art. 16)
• Quality schemes for agricultural products and
  foodstuffs (Art. 17)
• Investment in physical assets (Art. 18)
• Restoring agricultural production potential
  damaged by natural disasters and catastrophic
  events and introduction of appropriate prevention
  actions (Art. 19)
• Farm and business development (Art. 20)
• 6.1. Support to business creation promotion
• 6.2. Investment into non-agricultural activities
  
• 6.2. Payments to the transferring of small
  holdings.
• 7. Basic services and village renewal in rural
  areas (Art. 21)
• 8. Investments in forest area development and
  improvement of the viability of forests (Art.22)
  
• 8.1. Afforestation and creation of woodland (Art.
  23)
• 8.2. Establishment of agro-forestry systems
  (Art. 24)
• 8.3. Prevention and restoration of damage to
  forests from forest fires and natural disasters
  and catastrophic events (Art. 25)

8.4. Investments improving the resilience and
environmental value of forest ecosystems
(Art.26) 8.5. Investments in new forestry
technologies and in processing and marketing of
forest products (Art. 27) 9. Setting up of
producer groups (Art.28) 10. Agri-environment-
climate (Art. 29) 11. Organic farming (Art. 30)
12. Natura 2000 and Water framework directive
payments (Art. 31) 13. Payments to areas
facing natural or other specific constraints
(Art. 32) 13.1. Designation of areas facing
natural and other specific constraints (Art.
33) 14. Animal welfare (Art. 34) 15.
Forest-environmental and climate services and
forest conservation (Art. 35) 16. Cooperation
(Art. 36) 17. Risk management (Art. 37) 17.1.
Crop, animal and plant insurance (Art. 38)
17.2. Mutual funds for animal and plant diseases
and environmental incidents (Art. 39) 17.3.
Income stabilisation tool (Art. 40) 18. LEADER
programme (Title II, Section 2). European
Innovation Partnerhip Network (EIP) (Art. 53)
National rural network (Art. 55).
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II. TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION TOOLS

• Sectors agriculture, forestry, food sector.
• Training forms training courses, workshops,
  demonstration tests, short-term exchange on far
  management issues, training visits ar farmers'
  farms, coaching , etc.
• Target groups persons operating in the relevant
  sectors, land managers andsmall and medium-sized
  enterprises operating in rural areas (SME) .  
• Beneficiaries organisations executing training
  and knowledge dissemination, having required
  skills, experience and qualified employees
  (lecturers).
• Eligibe expenditures
• training organisation and conducting
  expenditures
• investment costs of demonstration projects
• Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem
  expenses of participants as well as the cost of
  replacement of farmers..
• all these initiatives for which the support is
  granted could be also implemented on the regional
  level.

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II. BASIC SERVICES AND VILLAGE RENEWAL IN RURAL
AREAS

• Support granted
• the drawing up and updating of plans for the
  development of municipalities in rural areas and
  their basic services and of protection and
  management plans relating to NATURA 2000 sites
  and other areas of high nature value
• investment in the creation, improvement or
  expansion of ll types of small scale
  infrastructure (including investment in renewable
  energy)
• broadband infrastructure
• investment into service infrastructure in rural
  areas
• investment into leisure infrastructure
• investment into studies and associated with the
  maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the
  cultural and natural heritage of villages and
  rural landscapes
• investments targeting the relocation of
  activities and conversion of buildings or other
  facilities located close to rural settlements,
  with a view to improving the quality of life.
• Eligibe public investment and projects.

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II. COOPERATION

• Areas of acivities
• 1. Cooperation of agricultural, forestry and food
  entities operating in the EU including
  inter-branch organisations with a view to
  implementing the , rural development policy
  measures
• 2. Creation of newly formed clusters and
  networks
• 3. Creation and activities of EIP activity
  groups.
• Eligible activities
• pilot projects
• development of new products, practice, processes
  and technologies in the agricultural, food and
  forestry sectors (support is provided not only
  to groups, but also to individual subjects)
• cooperation of small entities in organising
  common work processes, sharing equipment and
  resources
• cooperation of developing logistics platforms
• promotion and facilitation of activities of the
  local level markets
• horizontal and vertical cooperation in
  implementing joint climate change, environmental
  protection, forest management, bioenergy, etc.
  projects.
• Public and private sector partnership
  implementing loal development strategies.
• Eligibe expenditures drawing up of feasibility
  studies, collective territorial local development
  projects (including training and building up of
  new networks, etc.), current cooperation costs,
  costs related to the preparation of local
  development strategies and business plans, etc.
• priority could be granted to the promotion of
  cooperation in the European Union Baltic Sea
  region.

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II. LEADER PROGRAMME

• The objective of LEADER strategies to seek the
  implementation of one or several BSD objectives,
  i.e., it is not necessary to allocate strategies
  for the implementation of specific measures.
• Challenges
• Possibility to develop and implement strategies
  funded from several EU funds (EAFRD, EAF, ESF, ,
  EŽF, ESF, ERDF, SF).
• Possibility to include urban communities into
  the activities of the local activity groups
  (LAG).
• Eligible activities
• development of strategies (e.g., training,
  studies, and surveys necessary for the
  preparation of the strategy)
• implementation of strategies
• administration of strategies, publicity of the
  activities up to 25 of the funds allocated for
  the implementation of the strategy (advance
  payment up to 50
• cooperation (territorial and international)
  priority could be garnted to the projects
  promoting regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea
  region.

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II. EUROPEAN INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP NETWORK

• Objectives
• promote a environmentally balanced,
  climate-friendly and resilient and innovative
  Union agricultural sector
• help to ensure a continuous supply of food,
  fodder and biological substances
• improve processes to preserve the environment,
  adapt to climate change and mitigate it
• build bridges between cutting-edge research
  knowledge and technology and farmers, businesses
  and advisory services.
• Tasks
• assist and provide information on the EIP issues
  to activity groups, farmers, consultants and
  researchers
• initiate discussions
• select and communicate the results of research
  related to the EIP and other information
• collect, strengthen and disseminate the good
  practice related to innovations
• organise conferences and workshops and
  disseminate information in the EIP area.
• priorities could be granted to regional
  cooperation and the analysis of the needs of the
  Baltic Sea region

• EIP is implemented by granting assistance
  through the EIP activity groups, that implement
  the innovative actions benefiting from the
  measures funded under the rural development
  programmes.

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II. NATIONAL RURAL NETWORK

• National rural development network to join the
  organisations and institutions participating in
  the rural development.
• Partnership between the competitive regional,
  local or cities and other authorities, economic
  and social partners, civil society
  organisations(environmental protection
  organisations, non-governmental organisations
  responsible for promoting equality and
  non-discrimination) part of the national rural
  network.
• The objectives of the network activities are
• enhance the participation of the stakeholders
  implementing the rural development policy
• improve the quality of the national rural
  development programmes of Member States
• inform the society and potential beneficiaries
  about the rural development programme
• promote innovations in the agricultural and
  rural development sectors
• could be an additional target promote
  regional cooperation when implementing in the
  Baltic Sea region the objectives of the European
  Union rural development policy or promote the
  cooperation of national rural networks at
  Nordic-Baltic meetings.

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SECTION III THE EU STRATEGY FOR THE BALTIC
SEA REGION AND THE LITHUANIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POLICY POSSIBLE SYNERGIES IN THE NEW
LITHUANIAN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR
2014-2020 HAVING REGARD TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE
NATIONAL PROGRESS PROGRAMME
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III. POSSIBLE SYNERGIES IN THE NEW LITHUANIAN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2014-2020 HAVING
REGARD TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL PROGRESS
PROGRAMME (1)
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III. POSSIBLE SYNERGIES IN THE NEW LITHUANIAN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2014-2020 HAVING
REGARD TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL PROGRESS
PROGRAMME (2)
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III. POSSIBLE SYNERGIES IN THE NEW LITHUANIAN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2014-2020 HAVING
REGARD TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL PROGRESS
PROGRAMME (3)
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III. POSSIBLE SYNERGIES IN THE NEW LITHUANIAN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2014-2020 HAVING
REGARD TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL PROGRESS
PROGRAMME (4)
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III. POSSIBLE SYNERGIES IN THE NEW LITHUANIAN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR 2014-2020 HAVING
REGARD TO THE PRIORITIES OF THE NATIONAL PROGRESS
PROGRAMME (5)
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