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Reinventing Europe through Local Initiative

AEIDL, the European Association for Information on Local Development, was founded in 1988 by like-minded individuals who believed that European integration could make a positive contribution to citizenship and to the sustainable development of local communities.

Our European Project

Territorial development

From LEADER to FARNET, AEIDL has proven expertise in the successful application of the territorial approach to development - an approach based on a permanent dialogue with and between local stakeholders and the potential beneficiaries of the various projects, and enriched by exchanges within wider networks, which encompass the local, regional, national and European levels.

Social development

Established in the context of ELISE, the European network for the exchange of information on local employment, AEIDL is regularly involved in programmes, projects or missions involving, either directly or indirectly, employment, social economy, social innovation, start-ups, socio-occupational integration, migration issues, equal opportunities and citizenship.

Environment

While the goal of sustainable development and respect for the environment had been a horizontal dimension of the local development projects AEIDL has been engaged in for over ten years, it was the coordination of the EU’s LIFE programme, which - from the early 2000s – led to the environmental aspect of sustainable development becoming one of AEIDL’s main fields of activity.

Opinions - Contributions

Social innovation in LEADER

(02 July 2019) - This study, conducted by ÖAR and ZSI and coordinated by Robert Lukesch, analyses the importance and extent of projects with a specific focus on social innovation supported by the 77 LEADER Local Action Groups in Austria and examines the impact of these projects in each region.

What's new at aeidl?

DESIRA kicks off in Pisa

(13 September 2019) - DESIRA is a new project that aims to improve the capacity of society and political bodies to respond to the challenges that digitisation generates in rural areas, agriculture and forestry, and to provide a comprehensive assessment of both opportunities and threats.

EMEN 2nd Annual Event

(12 September 2019) - On the 20th of June took place in The Hague the 2nd EMEN Annual Event entitled “Access to finance for migrant entrepreneurs? Cross your own borders”. Here is the report.

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Latest News

WiFi4EU: new call for municipalities

(16 September 2019) - On 19 September at 13:00 CEST the Commission will launch a new call for applications to apply for free Wi-Fi network in public spaces. The call, which is open to municipalities or groups of municipalities in the EU, will last until 19 September 2019 at 17:00 CEST.

Irish backstop must be part of Brexit deal, says EU Parliament chief

(13 September 2019) - There will be no Brexit deal without an Irish backstop, European Parliament President David Sassoli said yesterday. However, the EU is willing to revive a proposal that would keep only Northern Ireland in the bloc’s orbit to maintain a seamless border to Ireland.

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Reinventing Europe through Local Initiative

Territorial development

Social development

Environment

Opinions - Contributions

Social innovation in LEADER

What's new at aeidl?

DESIRA kicks off in Pisa

EMEN 2nd Annual Event

Eco-enterprise

Jobs at AEIDL

AEIDL Flash