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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

Territorial Approaches for Sustainable Development

(09 April 2021) - In a recent report, the German international cooperation agency (GIZ) demonstrates that territorial approaches provide the right operational framework for interventions involving multiple sectors and stakeholders, and are often tailored to local conditions.

What's new at aeidl?

Opinion

AEIDL is regularly seeking collaborators – experts and communicators – to work under various project proposals and contracts, and to feature in our tenders in relation to potential contracts and projects.

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Latest News

Youth4Regions competition for aspiring journalists

(09 April 2021) - The Youth4Regions programme helps journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing to strengthen economic and social cohesion between regions.

Conference on the Future of Europe: launch of the citizens' platform

(08 April 2021) - At its meeting yesterday, the Executive Board endorsed the multilingual digital platform that will allow citizens from across the EU to contribute to the Conference on the Future of Europe.