ENRD Workshop on Measure 16 'Cooperation'

DG AGRI and the ENRD Contact Point jointly organised a workshop on Measure 16 ‘Cooperation’ (M16) on 1 June 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.

The workshop brought together national and regional Managing Authorities, Paying Agencies and DG AGRI Desk Officers to discuss:

challenges currently faced by programme authorities in the implementation of M16; and
the wide range of cooperation opportunities that the Measure offers.

Specifically, the event addressed questions related to the legal form of cooperation among beneficiaries, as well as state-aid issues. Experiences with programming and implementing sub-Measure 16.5 from three Member States/regions were also presented.

The event further explored the potential M16 offers for achieving objectives in fields such as sustainability and climate change; competitiveness of the primary sector; farmers’ position in the supply chain; as well as local development and social inclusion.

Should you have questions related to this event, please contact us at measure16@enrd.eu.

Background document

Presentations

Measure 16 – State of play and conditions for implementing cooperation activities

Measure 16 – Uptake and legal/programme - technical conditions, Christiane De Viron, DG AGRI

Challenges of implementation (legal forms of cooperation, financial management and performing controls) – experiences from Member States and regions

Experiences from Austria, Christian Rosenwirth, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Experiences from Lithuania, Nomeda Padvaiskaite, Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture
Experiences from Italy, Serena Taragngioli and Riccardo Passero, Italian NRN

Measure 16 – State aid rules and Simplified Cost Options

State aid rules - particularities as regards Measure 16, Gereon Thiele, DG AGRI
Simplified Cost Options and the diversity of projects under Measure 16, Gregorio Davila Diaz, DG AGRI
Measure 16: Approaches to the implementation of selected sub-Measures – a portfolio of options, Elena Maccioni, ENRD CP

Opportunities for achieving specific objectives with Measure 16 – presentation of programming examples linked to EAFRD priorities P4 and P5

Measure 16 in Finland and its relevance for addressing objectives of P4 and P5, Joel Karlsson, The Agency for Rural Affairs
Innovation in M 16.5 in Hesse, Germany – approach, challenges and first experiences, Dipl.-Geogr. Nicola von Kutzleben, Intitute for Rural Development Research
Environmental Co-operation Action Fund (16.5) in Scotland, Jonathan MacLure and Neil Henderson, Scottish Government

Results of the group work – exploring the potential of Measure 16

Additional resources

Dates:

01/06/2016 - 09:00

Location:

Brussels,

Belgium

Event type:

Workshop/Capacity building

Organiser:

ENRD Contact Point