BRITT VAHTER, DEVELOPMENT ADVISER VÕRU COUNTY GOVERNMENT Impact of ESTLAT programme ( ) on Põlva, Valga, Võru Counties, proposals for next programming period

Challenges

203,1 km

Statistics Number of projects: 24 Number of partners: 35 By counties: Põlva County Valga County Võru County

General characteristics Projects provoked discussions and helped to draw attention to the problem Improved language skills Soft projects Low number of lead partners – 1/3 (Võru 4/Valga 4) A few projects that seek investments of infrastructure or productive investments Low involvement of private entrepreneurs – 4/35 Low or average coherence with counties development priorities

Fields of Impact Education Culture Sport Environment Tourism Local entrepreneurship Health and rescue services Community cooperation

Education

Culture

Sport

Environment

Tourism

Local entrepreneurship

Health and resque services

COMMUNITY COOPERATION Camp in Mammaste Project Active Tourism

Proposals to the next seven-year period Small/Large scale projects (focused on strategic areas agreed upon regional level) Thematically limited calls Greater emphasis on county level/regional development plans in evaluation process Projects with clear CBC impact and projects that develop border areas Reduction of the border area or one financially comparable partner from bordering counties

Thank you for attention!