1. BRITT VAHTER, DEVELOPMENT ADVISER VÕRU COUNTY GOVERNMENT Impact of ESTLAT programme (2007-2013) on Põlva, Valga, Võru Counties, proposals for next programming period

2. Challenges

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5. Statistics Number of projects: 24 Number of partners: 35 By counties: Põlva County 490 596 Valga County 3 239 354 Võru County 1 199 322

7. 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

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

9. Education

10. Culture

11. Sport

12. Environment

13. Tourism

14. Local entrepreneurship

15. Health and resque services

16. COMMUNITY COOPERATION Camp in Mammaste Project Active Tourism

17. 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

18. Thank you for attention!