Britt Vahter , development adviser Võru County Government

BRITT VAHTER, DEVELOPMENT ADVISER VÕRU COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Impact of ESTLAT programme (2007-2013)

on Põlva, Valga, Võru Counties, proposals for next programming period

Challenges

4 929 273

203,1 km

Statistics

Number of projects: 24Number of partners: 35

By counties: Põlva County 490 596

Valga County 3 239 354Võru County 1 199 322

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500,000.00 €

1,000,000.00 €

1,500,000.00 €

2,000,000.00 €

2,500,000.00 €

3,000,000.00 €Distribution by directions of support

General characteristics

Projects provoked discussions and helped to draw attention to the problem

Improved language skillsSoft projectsLow number of lead partners – 1/3 (Võru 4/Valga 4)A few projects that seek investments of

infrastructure or productive investmentsLow involvement of private entrepreneurs – 4/35Low or average coherence with counties

development priorities

Fields of Impact

EducationCultureSportEnvironmentTourismLocal entrepreneurshipHealth and rescue servicesCommunity 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 callsGreater emphasis on county level/regional

development plans in evaluation process Projects with clear CBC impact and projects

that develop border areasReduction of the border area or one

financially comparable partner from bordering counties

Thank you for attention!