Aeidl - AEIDL

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

Integrating a Rural Semester

(21 May 2021) - According to a focus group led by Marjorie Jouen (Jacques Delors Institute), a "Rural Semester" integrated into the European Semester would be a good tool to deliver a truly holistic policy for rural areas.

What's new at aeidl?

Second EU Forum on Endocrine Disruptors

(14 June 2021) - On behalf of the European Commission, AEIDL produced an in-depth report documenting the Second Annual Forum on Endocrine Disruptors.

MAX Diversity Film Festival is launched!

(03 June 2021) - AEIDL officially launched on 28 May the MAX Diversity film festival (MAXDFF). Submission of entries is open until 20 August 2021.

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Latest News

€22 billion invested in new European Partnerships

(14 June 2021) - The Commission has launched 11 new European Partnerships together with industry, to boost investments in research and innovation and to overcome major climate and sustainability challenges.

‘Talent Partnerships’: attracting skilled migrants

(11 June 2021) - Today, the Commission is launching Talent Partnerships, an initiative that will “help to address skills shortages in the European Union and to strengthen mutually-beneficial partnerships on migration with third countries”.

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Reinventing Europe through Local Initiative

Territorial development

Social development

Environment

Opinions - Contributions

Integrating a Rural Semester

What's new at aeidl?

Second EU Forum on Endocrine Disruptors

MAX Diversity Film Festival is launched!

Eco-enterprise

Jobs at AEIDL

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