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

Promoting gender equality in public procurement

(15 December 2020) - The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) recently awarded a contract to AEIDL to raise awareness and build capacity of institutions and public buyers on how to use public procurement to promote gender equality.

What's new at aeidl?

FARNET Magazine n°18

(07 January 2021) - The latest edition of the FARNET Magazine takes a look at how Local Action Groups have been helping fisheries and aquaculture sectors meet their challenges in the context of COVID-19.

AEIDL at the 3rd Citizen Engagement Festival

(15 December 2020) - AEIDL, through the TRANSFORM project, took part in the virtual exhibition of the 3rd Annual Citizen Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Festival.

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Latest News

Cross-border cooperation: 4th call for b-solutions

(20 January 2021) - The Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) has launched the fourth call for proposals under the b-solutions initiative. The deadline is set on 11 March 2021.