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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

Our COVID-19 crisis

(06 May 2020) - Several AEIDL collaborators from different countries, cultures and nationalities recount their experiences of being in lockdown, share their thoughts on the unprecedented crisis that we are going through, and express their vision and expectations, for better or worse, for the future.

What's new at aeidl?

Opinion

AEIDL is regularly seeking collaborators – experts and communicators – to work under various project proposals and contracts, and to feature in our tenders in relation to potential contracts and projects.

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Latest News

Kick-starting the EU economy by incentivising private investments

(29 May 2020) - The Commission today proposes a new Solvency Support Instrument to mobilise private resources to urgently support viable European companies in the sectors, regions and countries most economically impacted by the pandemic.

Towards a powerful recovery plan

(28 May 2020) - To ensure the recovery is "sustainable, even, inclusive and fair" for all Member States, the European Commission has proposed to create a new recovery instrument, “Next Generation EU”, embedded within a “powerful, modern and revamped” long-term EU budget.