Using European Union co-financing in entrepreneurship for development of rural areas in the Latgale region
Summary. The Latgale region in Latvia implemented 197 LEADER programme projects that distributed €3.64 million in EU co-financing to rural entrepreneurs. Funds enabled farmers to build facilities, purchase equipment, and diversify production. Entrepreneurs faced significant barriers including difficulty securing matching funds, complex bureaucratic procedures, and weak project management knowledge.
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Jermolajeva, E., Keisa, V., Liepina, E., Rudzinskis, A., & Ribakovs, A.. (2025). Using European Union co-financing in entrepreneurship for development of rural areas in the Latgale region. Research for Rural Development/Research for Rural Development (Online). https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.31.2025.095
Jermolajeva, Elita, et al. “Using European Union co-financing in entrepreneurship for development of rural areas in the Latgale region.” Research for Rural Development/Research for Rural Development (Online), 2025. https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.31.2025.095.
Jermolajeva, Elita, Vilma Keisa, E. Liepina, Andrejs Rudzinskis, and Artjoms Ribakovs. 2025. “Using European Union co-financing in entrepreneurship for development of rural areas in the Latgale region.” Research for Rural Development/Research for Rural Development (Online). https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.31.2025.095.
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- DOI
- 10.22616/rrd.31.2025.095
- Countries
- Latvia
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- Europe
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- entrepreneurship, funding, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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- 2026-06-01