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The Trans European Rural Network, TERN, is a coalition of grass-root initiatives based in rural areas throughout Europe. TERN was set up following the second EC programme to combat poverty and responded to a need to facilitate contacts between groups based in marginalised rural zones. TERN has received initial funding from the EC to facilitate the network is building within the Community. Although the network is currently made up of a broad range of activities, its prime objective remains a commitment to issues related to poverty and social exclusion in rural areas. Service provision, and in particular the postal services, so vital to rural communities, is relevant to the debate on rural exclusion. The most efficient means of achieving a greater understanding of the needs rural communities in through the process of networking both at national/regional level and at transnational levels. TERN has been instrumental in assisting the development of networks at national level and in binding contacts with rural groups part of the commission's LEADER I programme. TERN draws its membership from a broad range of socio-economic and cultural initiatives in rural areas. Some of its members have been involved in preparations for the new TELEMATICS programme. A telematics conference was organised by TERN at the end of March 1994. TERN in an international non-profit making organisation (AISBL) with an infrastructure in Brussels, registered under Belgian law. TERN's main tasks include: Disseminating information on EU policy and programmes of interest to rural communities;Creating a greater understanding of Europe, its institutions ant its procedures towards rural communities; Preparing position papers and issues of policy to pursue at European level. The European Projects where TERN has participated are the following: POVERTY II, Rural University, LEADER I. Contact person: Ms Barbara Diklev Address: Nxvrad 4, Nysum 96100 DENMARK Telephone : + 45 98 56 93 93 Fax : + 45 98 56 93 93 E-mail: barbar@login.dknet.dk
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