Latest News

23 Oct 2025

National Networks: what are they working on?

From LEADER to generational renewal, from AKIS to communications: here is what keeps the National Networks busy – and how the EU CAP Network is supporting them in their daily work.

  • CAP Implementation
6th National Networks meeting, Bulgaria, October 2025 - group picture
Farmers and young people work together at Nograd farm, Hungary (c) Maszlik Családi Gazdaság
18 Sep 2025

Breaking new ground: Rewriting the story of Europe’s farmers

A recent EU CAP Network’s Thematic Group looked at how to make farmers’ wider contributions to society better seen and valued by the wider public.

  • CAP Implementation
Farmer in a field FADN main visual
17 Sep 2025

From Accountancy to Sustainability: 60 Years of Farm Data

A special event on 17 October will explore the past, present & future of farm data, as FADN evolves into the Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN).

  • CAP Implementation
LINC 2025 - field visits in Austria (c) European Commission 2025
10 Sep 2025

LEADER Transnational Cooperation: highlights from LINC2025

Get a glimpse of the conversations held at the EU CAP Network’s LEADER Transnational Cooperation Corner during LINC2025.

  • CAP Implementation

Upcoming Events

Workshop

Unlocking the Potential of Rapeseed Cake by BRILIAN Project

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Governance meeting

EU CAP Network’s Steering Group - 5th Meeting

  • CAP Implementation
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
  • Evaluation
Calendar

Latest publications

Policy Insights |

Bridging the gap: CAP in the real world

Thematic Groups convene to address real-world challenges facing European farmers and rural communities, involving a variety of CAP stakeholders from across the EU, and connecting policy and practice.

  • CAP Implementation
Event report - EU CAP Network workshop ‘Circular bioeconomy – valorisation of forest by-products’
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network workshop 'Circular bioeconomy: valorisation of forest by-products'

This report presents the main outcomes from the EU CAP Network workshop 'Circular bioeconomy: valorisation of forest by-products', held in Kouvola, Finland, on 26-27 March 2025.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Event report - EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Partnering for innovation with impact in agriculture and rural areas'
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Partnering for innovation with impact in agriculture and rural areas'

This report presents the main outcomes from the EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Partnering for innovation with impact in agriculture and rural areas', held in Prague, Czech Republic, on 29-30 April 2025.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Support to

CAP Implementation contact point

CAP Implementation

As an integral part of the EU CAP Network, the CAP Implementation Contact Point supports and coordinates networking activities relating to the design and implementation of the CAP’s strategic plans.

Find out more
Enhancing food security under changing weather patterns: farm adaptation

Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI

'Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI’'s role is to facilitate communication and cooperation between those with a keen interest in sharing knowledge and innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural areas.

Find out more
Participants of the workshop

Evaluation

The European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP provides tailored support to EU Member States and the European Commission in their evaluations of agriculture and rural development policy.

Find out more

Networking

LEADER

LEADER is a local development method which has been used for 30 years to engage local actors in the design and delivery of strategies, decision-making and resource allocation for the development of their rural areas.

Find out more

National networks

National CAP networks have a key role in steering and driving forward policy as well as promoting stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing and capacity building for EU Member States and other actors.

Find out more

LAG Directory

The EU CAP Network LAG Directory brings together in one place the contact details for the new LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) created in the 2023-2027 programming period.

Find out more

Country data

Discover rural development in the European Union.

Find out more