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EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’

The EU CAP Network is organising the EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’. This event will take place from Monday 6 to Wednesday 8 May 2024 in Estoril, Portugal. The conference will be organised in combination with the EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards for Operational Groups. The awards ceremony will form part of the conference programme.

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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on CAP Strategic Plans: Monitoring Committees

The second meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) had the opportunity to review key findings and identify good practices that can help Monitoring Committees advance their operations.

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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Nurturing Skills for a Thriving and Sustainable Agricultural Sector

The second meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) offered extensive opportunities for the exchange of experiences among TG members, feeding into some action-oriented recommendations and other TG outputs.

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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on the Design and Implementation of Eco-schemes in the new CSPs

The second meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) took place on 20 February 2024 and discussed topics that TG members identified as priorities during informal group discussions between meetings. This included exploring the role of eco-schemes in relation to green architecture and recommendations on how to improve the design and uptake of interventions that increase climate and environmental ambition.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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LAG Database

The LAG database allows Local Action Groups (LAGs) to get in touch, network and cooperate with each other.

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Country data

Discover rural development in the European Union.

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