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LEADER for community resilience and security
Speaking with LEADER stakeholders in five countries bordering the Russian Federation, we learnt about LEADER ambitions, its current implementation and its role for community resilience and security.
- CAP Implementation
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LEADER for community resilience and security
Speaking with LEADER stakeholders in five countries bordering the Russian Federation, we learnt about LEADER ambitions, its current implementation and its role for community resilience and security.
- CAP Implementation
Bringing the EU to the kitchen table: communicating LEADER
Rural development tools like LEADER are more than funding mechanisms - they are bridges between the European Union and citizens. Effective communication can bring the EU to the kitchen table!
- CAP Implementation
Estimating the climate change mitigation potential of the EU’s CAP Strategic Plans
The study, coordinated by the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP, provides a meaningful first step in evaluating how the agricultural sector can support the EU’s climate ambitions.
- Evaluation
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Shaping the transition to Climate-Smart Agriculture through multi-actor policy dialogue
The BEATLES project promotes Climate-Smart Agriculture in the EU via workshops and pilot studies. Led by AEIDL, it supports CAP reforms for sustainable, fair, and resilient farming systems.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
New European Network Launched to Boost Short Food Supply Chains
EU4Advice & COREnet launch EU-wide networks to boost short food supply chains, uniting experts, advisors & policymakers for fairer, greener food systems.
- Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Integrated for impact: Czechia’s multi-fund CLLD model shows the way
Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) is not just LEADER with a new name. It’s about unlocking the full potential of EU funds- together. Czechia offers an inspiring example.
- CAP Implementation
Smart Villages in Lithuania: innovations for rural future
Lithuania’s journey towards smarter and more resilient rural communities is gaining momentum with the introduction of the Smart Villages (SV) in the Lithuanian CAP Strategic Plan (CSP).
- CAP Implementation
Networking with LEADER in spring 2025
The EU CAP Network's team has been busy networking for and with LEADER in the last few months. Here's a recap of the main events we have attended!
- CAP Implementation
Tackling disinformation
Rural communities, like the whole of society, are prone to disinformation- a major challenge for European democracies. An overview of actions taken at the EU level and a 'whole-of-society' approach.
- CAP Implementation
