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13 Jun 2023

Innovative and digital community-led development in Ireland

Local cooperation between LAGs and their local communities is a fundamental form of LEADER cooperation. Digital opportunities can help LAGs cooperate better with their local stakeholders, such as in Ireland's Innovating Communities project.

CAP Implementation

Innovative and digital community-led development in Ireland

Digitalisation, LEADER (+3)

13 Jun 2023

EU Member State review: LEADER achievements in Latvia

Each LEADER newsletter features a dedicated review of how the LEADER methodology is being used in a specific EU Member State and Latvia’s LEADER achievements are the focus of this edition of the newsletter. Thanks to the Latvian National CAP Network, Managing Authority and Paying Agency for their help in preparing this article.

CAP Implementation

A lake in Latvia surrounded by trees and small houses

CAP Strategic Plans, Jobs, Growth and Equality in Rural Areas (+7)

13 Jun 2023

LEADER facts and figures: New LAGs for 2023-2027

More than 2 600 LAGs are becoming operational in 2023 and these will implement LEADER through area-based Local Development Strategies that guide LAG funding for bottom-up development processes including innovation, networking and cooperation.

CAP Implementation

A big sign advertising LEADER investments

LEADER, Long-term Vision for Rural Areas (+1)

13 Jun 2023

Transnational cooperation: Overview of the 2014–2022 period

Transnational cooperation projects are a core component of the LEADER methodology and the results of LAG cooperation often showcase the added value that can be gained by using LEADER funding.

CAP Implementation

CAP Strategic Plans, LEADER (+1)

13 Jun 2023

Evaluation expertise: Assessments of LEADER’s added value

LEADER stakeholders are being provided with support from a range of different types of evaluation expertise to help better understand and demonstrate the added value of this local development method.