News

20 Feb 2025

ARIA2024: on-stage and backstage

The emotions of the Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards - ARIA 2024 continue with a new publication, exclusive backstage interviews with the winners and... even more.

  • CAP Implementation
ARIA 2024 brochure cover image smiling woman with sheep

News Highlights

The cover of the Thematic Report: ''Assessment of the sectoral support withing the CAP' showing a woman with a basket of fruits and vegetables
21 Mar 2025

A new Thematic Report for the assessment of sectoral support

Researchers, evaluators and experts from Managing Authorities explored effective approaches in a dedicated Thematic Working Group.

  • Evaluation
The Future Village Creators Awards in Lithuania
20 Mar 2025

Highlighting good practices in Poland and Lithuania

Some National Networks turn the collection and dissemination of CAP-funded projects into a celebration, organising or supporting good practice competitions. Episode 1: focus on Poland and Lithuania.

  • CAP Implementation
Logo wolfgang palme
Inspirational Idea | 06 Mar 2025

Growing green through winter: the success of Austria's organic vegetable initiative

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest news

16 Apr 2025

National good practice competitions in Spain and Slovenia

National Networks (NNs) can be involved in the organisation of competitions celebrating best practices in agricultural and rural development. The Spanish and Slovenian NNs share their experience. 

  • CAP Implementation
Finalists of the Spanish awards for rural women innovation
16 Apr 2025

Insights from our current Thematic Groups

Narratives on farmers' wider contribution to society and means to simplify the implementation of the CAP are on the agenda of the current EU CAP Network’s Thematic Groups.

  • CAP Implementation
light bulbs illustration on a farm landscape
16 Apr 2025

Let Gen Z lead generational renewal in agriculture

Young CAP stakeholders worked on practical recommendations to foster generational renewal in agriculture – key to more sustainable farming and resilient rural areas.

  • CAP Implementation
Group photo of the 1st meeting of Thematic group on Generational renewal
20 Mar 2025

Highlighting good practices in Poland and Lithuania

Some National Networks turn the collection and dissemination of CAP-funded projects into a celebration, organising or supporting good practice competitions. Episode 1: focus on Poland and Lithuania.

  • CAP Implementation
The Future Village Creators Awards in Lithuania
18 Mar 2025

Smart Rural 27: outcomes and recommendations

The final report of the Smart Rural 27 project clearly underlines the importance of LEADER as the main tool to implement Smart Villages in many Member States.

  • CAP Implementation
Rural businesswoman working in the countryside
18 Mar 2025

ARIA 2024 prize winners showcase LEADER’s inspirational value

LEADER co-financed ten out of the 24 finalists of ARIA 2024 across all the award categories, including some of the winners, thus showing its potential to support a wide range of CAP objectives.

  • CAP Implementation
La petite conserverie project in France, LEADER-funded winner at ARIA 2024