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16 Jul 2025

Express your interest in joining our new Thematic Groups!

Two new Thematic Groups will start their activities in September and will focus on Water Resilience, and Cooperation in Farming. Calls for expressions of interest are now open.

  • CAP Implementation
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News Highlights

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16 Jul 2025

National Networks are always #ProudOfNetworking

For the second year in a row, the social media campaign #ProudOfNetworking gives a special opportunity to discuss the impact of networking for the CAP, which is often difficult to measure.

  • CAP Implementation
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19 Jun 2025

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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18 Jun 2025

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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09 Jul 2025

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
Three BEATLES project workshop summaries on Climate-Smart Agriculture overlaid on a green field background.
Press release | 09 Jul 2025

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
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20 Jun 2025

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.

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Czech National Network team at the conference CLLD – Prosperous Communities – Opportunity for a Shared Future 28+ in May 2025 (c) Czech National Network
19 Jun 2025

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).

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A view of Smart Village in Kaisiadoriu, Lithuania (c) Kaisiadoriu district LAG
19 Jun 2025

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!

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LEADER networking in Poland at the Conference by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
19 Jun 2025

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.

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