LEADER/CLLD
We’ve designed this space to make it easier for you to find relevant information about LEADER/CLLD. Click on the links and icons below to learn about the policy framework for the LEADER programme (including a bit of history), the EU CAP Network’s activities in support of LEADER (networking, knowledge gathering and sharing), and to find news and events about LEADER.
You can also learn about inspiring LEADER projects across the EU and read more in our publications. The buttons below take you to the global overview of LEADER-related resources, which you can further refine using the filters on each page.
This space is being continuously updated with the latest information, initiatives and policy developments. We invite you to visit this page regularly to learn more.
If you have any questions, suggestions or content to share, please contact us at leader@eucapnetwork.eu.
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LEADER Explained
Discover about the origins of the LEADER approach and its key characteristics.
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LEADER Transnational Cooperation (TNC)
Find out all the tools developed by the EU CAP Network to support your TNC experience.
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LEADER LAG Directory
Connect with LEADER Local Action Groups across Europe from the 2023-2027 programming period.
Find out moreLEADER Resources
Find other relevant information on LEADER
Good Practice database
Get inspired by projects and initiatives that use the LEADER approach to make rural areas and communities more sustainable, connected, and resilient.
Learn morePublications
Projects brochures, articles and other EU CAP Network publications about LEADER.
Learn moreLEADER Legislation
Find all the EU legislation applicable to LEADER/CLLD gathered in one place.
Learn moreEvaluation of LEADER
Explore how to evaluate LEADER and its added value: guidelines, methods and experiences from Member States.
Learn moreLatest LEADER news
LEADER in the Netherlands: a special case?
A look at how LEADER is organised in the Netherlands, how Local Action Groups work and how the Dutch situation is quite different from other Member States.
- CAP Implementation
How Europe's outermost regions are building a common LEADER community
A recent cooperation project has highlighted specific aspects of LEADER in the EU's outermost regions, where local development strategies reflect a variety of territorial priorities.
- CAP Implementation
People shaping regions: sharing LEADER stories from Luxembourg
By spotlighting people who are shaping the places they live in, the ‘LEADER Stories’ blog highlights the spirit of LEADER in Luxembourg and helps communicate the EU to the citizens.
- CAP Implementation
Upcoming LEADER events
