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
Before the fire: How LAGs are preparing rural Spain
Spanish Local Action Groups use their knowledge and experience to prepare communities and enhance active woodland management to prevent and limit the risk of wildfires.
- CAP Implementation
Smart Villages in Flanders: people and communities at the centre
With over 100 Smart Villages projects launched in just a few years, Flanders shows how ‘smart’ is not only about technological connections, but about social and organisational networks.
- CAP Implementation
A guide to help Local Action Groups prepare for crisis
What does a community need to know, and be able to do, to contribute actively to its own safety? A practical guide developed by Polish LAGs offers guidance to other LAGs and NGOs.
- CAP Implementation
Upcoming LEADER events
