CAP Implementation Contact Point
As an integral part of the EU CAP Network, the CAP Implementation Contact Point supports and coordinates networking activities relating to the design and implementation of the CAP’s strategic plans.
We do this by connecting people and encouraging colleagues from across Europe to learn from one another and to exchange their experiences and their inspirations. We help develop knowledge by providing a platform for networking and by engaging with people at the local, national and European level. We share the outcomes of our work with a broad audience through a mixture of different communication products and channels.
Based in Brussels, we are an enthusiastic team made up of experienced policy analysts, network facilitators and communicators with different backgrounds, including in the agriculture, food, rural development and environment and climate sectors - meet the Team!
Networking and exchange
- We support European meetings of National CAP Networks that offer opportunities for peer-to-peer exchange at the European and national level
- Our events include Thematic Group meetings, capacity building workshops aimed at improving technical delivery of the CAP strategic plans, and larger seminars for a broad audience
- We host a Local Action Group (LAG) Directory, listing the LAGs active in the EU and the topics they work on, and we offer tools and information to support LEADER Transnational Cooperation
Developing knowledge
- Our Thematic Groups bring together interested experts and practitioners to exchange ideas, knowledge and thinking on priority topics related to the CAP
- We identify and share good practice examples of projects on the ground from across the EU Member States
- Analytical summaries provide facts and figures on CAP programming and implementation
Sharing knowledge
- The EU CAP Network website brings together useful, informative and up-to-date information on the implementation of the CAP across the EU; the information is available in English, French and German
- Event reports, briefings and factsheets share knowledge and information gathered through all our events and activities
- Our Policy Insights articles offer analysis and information about the CAP (and beyond)
- Our Projects Brochures highlight projects funded by the EAFRD and EAGF
- The monthly EU CAP Network newsletter brings you news and updates about our activities
- Our quarterly LEADER newsletter brings you updates from the LEADER world, including inspiring stories from the ground
- The yearly EU CAP Network magazine brings together the voices of European rural stakeholders
The CAP Implementation Contact Point supports the operation of the EU CAP Network together with the Support Facility for Innovation and Knowledge exchange including EIP-AGRI and the European Evaluation Helpdesk for the CAP.
Thematic Groups
Stakeholder-driven Thematic Groups foster networking and share knowledge of CAP-related topics.
Find out moreNetworking
Learn about the National Networks operating in each Member State and how they include stakeholders from all areas of the CAP.
Find out moreGood practices
Discover a wealth of on the ground projects and initiatives supported by CAP funding across the European Union.
Find out moreLEADER/CLLD
Learn how we support LEADER and CLLD and join in to connect with colleagues in other EU countries.
Find out morePublications
Increase your knowledge and understanding of the CAP through our collections of good practices and insights on policy.
Find out moreFacts and figures
Investigate interesting facts and figures through our analytical work.
Find out moreLatest news
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As all LEADER enthusiasts know, LEADER is much more than ‘just funding’. In Denmark, some LAGs found a simple yet effective way to demonstrate LEADER's true added value.
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Two Local Action Groups from Portugal and Greece are using LEADER’s ‘superpower’ to turn fear into opportunity, and waste into value.
- CAP Implementation
The future of LEADER/CLLD: what we know so far
This article provides some clarity on the role of LEADER in the proposals for the new Multiannual Financial Framework and the CAP post-2028.
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Upcoming events
Policy Lab 'Anchoring rural areas in the National and Regional Partnership Plans'
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