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Understanding LEADER's added value
A new set of guidelines from the EU CAP Network are available to help Local Action Groups and Managing Authorities assess the added value of LEADER.
- Evaluation

LEADER impact report on balanced territorial development
A recently published European Commission evaluation exploring LEADER impacts on balanced territorial development shows LAGs created nearly 60 000 jobs and much more during the previous funding period.
- Evaluation

Evaluation frameworks viewed as critical foundation for future CAP evaluation plans
70 participants from 23 EU Member States attended a Good Practice Workshop on designing CAP evaluation plans and highlighted how an evaluation framework can act as the foundation for effective assessments in the future.
- Evaluation
Latest publications

Assessment of the progress in implementing the evaluation plans of RDPs 2014-2022. Chapter 2 of the AIRs Submitted in 2022
The summary report is based on an analysis of the Annual Implementation Reports (AIR) for Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) submitted in 2022.
- Evaluation

Guidelines: Evaluating the AKIS Strategic Approach in CAP Strategic Plans
These guidelines aim to support EU Member States when evaluating their AKIS strategic approach, as part of the requirement to assess specific topics related to their CAP Strategic Plans.
- Evaluation

Guidelines - Design of evaluation plans
These guidelines provide the minimum and recommended content for Member States’ evaluation plans for the 2023-27 programming period.
- Evaluation