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LEADER

LEADER is the EU’s participatory and bottom-up approach to involve rural people in community led local development through local strategies, local projects, and decision-making processes.

Latest news

Group of people at the LEADER Congress discussing a topic together
18 Nov 2024

Award winning rural cooperation projects from LEADER

This year's European LEADER Congress included an ELARD awards ceremony showcasing cooperation projects, which attracted a high-quality collection of LAG entries. Find out more about the winners here.

fresh vegetables being held in the hands of a lady standing in farm field
18 Nov 2024

LAGs learn from producer organisations' best practices

Local Action Group representatives attended the EU CAP Network’s 4th meeting of the Forum on Best Practices in the Agri-Food Supply Chain to network with stakeholders involved in local food systems.

Group photo in a countryside setting of 9 young people from the LAG area who are involved with LEADER
18 Nov 2024

Young LEADER Forum impacts

LAG Manager Matthias Wagner from Germany shares his insights and experiences about using LEADER to help support young people’s rural ambitions in the Leipziger Muldenland LAG territory.

Latest publications

Village of Ager
Member State Evaluation |

Analysis of interim evaluations of 11 Catalonian LAGs

This evaluation examines how the local assessment guide tool empowers LAGs to enhance resource utilisation and accountability while providing training for effective rural development strategies and supporting the LEADER approach for 2021-2027.

Romantic vine route with medieval castles in Italy. Emiglia Romagna region, Levizzano village
Member State Evaluation |

Annual Evaluation Report 2021: National Rural Network

The evaluation is carried out in the framework of the 2014-2022 National Rural Network Programme (NRNP) and focuses on the continuation and results of the evaluation activities launched in 2019.

medieval village of Montefabbri in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region
Member State Evaluation |

2022 Annual Evaluation Report of the Marche RDP

The document, covering 2021, reports the results of the LEADER approach, more specifically on the support activities to Local Action Groups (LAG) on the self-assessment of Local Development Strategies and the evaluation of local integrated projects.

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