LEADER
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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 photo of the Czech participants to the Partnership 4 Ukraine programme - visit to Ukraine in spring 2026 -  (c) Partnership 4 Ukraine - Lucie Řehoříková
02 Jun 2026

Cooperation under pressure: experiences with LEADER in Ukraine

In Ukraine, LEADER is rediscovering its essence as the ‘superpower’ of rural communities: a real capacity to act, decide and remain cohesive under extreme conditions.

  • CAP Implementation
A screenshot of the LEADER platform by Danish LAGs showing recent activities by LAGs
29 May 2026

Beyond funding: how Denmark’s LAGs showcase their role in local development

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.

  • CAP Implementation
Group of students supported by LAG Litoral Rural, Portugal - (c) LAG Litoral Rural
29 May 2026

What are LAGs working on? Episode 3

Two Local Action Groups from Portugal and Greece are using LEADER’s ‘superpower’ to turn fear into opportunity, and waste into value.

  • CAP Implementation

Latest publications

EU CAP Network ws leader social resilience group picture
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network Workshop on LEADER and Social Resilience

Over 70 LEADER stakeholders came together to discuss LAG’s role in strengthening social resilience in rural communities, and share examples of crisis preparedness and response.

  • CAP Implementation
Evaluation of the 2014-2022 RDP action ‘promotion of sport facilities’ in Saxony-Anhalt
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of the 2014-2022 RDP action ‘promotion of sport facilities’ in Saxony-Anhalt

This report presents the results of an in-depth study assessing the implementation status of the sub-measure ‘building sports facilities for predominantly non-school use’, as well as stakeholder interest in the continuation of the funding.

  • Evaluation
Good practices supporting LEADER implementation in Veneto (third catalogue), 2014-2022 RDP
Member State Evaluation |

Good practices supporting LEADER implementation in Veneto (third catalogue), 2014-2022 RDP

The third catalogue of good practices in Veneto identifies procedural good practices in LEADER governance that supported the strong implementation of Local Development Strategies (LDS) and strengthened Local Action Group (LAG) capacities, with lessons transferable to other contexts.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

Rokodelski center Ribnica logo
Project | 09 Jul 2026

Handicraft digi lab in Slovenia

  • CAP Implementation
Medusmaja logo
Project | 09 Jul 2026

Modernising beekeeping at the Medusmājag farm in Latvia

  • CAP Implementation
Aldeias Sem Fronteiras logo
Project | 08 Jul 2026

Aldeias Sem Fronteiras - Villages Without Borders

  • CAP Implementation