Long-term Vision for Rural Areas
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Long-term Vision for Rural Areas

A European Commission initiative to develop a common European vision for 2040 with actions towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas and communities.

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26 Jun 2024

LEADER creates jobs in Poland from healthy convenience food

Local Action Group support for a Polish businesswoman has helped her to create new jobs by expanding her company’s supply of healthy convenience food that promotes better nutrition.

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26 Jun 2024

LEADER shows young people how they can develop rural Europe

Over 200 LEADER enthusiasts gathered in Finland to discuss ways to increase the power of young people in LEADER design and implementation, planting seeds for an international youth LEADER community.

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26 Jun 2024

LINC – Passing the flag!

LINC is a bottom-up led, self-starting and self-organised activity centred around LEADER. The 2024 edition took place in Romania, and the EU CAP Network was part of the programme.

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Event Reports |

Highlights report - Young LEADER Forum

The Young LEADER Forum gathered over 200 LEADER enthusiasts in Finland to discuss ways to increase the power of young people in LEADER design and implementation.

EU CAP Network Thematic group farmers' mental health
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Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Supporting the Mental Health of Farmers and Farming Communities

The second Thematic Group (TG) meeting allowed members to exchange experiences, review insights from previous TG activities, develop action-oriented recommendations to improve farmers' mental health support, and replicate successful approaches.

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Policy Insights |

Policy Insights - Mental health policy for EU farmers

The understanding of some of the specific mental health care needs for farmers is increasing across the EU and clear advantages can derive from tailor-made policy approaches to protect the agricultural community’s well-being.

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