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Smart Rural 27: outcomes and recommendations
The final report of the Smart Rural 27 project clearly underlines the importance of LEADER as the main tool to implement Smart Villages in many Member States.
- CAP Implementation

Smart Rural 27 - Final report
The final report of the 2nd Preparatory Action on Smart Rural Areas in the 21st century, commonly called Smart Rural 27, the Executive summary and the leaflet are now available.
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LEADER success stories across the CAP
LEADER can co-fund a variety of projects supporting many different CAP objectives and this article shows the scope of LEADER's rural development potential.
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Latest publications

LEADER evaluation report: support for LAGs to monitor evaluation progress and self-assessment activities
This report is intended to assist LAGs in implementing the self-assessment methodology developed as part of LEADER's first evaluation activity, which is reflected in 'Part II' of the analysis.
- Evaluation

3rd meeting of the Subgroup on LEADER and territorial development
The meeting offered a rich and balanced mix of presentations and interactive discussions, reaffirming the role of LEADER for rural areas, presenting updates from Members States and identifying topics of relevance for future EU CAP Network activities.
- CAP Implementation

Contribution of RDP Priority 6 measures on the promotion of social inclusion and poverty reduction
The evaluation analyses the contribution of Priority 6 of the Hungarian 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) to promoting social inclusion and poverty reduction.
- Evaluation
Latest good practice

Establishing an innovative and professional cleaning company in rural Romania
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LEADER invests in innovative farm tourism at 'The Home of Buckwheat' in Latvia
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