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Sustainability

The Common Agricultural Policy combines social, economic and environmental approaches to help achieve sustainable farming and forestry systems and vibrant rural areas in the EU.

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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

Animating LEADER local development action in rural Austria

LEADER Local Action Groups in Austria benefit from strong cooperation at national level, which is animated through coordinated actions by the country’s National Network and LEADER Forum.

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26 Jun 2024

Transnational cooperation links continents through LEADER

Many innovative uses of LEADER support have evolved in Member States, including using transnational cooperation (TNC) funding for macro-level actions linking continents.

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Event Reports |

Highlights report - 2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Green Architecture: Designing Green Strategies

The second Thematic Group meeting built on topics discussed during two informal discussions, identified key elements for effective green strategies in CAP Strategic Plans, and developed recommendations for implementation.

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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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