We have a great pleasure to present the 2023 EUROPEAN LEADER CONGRESS booklet

  Introducing the publication Thibaut Guignard, President of ELARD says:

   “This Congress was an historic moment. For the first time since the beginning of Continue reading →

On March 27th, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) has published a report, entitled “The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas: key achievements and ways forward”, which outlines the progress made so far under Continue reading →

We are delighted to officially announce that the second European LEADER Congress will take place on 2 and 3 October 2024 in Poitiers, France.

This year’s edition is focusing on LEADER cooperation. The programme includes Continue reading →

The Spanish Rural Development Network (Red Española de Desarrollo Rural) has spoken with Eduardo Serrano Padial, Evaluator of Unit A3 “Policy Performance” of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG Agri) of the European Commission, for his Continue reading →

We are pleased to inform about  launch event of the new Rural Toolkit on EU Funding  , which will be held online, 6 Februay 2023; 10:30 – 12:00.

The Toolkit is an online dashboard meant to help guide Continue reading →

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A month ago, the European LEADER Congress was taking place in Brussels.

The video highlighting the best moments of the plenary session within the Hemicycle of the European Parliament, is finally Continue reading →

European LEADER Awards 2023

Winners announced in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament

In November 2023, ELARD, in collaboration with the national federations of LAGs, launched the European LEADER Awards.

This award ceremony aims to reward the most impactful and Continue reading →

European rural communities take the hemicycle of the European Parliament and call on the EU to strengthen rural development policies

At the European Congress of rural areas involved in the LEADER rural development program on the 18th and 19th of Continue reading →

The LEADER European Congress is the first event aimed at bringing together as many European LAGs as possible in more than 15 years. It is also the first organized by an institution outside the European Commission!

Join us on Continue reading →