ELARD and a SAFEA delegation met in Brussels, and they presently invited the European Commission.

This high-level meeting, that involved the participation of DG AGRI representatives and members of the Cabinet of the European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Continue reading →

The President of ELARD, Maria João Botelho, was invited by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament (EP) to speak at the joint public hearing on LEADER experiences on 22 November, in Brussels.

The Committees on Continue reading →

In a statement from the 19^th CPC National congress Xi Jinping, President of Public Republic of China, has stressed the importance of rural vitalization. ELARD has, as the first and only international organization, signed a Memorandum of Understanding Continue reading →

At the end of May 2018, the Slovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food successfully completed the bilateral technical assistance project between Slovenia and Macedonia named: “Strengthening the institutional capacities for implementation of the Community Leader Initiative and approval of Continue reading →

The Bulgarian Presidency chose to dedicate the closing event of its term of office to CAP post 2020 – Next stage kick off.

The key elements of the European Commission legislative proposals on the future of CAP were focused in Continue reading →

In the space of two days, June 19 and 20, an ELARD delegation composed of Maria João Botelho, Kristiina Tammets, Marion Eckardt, Kirsten Birke Lund, Hartmut Berndt and Luís Chaves met three members of the Cabinet of Commissioners Carlos Moedas, Continue reading →