At the General Assembly of ELARD on the 30.11.2021 in Halmstad, Sweden and virtually, 33 people participated from 22 countries. Out of these 10 people participated virtually. Decisions were made on the presidency of the year 2022.
Ms Marion Eckardt, from Lokal Utveckling Sverige, Sweden was re-elected for president.
Mr Hartmut Berndt, from BAG-LAG, Germany was re-elected for vice-president.
Mr Thibaut Guignard, Leader France, was newly elected as vice-president for the year 2022. For an introduction of our new vice-president, please see interview.
The council now consist of: Ms Marion Eckardt, Mr Hartmut Berndt, Mr Thibaut Guignard, Mr Jan Florian (Czech Republic), Ms Anita Selicka (Latvia), Mr Stefan Niedermoser (Austria) and Mr Terry Keenan (Ireland). Co-opted in the council for the year of 2022 is Ms María José Murciano (Spain).
Other points on the agenda was the LEADER 30 years event, members issues and planning of the year 2022.