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Bringing Local Action Groups back to the centre of European attention
Marie Permingeat
30 September, 202530 September, 2025

Bringing Local Action Groups back to the centre of European attention

Today in the European Parliament, we shed a light on LAGs, in a conversation with Members of the European Parliament, representatives of DG AGRI and REGIO. Piotr Sadłocha, our president, took the floor and rang the alarm bell on what Continue reading →

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ELARD at the Rural Pact Conference: from consensus to action
Marie Permingeat
18 September, 202518 September, 2025

ELARD at the Rural Pact Conference: from consensus to action

ELARD at the Rural Pact Conference – From consensus to action

On 16 and 17 September, ELARD took part in the Rural Pact Conference in Pecq, Belgium, where more than 250 stakeholders, including European Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto (Cohesion Continue reading →

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ELARD calls on the European Commission to safeguard LEADER-CLLD in the 2028–2034 MFF
Marie Permingeat
10 September, 202512 September, 2025

ELARD calls on the European Commission to safeguard LEADER-CLLD in the 2028–2034 MFF

Brussels, 11 September 2025

Do 90% of rural residents no longer count?

The European LEADER Association for Rural Development has sent today a formal letter to the European Commission expressing serious concerns about the recently published legislative proposals for the Continue reading →

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LEADER recognised, but not guaranteed: ELARD reacts to new EU budget proposal
Marie Permingeat
17 July, 202511 September, 2025

LEADER recognised, but not guaranteed: ELARD reacts to new EU budget proposal

Rural communities must not be left behind as EU shifts to a more flexible, nationalised funding structure

Brussels, 17 July 2025 – The European Commission has unveiled its proposal for the structure of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034, Continue reading →

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EU Strategy for generational renewal in agriculture
Marie Permingeat
11 July, 202511 July, 2025

EU Strategy for generational renewal in agriculture

Next week, the Commission will close its consultation on its Generational Reneval in Agriculture.

At ELARD, here’s the thoughts we’ve contributed with:

For this strategy to deliver sustainable results, the EC must adopt a broader, territorial approach: one that recognises Continue reading →

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Mid-term review of the Cohesion Policy – 01/04/2025
Marie Permingeat
7 April, 20257 April, 2025

Mid-term review of the Cohesion Policy – 01/04/2025

Document: A modernised Cohesion policy: The mid-term review

Published by: European Commission

Date: 01/04/2025

==> Read the full text here

On April 1st, 2025, The European Commission has published a communication on its mid-term review of the Cohesion Policy, to Continue reading →

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A stronger future for rural Europe
Marie Permingeat
31 March, 202531 March, 2025

A stronger future for rural Europe

Today, rural development organisations, Local Action Groups (LAGs), and citizens across Europe have launched a petition calling on the European Commission to reinforce LEADER/CLLD as a key pillar of EU rural policy and funding in the next multiannual financial framework Continue reading →

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Shaping the Future of Rural Europe: ELARD at the Forefront of Renewed Rural Policies
Marie Permingeat
10 March, 202510 March, 2025

Shaping the Future of Rural Europe: ELARD at the Forefront of Renewed Rural Policies

Last week, ELARD engaged in strategic discussions with EU leaders, including Vice-President Raffaele Fitto and DG REGIO Policy Director Peter Berkowitz. The focus? Ensuring rural development is not just a policy add-on but a core element across EU initiatives.

The Continue reading →

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Final Conference of the Transnational LEADER Cooperation Project “LEADER/CLLD: Our Common Future”
Marie Permingeat
15 November, 2024

Final Conference of the Transnational LEADER Cooperation Project “LEADER/CLLD: Our Common Future”

From November 4th to 6th, the final conference of the transnational LEADER cooperation project “LEADER/CLLD: Our Common Future” took place. The picturesque Portuguese region of Aldeia da Mata Pequena, near the town of Mafra, hosted the event. Representatives from 13 Continue reading →

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Cohesion Policy must also serve rural development
Marie Permingeat
23 May, 202423 May, 2024

Cohesion Policy must also serve rural development

The debate on the future of Cohesion Policy is in full swing, just a few weeks before the European elections, with the publication of the conclusions of the Group of Specialists on the Future of Cohesion Policy, the European Parliament’s Continue reading →

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