4 November, 2025

Successful Training days for LAG Managers within the COM4LGD Project in Tirol

Earlier this autumn, Local Action Group (LAG) managers from across Europe gathered in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria, for an intensive Exclusive Networking & Capacity Building Training Continue reading →

Annie Linsemark

3 November, 2025

RENOVERTY shares its final results

RENOVERTY shares its final results – Supporting energy transitions in rural areas

As the RENOVERTY project comes to an end, a new set of resources and materials is now available for those interested in sustainable energy solutions in rural Europe. Continue reading →

Marie Permingeat

28 October, 2025

2025 Declaration of Inverurie

Europe’s rural communities have spoken with one clear voice: we hold the keys to the solutions Europe needs.

On 23rd October 2025, at the closing of the 6th European Rural Parliament (ERP) in Inverurie, over 400 delegates representing thousands of Continue reading →

NEXRUR Project Launch: Sustainable Rural Innovation

Annie Linsemark

10 October, 2025

NEXRUR Project Launch: Sustainable Rural Innovation

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting Continue reading →

Meet the FLIARA Ambassadors: Women Leading Innovation in Rural Europe

Annie Linsemark

30 September, 2025

Meet the FLIARA Ambassadors: Women Leading Innovation in Rural Europe

The FLIARA project, proudly supported by #ELARDKnowledgeHub, highlights women who are driving change in agriculture and rural areas.

Our 20 FLIARA Ambassadors come from ten different countries: Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Continue reading →

Bringing Local Action Groups back to the centre of European attention

Marie Permingeat

30 September, 2025

Bringing Local Action Groups back to the centre of European attention

Brussels, 30th September

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 Continue reading →

ELARD at the Rural Pact Conference: from consensus to action

Marie Permingeat

18 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 →

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

Marie Permingeat

10 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 →

From Forest to Future: DigiMedFor Event in Vallombrosa

Annie Linsemark

28 August, 2025

From Forest to Future: DigiMedFor Event in Vallombrosa

On 25 September 2025, the DigiMedFor project – of which the ELARD Knowledge Hub is a proud partner – will host a Joint Dissemination Event with SINTETIC at the historic Vallombrosa Continue reading →

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

Marie Permingeat

17 July, 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 →