ELARD partly chaired the meeting where we planned the upcoming med-term event in the end of January and the 5th gathering in Poland and virtually in September 2021. Many countries are postponing their rural parliaments, possibly giving a vacuum where Continue reading →

ELARD as part of the steeringgroup of the European Rural Parliament met on11th of November with PREPARE and ERCA to plan the next members meeting (17th of November), the Mid-term event (End of Januar) 2021 and the the ERP-Gathering 2021, Continue reading →

The National LEADER Day in Finland was carried out on 4th of November, with guests from all over Europe. In a professional live-sending the Finnish NRN excelled and ELARD was there, contemplating on how Leader is doing at the moment Continue reading →

• With the aim of landing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in rural areas, REDR has designed a course which will offer the theoretical bases of sustainability and will give access to a series of innovative recommendations and indicators that Continue reading →

In case your country is hesitating on how to programme CLLD/LEADER as a multilevel governance tool in order to make the most of our beloved tool then check out our newest publication!

We have interviewed people that are active Continue reading →

The intergroup of Rural, Remote and Mountaineus areas held its first General Assembly on the 21st of October 2020. ELARD is invited to take part as membersorganisation and are happy to contribute.

The RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup kicked off Continue reading →

TheEuropean week of regions and cities was completely digital this year, making it posssible to still meet and develop togehter in spite of the pandemic. ELARD was contributing in many different sessions and participting in even more sessions. ELARDs own organized session had 126 registered participants and was a true success, with good ideas and interesting outcome.

ELARD held the members meeting virtually – instead of physically in Sweden as originally planned – on hte 7th of October to decide on the distribution of reports that we have made, the work with the Long Term Vision of Continue reading →

New report: “Summary of responses from the macro survey “Which future do you want in rural areas?”

Firstly – a warm thank you to all engaged citizens around Europe who has answered our survey, and a big thank you also Continue reading →

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its new initiative for a long-term vision for rural areas. This consultation aims to collect views on current opportunities and challenges in rural areas, aspirations for rural areas in Continue reading →