The Management Authority of the Madeira Archipelago RDP, together with Portuguese NRN and Minha Terra Network organised a two days National Meeting on LEADER/CLLD in the Madeira Island.

The first panel was on the implementation of LEADER in the three Continue reading →

On 11^th and 12^th of April over 400 rural development enthusiasts gathered in Brussels for „networX – Inspiring Rural Europe“, an event organized by the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD). The event aimed at demonstrating Continue reading →

Representatives from the national networks of Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden gathered in Brussels on the 10th of April for the first General Assembly Continue reading →

On the 11th of April the conference “LEADERs Developing Local Communities – LEADER’s Place in CAP, Achievements and Prospects Post 2020”, organized by MEPs (Greens/EFA) Bronis Ropé, Martin Häusling (Member of AGRI Committee) and Davor Skrlec (Member of REGI Committee), Continue reading →

From 2^nd to 4^th of April 2019 the “EU-Moldova LEADER Conference – Building rural prosperity for people!” took place in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Amongst the nearly 500 participants were representatives from LAGs, national authorities, the Continue reading →

On the 26th of March the 4th conference on rural development in Georgia “Future of LEADER approach in Georgia” took place in Tbilisi, in the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel. The event was co-organized by the partners of the ENPARD project Continue reading →

The Spanish Rural Development Network REDR has published the translation of the Study RedPoblar “Analyzing Rural Areas in a Positive Way” (2018) that tries to reflect the reality of the rural society with its weaknesses and Continue reading →

On March 14, an information session on the achievements and perspectives of LEADER in Moldova was held in Brussels, in the premises of the European Network for Rural Development. This important meeting brought together, representatives of the National LEADER Network Continue reading →

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Rural Parliament (ERP) held a joint web-streamed conference on “Making rural areas the engines of a sustainable Europe” on March 14, at the EESC in Brussels. Continue reading →

On January 30, ELARD Members held a meeting in Brussels with representatives of Local Action Groups Networks of 16 Member States, under the project “ROAD – Rural Opinions, Advocacy and Development”, in which ELARD is leading the theme “LEADER/CLLD for Continue reading →