LEADER 2014-2020
LEADER Transnational Cooperation Guidance October 2017 - download
THEMATIC GROUP ON LEADER BY THE NATIONAL RURAL NETWORK AS AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICES March 2017- download
GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEADER COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 2014 - 2020 April 2017 - download
LEADER Local Development Strategies (LDS) Guidance on design and implementation May 2016 - download
Publication – "Pathways to Leader" November 2016
Aiming to support the take-up and implementation of the LEADER approach in the Western Balkans, Turkey and beyond, a new publication by DG AGRI compiles practical information on setting up and encouraging bottom-up initiatives in rural areas.
The guide features useful knowledge on: preparing the ground for LEADER; establishing LAGs; preparing and implementing Local Development Strategies, as well as sections on networking and innovation. It focuses on actions supported under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance to Rural Development (IPARD), however the methodology can be applied more broadly.
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Evaluation of LEADER/CLLD August 2017
The Guidelines: Evaluation of LEADER/CLLD is a non-binding document, which serves to complement the legal requirements relating to LEADER/CLLD evaluations. The document clarifies the common elements related to LEADER/CLLD evaluations and gives a wider set of recommendations on how to formulate and manage LEADER/CLLD evaluations, both at the RDP and LAG levels.The Guidelines are drafted to be a practical, hands-on guide for LEADER/CLLD evaluation stakeholders. They include step-by-step recommendations on the process and available methodologies for the evaluation of LEADER/CLLD.
The Guidelines are divided into four parts. Part 1 introduces LEADER/CLLD as part of the rural development policy and shows its links with other CLLD instruments financed by the ESI Funds. Part 2 explains the evaluation cycle at the RDP level and describes how to assess the contributions of LEADER/CLLD towards fulfilling the EU, national and RDP objectives. Part 3 provides recommendations for LAGs on how to conduct evaluation activities at the local level, and what support the MA, NRN and other stakeholders may provide to LAGs for this purpose. Part 4 is a glossary.
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