On 22-23 November local action groups, including also FLAGs, Urban LAGs and other actors working with the LEADER method, as well as cooperation partners across Europe, the European Commission, representatives of ENRD, national rural networks and managing authorities of the member states dissused about declaration of LEADER/CLLD for the period of 2021–2027 which will be submitted to the European Commission and the managing authorities of the member states.

During the workshop estonian partner of NICHE had a great opportunity to promoted NICHE project during ELARD CONFERENCE as a good practice in inter-territorial, regional clusters, rural-urban linkages, IT. 

Presentations of the plenary: 

1. Jean-Michel Courades, has worked in European Commission since the beginning of LEADER

2. Hartmut Berndt, Network of German LAGs

3. Mihail Dumitru, European Commission

4. John Grieve, European Network of Rural Development

5. Roman Haken, European Economic and Social Committee

 WORKSHOPS: 

1. CLLD and multifunding: how to improve its implementation?

2. Coordination between LEADER actors and authorities: how to develop transparent and holistic coordination on a national level?

3. Local development strategies: how to assure innovative and flexible implementation?

4. Transnational and inter-territorial co-operation in the EU and with third countries: how to simplify and harmonize co-operation?

5. 25-year-old LEADER method: how to renew it for the 2020+ period?

Find more:

http://www.elard.eu/news/en_GB/2016/11/28/readabout/renewing-leader-clld-for-2020-celebrating-25-years-of-leader-in-europe

http://www.elard.eu/

http://www.tas.ee/en/