An overview of CLLD in Estonia in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main author: Triin Kallas | December 2020
CLLD country profile: Slovenia
An overview of CLLD in Slovenia in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main authors: Alina Cunk Perklič and Aleš Zidar, with contribution from Stefan Kah | November 2020
CLLD country profile: Sweden
An overview of CLLD in Sweden in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main author: Urszula Budzich-Tabor | June 2020
CLLD country profile: Poland
An overview of CLLD in Poland in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main author: Urszula Budzich-Tabor | Reviewer: Joanna Gierulska | November 2020
CLLD country profile: Czechia
An overview of CLLD in Czechia in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main author: Ondřej Konečný | October 2020
CLLD country profile: Portugal
An overview of CLLD in Portugal in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main author: Pedro Brosei with Luis Chaves | Contributor: Maria Joao Rauch | October 2020
New CLLD country profiles (Estonia, Poland, SIovenia) & Where does the EU share of CLLD funding come from?
This LDnet initiative aims to present in a systematic and succinct way how local development is implemented in different EU member states, as explained by Urszula Budzich-Tabor in her introduction to this initiative. CLLD country profiles for Estonia, Poland and Slovenia have now been published, added to those for Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Czechia. They […]
CLLD in Europe: An initiative of LDnet
Local development has different faces across the EU. Probably its most structured form is “Community-Led Local Development” (CLLD). It was implemented initially as the LEADER approach (developed within EU rural development funding since 1991), and the last decade it can be funded also from other EU Funds: maritime and fisheries, social and regional. Designed for […]
Territorial approaches – The potential of Community-led Local Development
The Interreg Annual Event 2020 was organised on 15-16 October in a digital format. The aim of the event was to review implementation of the Interreg Programme, share practice and experience between managing authorities and celebrate 30 years of Interreg. Among the parallel workshops on 16 October there was one focusing on “Territorial Europe”, in […]
“Which future do you want in rural areas?”
From May to August 2020, 3 436 people from 26 different countries answered the survey which was carried out by ELARD, the European association of LEADER groups, in cooperation with REDR, the Spanish rural development network. The aim of the survey was to find out what rural citizens and actors think of life in rural […]
CLLD country profile: Austria
An overview of CLLD in Austria in the 2014-2020 period: local development approach, use of EU funds, number of LAGs, achievements so far, barriers encountered, national specificities | Main author: Robert Lukesch | Contributor: Michael Fischer | September 2020
A new series of webinars: ‘Recovery through community led approaches’
Between 18 June and 9 July 2020, LDnet organised – in association with RSA Europe, AEIDL and ELARD – a series of four webinars on “Rebuilding local economies after lockdown”, on the following topics: Reinventing local shopping and hospitality New solidarity services Stay at home vacations – staycations Worsening inequalities / social inclusion The Covid-19 pandemic has […]











