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The European forum for sharing information and knowledge among experts, researchers and practitioners in local development.

CLLD in Europe: country profiles & EU-wide analyses

This LDnet initiative aims to present in a systematic and succinct way how local development is implemented in different EU member states, as explained in the introduction CLLD in Europe: An initiative of LDnet. CLLD country profiles have now been published for Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden. They are also available as […]

Invitation to LDnet General Assembly – 27 January 2021

All members of the LEDA-Partenariat Association (LDnet) are cordially invited to the next General Assembly of the Association, which will take place on Wednesday 27 January 2021, 17:30 – 19:00 CET.  The meeting will be online and members will receive shortly by email the information on how to join the meeting. Friends and contributors to […]

A new series of webinars: ‘Recovery through community led approaches’

LDnet is planning a series of four webinars for April 2021 on the theme of ‘Recovery through community led approaches’ with a focus on community-based initiatives for sustainable development. Details of the programme will be announced in February. Between 18 June and 9 July 2020, LDnet organised – in association with RSA Europe, AEIDL and ELARD – […]

CLLD country profile: Estonia

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

EU lagging regions: State of play and future challenges

The EU’s lagging regions face significant challenges to transform their economic under-performance. Current ongoing transitions, such as digitalisation and towards a sustainable society, and the COVID-19 pandemic are accentuating these challenges. This is both creating new and exacerbating existing internal divergence within the EU. This study Marta Pilati and Alison Hunter (EPC) for the REGI […]

EU Cohesion Policy in non-urban areas

A new study by Stefan Kah, Neli Georgieva and Liliana Fonseca of EPRC, carried out for the REGI Committee of the European Parliament, looks at the role of EU Cohesion Policy in rural areas. The study analyses the challenges of these areas and discusses the extent and thematic orientation of rural Cohesion Policy funding. The […]

Social Innovation, Societal Change, and the Role of Policies

In this new paper in the journal SUSTAINABILITY the authors explore the links between social innovation and policy and the “triadic relationships” between the state, intermediary organizations, and local actors. Authors: Robert Lukesch, Alice Ludvig, Richard Slee, Gerhard Weiss, Ivana Zivojinovic Abstract: Political frameworks and policies have a strong influence on the institutional ecosystem and […]

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