The 2023 European LEADER congress is now drawing to a close

Here’s a look back at the last two days in Brussels, which were very full and rich in the sharing of knowledge and experience of LEADER at European level. Over 650 participants, 36 nationalities and more than 70 speakers attended the event. This is the first time ELARD has managed to organise a European event on this scale.

Thank you all for making this conference possible, and we hope it lived up to your expectations!

December 18th at the European Parliament was marked by a number of top-quality speakers who gave an initial overview of the topics to be discussed throughout the event, not forgetting the European LEADER awards ceremony. You can find the winners and read or reread their projects here.
It was also possible to follow the event online via a web streaming link. Many of you took advantage of this opportunity.

The second day, 19th of December, took place at both the European Comittee of the Region and the European Economic and Social Committee. This was marked by 16 workshops spread over the whole day on Tuesday, led once again by remarkable speakers…

This is the first time ELARD has managed to organise a European event on this scale. Thank you all for making this conference possible.