LEADER (Liaison Between Actions for the Development of the Rural Economy) is a European rural development programme. Created in 1991 as a complement to the first pillar of the CAP in order to support the transformation and diversification of rural areas, it is a cross-cutting axis to the second pillar. Read more…
The European Commission sets out a long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas up to 2040, which identifies different areas for action to make rural areas and communities stronger, more connected, more resilient and more prosperous. The invitation was issued in December 2021 by Vice-President Šuica (Democracy and Demography), Commissioner Read more…
The 2019 European Parliament elections saw the highest voter turnout in the last 25 years, with more than half of the EU population voting. This surge in votes has mainly strengthened pro-European parties. At the same time, there has been a worrying regression of democratic values, marked by growing autocratic Read more…
You may have heard about it this year. This movement, which originates from the massive depopulation of rural areas, mainly in Spain and Germany, aims to draw attention to regions left behind in national and European development policies, and in particular to the direct link with Eurosceptic electoral trends. On Read more…