LEADER Gateway

LEADER ("Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Économie Rurale", meaning 'Links between the rural economy and development actions') is a local development method which allows local actors to develop an area by using its endogenous development potential. The LEADER approach forms one of the four axes of Rural Development Policy 2007–2013. In this section you will find all you need to know about LEADER, just click on any of the sections below.

Toolkit to support rural development stakeholders in implementing LEADER More ...

A database of registered LAGs in Europe, their strategy themes, contact details and the LAG Map. More ...

Information related to the four Focus Groups on the following topics: bottom-up approach, innovation, cooperation and local development strategy. More ...

Information related to LEADER implementation under the current programming period as well as previous editions of LEADER. More ...

Up-to-date information on LEADER across Europe and audiovisual contents showcasing LEADER in action. More ...

Practical information and tools on how to set-up and to implement Transnational Cooperation projects. More ...