Over 100 LEADER/CLLD practitioners exchanged ideas and practical experience on how to best demonstrate the relevance and added value – the ‘LEADERness’ – of the approach in varying thematic areas and beyond the local rural context during a recent ENRD Seminar (15-17 October 2018 – Rust, Austria).
A number of exemplar projects and approaches – highlighted during field trips, a fair of Austrian Local Action Groups (LAGs), and short EU LAG presentations – emphasised the importance of “doing things the LEADER way” and showcased successful strategies for current and emerging local challenges and opportunities.
A broader discussion sought to identify priority actions for the 2014-2020 period to boost LEADER’s role and achievements and translate into success factors for the future, post-2020 period.
