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European LEADER Association for Rural Development

Acronym: ELARD

General Information

Identification Code: 804035413477-13
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Entity Form: Non for profit association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 4/17/2014
Last Update: 10/26/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The European LEADER Association for Rural Development (ELARD) is an international non-profit making association (aisbl) set up to improve the quality of life in rural areas and to maintain their population through sustainable, integrated local development. In doing so ELARD campaigns to spread the philosophy of the LEADER method both at a local grassroots and at an institutional level. ELARD is currently working on expanding its membership base even further, especially among the new Member States and the pre-accession countries in an effort to create a culturally and nationally diverse front united by the common goal of a sustainable and viable rural Europe. The association is committed to involving all stakeholders in local rural development. ELARD supports its members directly in their efforts to carry out innovative work in the field of rural development and to network with each other in order to cooperate and disseminate good LEADER practices and know-how.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Agriculture and rural development
  • Digital economy and society
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Environment
  • International co-operation and development
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • sub-national
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Agriculture, rural development policy, regional development policy, particularly LEADER approach and Community-led Local Development (CLLD)
Communication Activities: - High-level Rural Policy Forum “Shaping the future of rural areas” September 2022, Sigüenza, Spain https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/whats-new/newsroom/25-09-2023-high-level-rural-policy-forum-shaping-the-future-of-rural-areas-takes-place-on-27-29-september-in-siguenza-spain_en - Rural Pact Conference, May 2022, Uppsala, Sweden / https://rural-vision.europa.eu/events/rural-pact-conference-sweden-2023-05-03_en - 5th Gathering of European Rural Parliament; September 2022; Kielce, Poland; http://erp2022.eu/ - Contribution of European rural areas to the European Commission´s 8th Cohesion Report: http://elard.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Contribution-8th-report.pdf - Halmstad Declaration: http://elard.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Halmstad-Declaration-english.pdf - Survey and webinar on LEADER/CLLD Added Value: http://elard.eu/leader-clld/added-value/ - Leaflet: Good practice using LEADER/CLLD as a multilevel governance tool (October 2020) http://elard.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Good-practice-using-LEADER-as-a-multilevel-governance-tool.pdf - Survey report: "What future do you want in rural areas" 2020 - Reporthttp://elard.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ELARD_REDR_Report.pdf - Position paper: The voice of rural Europe for the future of Europe (2020). On 9th of May 2020; http://elard.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-voice-of-rural-europe_final.pdf - Workshop “Community-led Local Development (CLLD) – How s it work?”, organised in the 14th European Week of Regions and Cities 2016, Brussels - Tartu Conference 2016, Estonia (November 2016), 140 participants from 25 European Countries; - SPARCE - Strengthening Participation Among Rural Citizens in Europe 2016-2017, Supported by Europe for Citizen program - Including the 3rd ERP in Venhorst - Workshop Communities as change agents: Local development in the EU beyond 2020 (https://cor.europa.eu/EURegionsWeek2017/Pages/10B39-636435138366615589.aspx), 15th - European Week of Regions and Cities 2017, Brussels - ELARD Surveys on LEADER/CLLD: ELARD survey: Integrated rural development and LEADER/CLLD, 2017; ELARD short survey on CLLD multi-funds implementation, 2017 - Strengthening Rural Development Models in Georgia – in partnership with Mercy Corps, supported by ENPARD program; October 2017 – October 2019; - Memorandum of Understanding with China Association for International Exchange of Personnel in order to cooperate in the area of rural vitalization, poverty alleviation and coordinated development of urban and rural areas in compliance with the LEADER methodology (signed in March 2018). - ROAD - Rural Opinions, Advocacy and Development 2018-2019, supported by Europe for Citizen program, to activate rural inhabitants to find new solutions in cooperation with research for more evidence-based results. - LEADER RELOADED Conference event, co-organized with Minha Terra Network, in Évora, Portugal (September 2018) with 300 participants from 26 different countries https://leaderconference.minhaterra.pt/ - Workshop Local development strategies: retaining and attracting talents in the regions (https://europa.eu/regions-and-cities/programme/sessions/143_en), 16th European Week of Regions and Cities 2018, Brussels - EESC/ERP conference “Making rural areas the engines of a sustainable Europe” – 14.03, Brussels - European Parliament Conference “LEADERS Developing Local Communities – LEADER’s Place in CAP, Achievements and Prospects Post 2020” – 11th April, Brussels - Participation in the elaboration of the Opinion “The CoR's contribution to the renewed Territorial Agenda, with special emphasis on community-led local development - Workshop on capitalising on diversity in local development at the European Week of Regions and Cities 2019 (EWRC) – 7th to 10th October, Brussels - European Rural Parliament (ERP) 2019, co-organized with PREPARE, ERCA and READER networks in Candás, Asturias, Spain (November 2019) with 335 participants from 38 countries. https://erp2019.eu/ -
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Rural, mountainous and remote areas (RUMRA) and smart villages

Head Office

Address: Avenue Reine Astrid 59B/9
Post Code: 1780
City: Wemmel
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Avenue Reine Astrid 59B/9
Post Code: 1780
City: Wemmel
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 8
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 9
Members F T E: 2.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.elard.eu/organization/members Austria LEADER-Forum Austria Bulgaria Association Bulgarian National LEADER Network Croatia Croatian Rural Development Network & LEADER Network Croatia Czech Republic National Network of Local Action Groups of the Czech Republic Denmark The Danish LAGs part of Landdistrikternes Fællesråd Estonia Estonian LEADER union Finland Finnish Village Movement Association, Suomen kylätoiminta ry, SYTY France Association Leader France Georgia Georgian Association of Local Action Groups Germany Association LEADER Germany Greece Greek Leader Network Hungary Hungarian National Rural Network & Alliance of Hungarian LEADER Associations Ireland Irish Local Development Network Italy The Leader Network Basilicata Kosovo Network of Organziations for Rural Development of Kosovo (NORDK) Latvia Latvian Rural Forum Lithuania Lithuanian Rural Communities Union Luxembourg NRN Luxembourg – Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development Moldova National LEADER Network in the Republic of Moldova Netherlands LEADER Netwerk Nederland North Macedonia Rural Development Network of the Republic of North Macedonia Poland Polish LEADER Network Portugal Minha Terra Network, Portuguese Federation of Local Development Associations Romania National Federation of Local Action Groups from Romania; Romanian LEADER Federation Serbia National LEADER Network NLN Slovakia National Network of Slovak LAGs Slovenia Slovenian Rural Development Network Spain Spanish Network for Rural Development Sweden Local Development Sweden, Lokal Utveckling Sverige, LUS
Organisation Members: Co-initiator of European Rural Parliament - https://europeanruralparliament.com/ Networkmember of ECM-European Countryside Movement http://www.ruraleurope.ovh/en/m-e-r-2/qui-sommes-nous-2/