PNDR 2014-2020 continues the development direction of the Romanian village placing more emphasis on the LEADER measure …

In the last funding periods there was steady increase in the number of LEADER-regions in Europe, and, at least in …). Although LEADER is commonly called a bottom-up approach, it has to be pointed out that there is a high influence through a … superordinated framework of funding regulations. So more precisely LEADER is neither "top-down" nor "bottom-up", but can classified …

most of results. LEADER is qualified as down-up approach combining EU policy framework and local strategy. The … characteristics and socio-political local factors. Our findings highlight the diversity of LEADER implementations in the three … which local actors from different spheres get involved in local development via LEADER. …

The EU LEADER initiative has been running for 20 years and plays an important role in the development of European rural …, the LEADER+ programme was launched in 2005 with an experimental phase (called a "LEADER type initiative") and has … the LEADER programme in eastern Hungary. The examined Local Action Groups face diverse challenges concerning human, social …