considered most appropriate for the case of Greece, given the structural problems of this country?s farm sector (including the … implemented through the Leader programs. Within this context, regional and local actors, state or private, are assigned a …. Though the Leader philosophy can be instrumental in the successful application of RDPs in Greek rural regions (possibly aided …

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 …

instrument. It began with LEADER in rural areas over 30 years ago and now comprises over 3000 Local Action Groups (LAGs) across … the continent. LEADER is a place-based and participatory approach where a Local Action Group composed of stakeholders from … five years). A set of LEADER principles describes the characteristics of LEADER: territorial approach, bottom-up, public …

data from the evaluation of LEADER which forms part of Rural Development Programmes in the EU. LEADER is a place-based and … economy steering the implementation of its local development strategy. To examine gender aspects within LEADER, we utilise …

representatives of the public, private and civil society sectors. The "bottom-up" LEADER approach, applied by the Local Action Groups … Tulcea county supported by measure 19 Local Development LEADER from the National Rural Development Program. To carry out the … the role of LAG partnerships in supporting tourism initiatives in rural areas and the importance of applying the LEADER …

countries. One approach to bring forward rural development is LEADER, a locally managed, place-based form of policy intervention …. LEADER is bottom-up oriented and participatory with own regional budgets to fund projects. There are 13 LEADER-regions in … considered and a comparison with the LEADER-experiences in western Germany will be made. Therefore, the findings of the …

One well established instrument of regional development policy for rural areas is the LEADER-approach, which was …

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

for rural development. LEADER started 25 years ago and now has 2600 Local Action Groups (LAGs). These LAGs collaborate as … budgets to support projects. To examine the contributions of LEADER to local governance, we can present results from the ex … of governance arrangements like LEADER, the estimations of LAG-managers show that the most important factors are: commit …

tradition in EU funding programmes. One corresponding instrument is LEADER, which is a place-based, participatory approach to … bring together public, private and civil society organisations. Within LEADER the different stakeholders come together in a … such processes about their view of the cooperation within their LEADER decision making body to examine their satisfaction …