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Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European LEADER Association for Rural Development (ELARD)
EU Transparency Register
804035413477-13 First registered on 17 Apr 2014
Goals / Remit
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.Main EU files targeted
Agriculture, rural development policy, regional development policy, particularly LEADER approach and Community-led Local Development (CLLD)
Address
Head Office
Avenue Reine Astrid 59B/9
Wemmel 1780
BELGIUMEU Office
Avenue Reine Astrid 59B/9
Wemmel 1780
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 8 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
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/Member organisations
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 -
Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01-01 112,246€ Grant LIFE-2021-CET-ENERPOV 65,564€ Grant ERASMUS+ 18,951€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #Member #C#Civil society#Dialogue with CPR partners 2021-2027 - Group of experts on the funds established by Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council#E03802#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3802 #Member #C#Civil society, SMEs, Other#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change#E03883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3883 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Quality and Promotion#E03882#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3882 #Member #C#Civil society
Groups (European Parliament)
Rural, mountainous and remote areas (RUMRA) and smart villages
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/
-Other activities
- Participation in EU institutions events.
- Official meetings with EU officials and MEPs
- Close collaboration with EU bodies such as DG AGRI's European Network for Rural Development (ENRD).
Meetings
Meetings
5 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas CAP Objective: Generational Renewal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on 5th European Rural Parliament Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Long term vision for rural areas Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)
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Date 19 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Role of Leader Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject the role of LEADER and CLLD in the integrated and sustainable development of rural, coastal and urban areas Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Robert Schröder (Cabinet member)