Lobby organisation
European LEADER Association for Rural Development
NGO or non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European LEADER Association for Rural Development appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“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.”
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“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.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 6 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Elsi Katainen | Rural Development |
| 18 Aug 2026 | Norbert Lins | LEADER and CLD in NRP and CAP |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Nina Carberry | LEADER Funding |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Cristina Guarda | Rural areas |
| 13 Mar 2023 | Hannes Heide | Panel discussion |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Emma Ytterell | Möte om ELARDs arbete |
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