Lobby organisation
European LEADER Association for Rural Development
HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, European LEADER Association for Rural Development appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 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. ELARD…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 4 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 (2 in 2023).
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 4 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Wiesner | Möte om ELARDs arbete |
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