LEADER+

LEADER+ is a European Community Initiative for assisting rural communities in improving the quality of life and economic prosperity in their local area. LEADER+ is the third LEADER Programme, and was preceded by LEADER I and II.

The LEADER+ programme runs from 2000 to 2006, and its aim is to encourage and support rural actors to think about the longer term potential of their area. It seeks to encourage the implementation of integrated, high-quality, original strategies for sustainable development designed to encourage experimenting with new ways of:

• enhancing the natural and cultural heritage;
• reinforcing the economic environment, in order to contribute to job creation;
• improving the organisation abilities of their community.