The Finnish Village Movement Association implemented the ROAD project in cooperation with ELARD, ERCA and PREPARE 1.8.2018-31.1.2020. The project was financed by the Europe for Citizens programme.
LEADER/CLLD Web report
Within the ROAD project were organised 8 events altogether of which 6 were face-to face involving 377 participants from 24 countries and two on-line surveys involving 32 participants from 20 countries and 30 LEADER groups (top text)
The theme work concentrated on following purposes:
- - to identify case studies in the Member States to demonstrate the added value of usage of ESF and ERDF via LEADER approach;
- - to identify and promote good practice related to Simplified Cost Option models usages in Member States;
- - to conclude and declare suggestions to how LEADER/CLLD can strengthen the connection between European Union and citizens at local level via integrated local development and well managed usage of different ESI Funds.
Please find below the report on events and the study on simplification practices:
On LEADER/CLLD two workshops were presented at the European Rural Parliament in Candás November 2019. The first organised by ELARD was on simplification and ESI-funds - ”there is still a lot of space for for simplification. A more holistic approach on the member state level, dialogue, training and experience exchange is needed.” The second workshop was organised by the Finnish Village Movement Association on LEADER in Mozambique.
Lithuanian rural communities union is organising 4th Lithuanian rural Parliament which will be held on 18th of October 2019 in Raudondvaris manor (Pilies takas 1, Raudondvaris, Kaunas district, 
Minha Terra Network, the Portuguese partner of the European Rural Parliament, that brings together all the 60 Rural Local Action Groups in Portugal, organised a national two day meeting that addressed issues related to LEADER/CLLD, one of the ERP themes under the ROAD project. The meeting, hosted by the LAG DUECEIRA, gathered 66 participants from 42 LAGs and was held 23rd to 24th September in the small town of Lousã, located in the centre of Portugal.