Mar 9, 2025
PURPLE is a member of three EU CAP Network sub-groups, one of which focuses on LEADER and Territorial Development (the SoLTD therefore). PURPLE Secretary General, Vincent O'Connell, joined a group meeting held in Brussels on March 05-06 and was part of a series of discussions on making LEADER "younger, simpler and smarter" as well as considering the implications for rural development of the new and evolving EU policy context, including the recently published EC proposals wtih regard to the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).