S obzirom na ulogu lokalnih zajednica u doprinosu teritorijalnoj koheziji i strateškim ciljevima u okviru strategije Europa 2020., EU je uz snažnu podršku Europskog parlamenta odlučio pojednostaviti i ojačati primjenu CLLD-a za sve vrste teritorija (ruralni, gradski, obalni) i različite vrste potreba zajednice (posebice socijalne, kulturne, okolišne i gospodarske).
The resolution highlights the fact that rice is the basic food of half the earth's population, proclaims the need to increase collective awareness of its role in the fight against poverty, under-nutrition and food safety, and invites the FAO to promote the marking of International Rice Year in collaboration with government and other bodiesEurlex2019 Eurlex2019