„Nowa” forma interwencjonizmu UE w pobudzaniu konkurencyjności regionów na przykładzie Programu Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich (PROW)

The study was focused on the LEADER+ programme and local action groups (Lokalne Grupy Działania - LGD), which functioned within its framework as factors activating the endogenic potential of the region, stimulating its competitiveness, and further influencing the competitiveness of the economy of the country. This detailed analysis was preceded by the genesis and the overall description of the programme LEADER+ and the Rural Development Programme (Program Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich - PROW) for years 2007-2013, because the horizontal axis - LEADER+ was its integral part. LGD are working out well in the "old" EU countries as the factors stimulating entrepreneurship and competitiveness of rural regions, and this is why they are becoming increasingly needed for the diversification of the agricultural activity.