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Publications
Good Practice Brochure 'Instruments for territorial development'
The third edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on territorial development. It highlights how integrated approaches like LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) and Smart Villages can help improve quality of life in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Anchoring rural areas in the National and Regional Partnership Plans’
This highlights report summarises discussions at a dedicated Rural Pact Policy Action Lab focused on building blocks relevant for rural communities and territories in the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) proposed for the 2028-2034 EU budget.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights report | Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal
This highlights report showcases the main policy measures and examples presented during the Rural Pact Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal held on 10 June 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practices
Advancing integrated territorial development through place-based cooperation in Lower Saxony
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Smart Village development in practice: the Socjometr Foundation model in Pękowice
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Smart Villages in rural Romania: building local capacity for community-led strategies
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest News
Decentralised rural proofing as a complementary governance approach: RUSTIK project policy brief
A policy brief from the Horizon Europe project RUSTIK introduces the concept of decentralised rural proofing (DRP) and highlights its role as a complementary, place-based approach to governance.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New Good Practice Brochure spotlights inspiring examples of territorial development
A new edition of our Good Practice Brochure highlights six diverse initiatives that show how territorial development instruments and approaches can help improve quality of life in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Promoting sustainable agriculture through the social and solidarity economy: guide for French local authorities
A French project has developed a guide detailing ways of advancing sustainable agriculture at the local level through the social and solidarity economy (SSE).
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Discover the finalists of the 2026 REGIOSTARS Awards: vote for the People’s Choice Award!
The annual REGIOSTARS Awards, organised by the European Commission’s DG REGIO, celebrate outstanding EU-funded projects advancing regional development. Vote for the People’s Choice Award between 3 September and 14 October!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming Events
Rural youth alternative futures: new narratives and possibilities
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Inspiration and positioning: culture-led rural regeneration in Europe
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
