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Find the latest information about the Rural Pact and rural revitalisation, two major flagships under the rural vision, and connect with your peers and get inspired!
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We wish you an inspiring discovery of all the good things happening in rural Europe.
Publications
Good Practice Brochure 'Place-based innovation'
This first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on place-based innovation and its role in addressing economic, social and environmental challenges in rural areas. It highlights how solutions rooted in local realities, supported by collaboration and tailored approaches, can strengthen rural development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Rural areas and communities in the post-2027 EU budget and policies’
This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions of the dedicated Policy Action Lab of 5 November 2025, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 3
The third edition of the Rural Vision Magazine features a range of stakeholder voices on the most pressing developments around the EU rural vision and Pact in 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practices
Hopeland – an educational eco-community in a Greek rural area
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
The Old Rectory Country House: from heritage to hospitality, powering a resilient rural economy
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Communities getting ready for crises building local resilience through LEADER networks in rural Sweden
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest News
Dutch Rural Pact enters next phase – what’s in store for 2026
The Rural Pact network in the Netherlands was born in 2024, bringing together rural development stakeholders from politics, academia and civil society. Two years on, the network is moving into its next phase of development, with plans to develop a common vision on the future of rural areas and a series of policy recommendations.
- Rural Pact
Driving times to the nearest hospitals and schools in rural Europe: insights from Eurostat
European citizens’ quality of life depends on their access to basic services such as healthcare and primary education. A dataset from Eurostat can help identify rural communities with low or limited access by road to these services.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
AER meeting explores competitiveness and rural development in next EU budget
A recent Assembly of European Regions (AER) meeting looked at the role of competitiveness in rural development within the context of the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework. The discussion centred on the proposed European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), its interaction with regional development policies and the implications for rural territories.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Join the Commission’s new European Housing Alliance
The European Commission has launched the European Housing Alliance as part of the European Affordable Housing Plan. Become a member to help strengthen collaboration and mutual learning on housing across Europe.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming Events
LEADER inspired network community conference 2026
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
RURBANIVE Forum - First policy recommendation workshop: structuring challenges
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
