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Publications
Mapping the implementation of Smart Villages: lessons from across the EU
This Rural Pact report examines the implementation of Smart Villages under the 2023-2027 common agricultural policy (CAP), exploring different approaches adopted by Member States, including dedicated interventions and support through LEADER.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Policy Briefing 'How to foster integrated approaches for rural areas in the National and Regional Partnership Plans'
This Rural Pact Policy Briefing provides practical guidance on how to develop integrated approaches to rural development within the proposed National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) for 2028-2034.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Making the Rural Pact happen in Member States and regions: a repository of practices
This repository of practices illustrates how European countries and regions are putting in place structures, mechanisms and approaches to strengthen rural governance, stakeholder engagement and integrated rural development.
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Good Practices
Toscana Diffusa: integrating policies for balanced territorial development in Tuscany, Italy
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Les Concerts de Poche: bringing music workshops and concerts to rural France
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Pact Netherlands: a stakeholder network helps shape the future of Dutch rural areas
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest News
Rural innovation needs stronger networks, skills and place-based support, Startup Village Forum highlights
Rural businesses are actively innovating, but stronger cooperation, access to skills and services, and place-based support are needed to unlock their potential. These were key messages from the European Startup Village Forum 2026, held on 15 October in Brussels.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Smart Villages in practice: new report highlights what makes community-led approaches work
Smart Villages work best as community-led development processes rather than isolated projects, according to a new Rural Pact report. Drawing on implementation experience across selected EU Member States, it examines funding models, local partnerships and the practical conditions needed to turn community strategies into action.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
How Czechia's multi-funded CLLD model supports social inclusion through simplified delivery and stronger local partnerships
Czechia's multi-funded Community-led Local Development (CLLD) model offers insights into embedding social inclusion in local development. Its European Social Fund+ (ESF+) dimension illustrates how direct implementation by Local Action Groups (LAGs), simplified procedures, prevention and continuous learning can develop local expertise and capacities to deliver community-based solutions.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EESC calls for intergenerational fairness to be embedded across EU policies
A new European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) opinion calls for intergenerational fairness to become a cross-cutting principle of EU policymaking, with particular attention to territorial inequalities and people living in rural, remote and deprived areas.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming Events
Europe’s rural mobility future: setting standards
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
SME & Clusters assembly 2026: connecting for a competitive Europe
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
