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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!
Go and check the existing “Community Groups” to discuss the topics of your interest. Or create one to gather all the actors around one place or one topic.
We wish you an inspiring discovery of all the good things happening in rural Europe.
Publications
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
Highlights Report | Rural Pact Conference: 'From vision to action: Empowering rural areas for the future'
This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions at the Rural Pact Conference of 16-17 September 2025, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practices
Connecting rural entrepreneurs in Skåne, Sweden, to the wider innovation ecosystem
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Small Lithuanian Culture Capitals: bringing arts and community-led culture to rural areas
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest News
Join our upcoming Good Practice Webinar on LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments and Smart Villages!
Territorial instruments and approaches are essential mechanisms for delivering rural development policies across the EU. Express your interest by 24 March to participate in this dedicated Rural Pact webinar held on 22 April 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Share your feedback on the first results of the 2023-2027 CAP
The European Commission has launched a mid-term evaluation of the common agricultural policy’s (CAP) progress in achieving its objectives linked to the EU’s social, environmental and economic sustainability goals in agriculture and rural areas. Submit your views by 6 April 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Apply for the 2026 NEB Prizes and NEB Boost for Small Municipalities
Applications are open for the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes and the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities, celebrating projects which showcase the NEB values of sustainability, inclusion and beauty. Submit your entry by 17 March 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
How is the energy transition thriving in the rural world? Join our Community Group to take part in the discussion!
The Rural Pact Community Group on energy transition in rural areas empowers rural municipalities, helps bridge knowledge and capacity gaps, and supports the co-design of social energy plans. Join the dialogue and advance with the clean energy transition in your rural area.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming Events
Digital Bites – digital best practices for rural tourism
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
