All events
Rural Entrepreneurship Forum 2024
The event will bring together Spanish entrepreneurs to discuss rural environment opportunities and challenges and promote development and innovation in Spanish communities.
About youth and me
This event will explore youth involvement in policymaking at the local, national and European levels and in organisations’ work.
EU Agri-Food Days
This annual event brings together stakeholders from across the EU to discuss the latest agricultural trends, policy options, market developments as well as how research, innovation and digital technologies are shaping European agriculture of today and tomorrow.
Data for rural areas: towards smarter rural policies
The event, organised by the GRANULAR project, will explore rural data needs. By identifying key gaps and limitations, it will provide a foundation for informed discussions on how to better support rural data initiatives.
European microfinance day campaign – Changing the narrative by building stronger and greener local communities
The event, organised by the European Microfinance Network, will discuss the role of inclusive finance in supporting local and rural communities to navigate challenges such as empowering women’s entrepreneurship and reducing environmental impacts.
10th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments
This annual event is jointly organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). Registration will open in summer 2024.
Policy Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas: Learning from experience to build a sustainable rural future’
This Policy Action Lab, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, will explore the best policy tools to ensure institutional, governance and integrated support for rural areas at all levels. It will further discuss how to improve the availability of policy-relevant information on rural policy tools and funding streams, without increasing the administrative burden.
Financing food systems transformation and rural revitalisation: opportunities and challenges
This year’s Annual General Assembly theme will focus on how the international community is rethinking the use of the limited official development assistance (ODA) in food and nutrition, in particular using innovative financing, better coordination of donor approaches, and stronger harmonization of stakeholder engagement.
Young entrepreneurs in rural areas: challenges and solutions
The webinar, organised by the European Microfinance Network, will dive into the multifaceted challenges that rural youth encounter by highlighting practical and successful approaches to mitigate these.
Ensuring that the post 2027 EU policies are (really) smart and sustainable
The online meeting, organised by ELIF, will discuss the contribution of EU policies to sustainability practices and smart local development, in view of the new EU Political Guidelines 2024-2029 for the new EU term.