All events

Conference

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.

Other

Shaping the future of mountain economies

Euromontana and the Government of Catalonia organise a policy debate to share the main recommendations that emerged from the European Mountain Convention. The debate will discuss the way forward for mountains in the context of renewed European institutions.

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.

Workshop

Just and sustainable food systems: The grassroots’ perspective

This event will be an interactive workshop, kickstarting a participatory advocacy process in which you will be able to connect, learn from one another, and build an alliance for just and sustainable food systems policies at EU levels , with community-led initiatives at the heart.

Webinar

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.

Conference

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

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, explored the best policy tools to ensure institutional, governance and integrated support for rural areas at all levels. It further discussed how to improve the availability of policy-relevant information on rural policy tools and funding streams, without increasing the administrative burden.

Conference

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.