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Conference

États Généraux des Pôles Territoriaux et des Pays 2024

The next États Généraux des Pôles territoriaux et Pays will be held in La Rochelle on 1 and 2 February 2024. This event is entirely dedicated to the issues encountered on a daily basis by those involved in local development, be they elected representatives, technicians or their partners.

Workshop

Integrating the rural mobility dimension into existing planning frameworks and structures

The third meeting of the European rural mobility network, organised within the framework of the SMARTA-NET project, will overview the latest project activities and encourage a reflection on the planning challenges to overcome for rural mobility to be prioritised by local and regional decision-makers.

Workshop

Workshop on sustainable social entrepreneurship initiatives

This workshop, organised by EUROCROWD, is dedicated to sustainable social entrepreneurship initiatives. It will discuss ways to finance private-sector projects through crowdfunding or alternative forms of finance, thus building the financial literacy and capacities of rural actors to access funding.

Other

Training on business needs and innovation

This capacity-building training organised by the EU-funded project GRAINS will explore tools and approaches to ‘Greening Agrifood in Social Economy’, including:
✓ Financial tools for the green transition of Social Economy SMEs
✓ Access to technology and digitalisation
✓ Green branding and labelling
✓ Clusters of social and ecological innovation and European digital innovation hubs

Seminar

Mental health and well-being of farmers

SafeHabitus, the Horizon Europe project on the safety and health & working conditions of Europe´s farmers, will hold its 1st International Policy Seminar on 'Mental health and well-being of farmers' on 25 January in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Conference

EU Sustainable Investment Summit: Delivering on the green transition

The European Commission’s flagship annual event on sustainable investment, this Summit will bring together high-level speakers from across the world to discuss the delivery of the green transition in the EU and beyond.

Webinar

Fostering resilience in rural communities

A great opportunity for sharing experiences from an innovative training and capacity-building programme for voluntary and professional rural development practitioners

Conference

Public Employment Services tracking effectiveness in supporting rural NEETs

The final conference of the Track-IN project will explore Public Employment Services’ policies and impact on rural NEETs (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), overview good practices, and discuss the impact of digitalisation and the future of work in rural areas.

Conference

2023 European LEADER Congress

Exciting times are ahead for the European LEADER community! Mark your calendars for the 2023 European LEADER Congress, scheduled for 18 and 19 December in Brussels.

Workshop

How to foster the implementation of the long-term Vision for EU's rural areas?

The EESC will host a public hearing to gather the views of the European Commission, rural development actors and various stakeholders on how to foster the implementation of the long-term vision of EU's rural areas.