All events

Webinar

Strengthening digital skills of rural people to benefit from the digital era

The webinar was targeted at project implementers and developers of digital skills initiatives in rural areas targeting various stakeholder groups (youth, elderly and businesses) and potential project holders including local, regional and national private and public actors.

Conference

Third places for Europe

The goal of "Third Places of Europe" is to reinforce the cooperative relationships between the actors driving these projects, while also building stronger partnerships with local authorities.

Conference

The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference

Knowledge, innovation and skills for sustainable horizons

Webinar

Fostering social entrepreneurship in rural areas through local action

This Good Practice Webinar, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, showcased a range of inspiring initiatives fostering social entrepreneurship and provided an opportunity to discuss and explore them in depth.

Conference

Rural Pact Conference in Sweden

The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas was launched in June 2021. Since then, rural pact mobilisation has started in various parts of the Union, to make rural Europe stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous by 2040. What are the experiences so far and what can we learn from each other in order to take the next steps for a revitalized rural Europe?

Conference

DESIRA Final conference

The conference brought together policy-makers, research and innovation networks, farmers’ organisations, advisors, and other relevant stakeholders to exchange views on the current and future scenario of rural digitalisation.

RURALIZATION Final Conference

The RURALIZATION consortium is pleased to announce the final conference of the project, which will be held on 20 April 2023 in Brussels. Hosted by the European Committee of the Regions, this onsite meeting with experts and stakeholders will provide a space for presenting the main outputs of the project, considering all the lessons learned throughout the four years of the project.

Partnerships for Regional innovation as a bridge between smart specialisation and other EU policies to promote innovation-driven territorial transformation

The European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions launch on 28 March the High Level Event of the Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI) “From playbook to implementation” as a bridge between smart specialisation and other EU policies to promote innovation-driven territorial transformation.

EESC thematic debate on the Rural Pact #1: renewable energies in rural areas

In line with its commitments to the Rural Pact, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), will organise a thematic debate on renewable energies in rural areas during the next meeting of its Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT Section) planned on Thursday 9 March (11:00 -12:30).

Other

The European Startup Village Forum

This 2023 edition of the Forum will discuss the main elements and enabling conditions of the Startup Village concept through a genuine science-for-policy interaction, supporting the identification and analysis of triggering factors for innovation and startup creation in rural areas.