All events

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.

Webinar

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.

Webinar

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.

Webinar

SERIGO community of practice launch webinar: Driving social innovation for rural inclusion

Want to make an impact in rural areas? Join SERIGO's Community of Practice (CoP) on social innovation for inclusion of vulnerable groups. In this webinar, SERIGO will explain how to join them and what to expect.

Other

Empowering rural youth on energy transition

The event will discuss actions to boost rural youth engagement in energy transition and smart energies, fitting diverse demographics across rural communities