All events

Yunka Festival

The event, organised by Cammini d'Italia, will address sustainability, rural regeneration, and community-driven innovation in the Apennine mountains near Bologna.

Webinar

A new architecture of EU policies and funds post-2027 – what place for local development?

The second part of the LDnet discussion will propose an overview and critical analysis of the key opinions and arguments in favour of maintaining strong EU support to territorial and place-based approaches. It will stimulate a discussion on how the hopes and expectations of local actors can be taken into account, and the voice of local communities can be heard in the policy debate.

Webinar

Rural Pact Coordination Group Declaration: Turning words into action – or just another rural wishlist that might be left behind?

This session will explore the Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) Declaration and its potential to influence post-2027 policy, focusing on community-led innovations like Smart Villages. A discussion will follow on how to turn the Declaration’s words into action.

Conference

Demographic change: the impact on housing

The DCRN -Demographic Change Regions Network- is organizing a seminar on how demographic change is affecting housing policies and how our regions/cities are best dealing with it.

Webinar

Good practices in animal handling to ensure farm safety

This webinar will explore the importance of proper animal handling techniques and how good practices can help reduce injuries, improve farm safety, and contribute to better occupational health and safety for those working in the agricultural sector.

Webinar

Good Practice Webinar on rural innovation

This Good Practice Webinar, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, showcased national, regional and local experiences and initiatives that promote innovation in rural areas. It built participants’ capacity to develop and implement innovative actions that respond to the emerging opportunities and challenges in rural areas, with a particular focus on technological, ecological and social innovation.

Webinar

Smarter, stronger and more competitive rural areas: The way forward for EU policies

The webinar will showcase and discuss the initial policy outputs of the FUTURAL project. It will present recommendations for improving existing policies to strengthen rural innovation.

Conference

Horizon Europe info days, Cluster 6: food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment

The info days will overview the topics of Horizon Europe’s forthcoming Work Programme 2025. The publication of the calls is expected by mid-April 2025 and the opening for submission – from 5 May 2025 onwards.

Webinar

Vibrant rural areas: tools and policies for resilient and competitive economies

The webinar will focus on rural resilience, with an emphasis on experimental and crowd-sourced data to measure economic diversity.

Other

Practical tools for energy-efficient renovations for vulnerable households

The EPAH Lunch Talk will explore practical tools to support energy-efficient home renovations for vulnerable households. The session will focus on how municipalities and EU projects are tackling energy poverty through strategic planning, innovative funding mechanisms, and practical renovation support.