Upcoming Events

Conference

POSTPONED: Rural Pact Conference 'From vision to action: Empowering rural areas for the future'

The second Rural Pact Conference, intially planned for the 8-9 April 2025 has been postponed to a later date in 2025 due to circumstances beyond the organisers' control.
The conference will gather 250 participants from across Europe. The event will offer two days of networking and reflections to advance the rural vision 2040, consolidate the Rural Action Plan and guide future Rural Pact actions.

Cybersecurity in Agriculture: balancing risks, costs & benefits

The webinar will explore the role of cybersecurity in agriculture amid digitalisation. It will examine the costs and benefits of strong cybersecurity measures, along with related public policies and cooperative initiatives.

Training

Advocacy training on environment and climate

This training will offer opportunities to build advocacy skills, connect with like-minded changemakers, contribute to policy recommendations on food systems, housing, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and water, and get inspiration from community action stories.

EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Partnering for innovation with impact in agriculture and rural areas'

The event, organised by the EU CAP Network, will facilitate the exchange of experiences on the preparation of high-quality proposals for the Horizon Europe calls for Cluster 6, create an exchange forum to foster collaboration and networking, showcase innovations, stemming from Horizon, and increase participants’ awareness of available funding opportunities.

Webinar

Rural re-population: Attracting skilled migrants

The webinar, organised by Nordregio, will examine key indicators that make certain regions more attractive for migration than others. Additionally, regional policymakers will share how they reversed depopulation trends and successfully attracted skilled migrants to rural areas.

Webinar

Breaking the cycle of rural decline

The event, organised by the ESIRA project, will provide evidence-based perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in rural areas. These insights will serve as the foundation for a policy debate with experts from the EU institutions, aiming to identify actionable strategies and pathways to foster more inclusive, prosperous and resilient rural communities.

Conference

Regional Studies Association’s Annual Conference 2025 - Navigating Regional Transformation

The Annual Conference 'Navigating Regional Transformation' provides a timely opportunity to engage in dialogue and renewed debate on innovation, consumption paradigms, intertwining geopolitical instability, and climate-related tensions.

Webinar

Good Practice Webinar on sustainable rural tourism

This Good Practice Webinar, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office in partnership with the European Federation of Rural Tourism (RuralTour), will showcase innovative approaches that link sustainable tourism, heritage conservation and entrepreneurship. It will explore policy measures and incentives that support sustainable tourism, including investment opportunities, infrastructure improvements, and the promotion of entrepreneurship in rural areas.

European Congress on renewal and rural development

The European Congress on Rural Renewal and Development, organised by the Polish Presidency Council of the European Union, will highlight key values for preserving the specificity and vitality of villages and empower local communities to respond to increased uncertainty and risks.

Measuring impact in rural social innovation: strategies and tools

The event will bring together experts and practitioners to discuss the critical link between impact assessment and local governance. It will examine how social impact measurement can enhance policy decisions, improve accountability, and strengthen collaboration between rural social innovators and local authorities.