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A vision for more attractive rural areas in Slovakia
A participatory, evidence-based governance initiative builds a long-term national vision and institutional framework for more attractive and resilient rural areas in Slovakia.
- Rural Pact
Connecting rural entrepreneurs in Skåne, Sweden, to the wider innovation ecosystem
An initiative bridging rural-urban innovation gaps by providing personalised support, targeted matchmaking and collaborative arenas, helping rural entrepreneurs access expertise and partners.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Small Lithuanian Culture Capitals: bringing arts and community-led culture to rural areas
A national cultural scheme brings arts to rural areas and empowers communities to co-create vibrant, locally rooted cultural programmes.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
From European learning to local action: strengthening social services in rural Croatia
A Croatian Local Action Group used EU peer learning to build local capacity and pilot rural social-care models, improving support for the elderly and disadvantaged people across villages in Zadar County.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
‘Learning from the Extremes’: transforming rural schools into digital learning and innovation hubs
An EU pilot action equips rural schools with digital infrastructure, training and support to become connected learning hubs and anchors of innovation in their communities.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Integrated regional housing strategy counters demographic change in rural Castilla y León, Spain
A coordinated set of housing measures increases affordable supply, supports youth access and scales up energy-efficient renovations to retain and attract residents in rural Castilla y León.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EDYNORA: enablers of local access to higher education in the Nordics
A research project examining how higher-education provision outside major cities can improve youth retention and strengthen rural and regional development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
‘Honey Routes’ project: revitalising rural Cyprus through sustainable tourism
A place-based, honey-themed destination model uses structured dialogue, branding and experiential offers to regenerate mountain villages in rural Larnaca.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Water+Land+Scenary integrated land and water solutions for climate adaptation in rural Flanders
A Flemish programme coordinates local coalitions of farmers, municipalities and landowners to ensure land and water resilience and ecological restoration through participatory management.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Student placements in rural Austria and Germany provide hands-on learning and boost local capacities
A ‘rural semester’ initiative places students in rural municipalities to work on locally defined tasks, with academic supervision, creating capacity for towns and villages, and real-world learning for students.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
