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Toscana Diffusa: integrating policies for balanced territorial development in Tuscany, Italy
A regional governance framework integrating EU, national and regional policy instruments to support balanced territorial development and strengthen Tuscany’s peripheral, mountainous and more fragile territories.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Les Concerts de Poche: bringing music workshops and concerts to rural France
A French charity brings music workshops and professional concerts to rural and underserved communities, widening access to culture and strengthening social ties.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Pact Netherlands: a stakeholder network helps shape the future of Dutch rural areas
A Dutch network developing a common vision and action plan on the future of the country’s rural areas and raising rural areas' voice across governance levels and sectors.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
'No Doctor No Village': campaigning for rural primary care in Ireland
A grassroots campaign mobilised Irish rural communities to safeguard access to primary care, placed rural health on the national agenda and contributed to new institutional structures and support measures.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Setting up citizen-owned energy cooperatives in Luxembourg’s Miselerland region
An initiative that established two citizen-owned energy cooperatives in the Miselerland region, leading to its first cooperative-owned photovoltaic plant.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Finnish Rural Policy Council: supporting integrated rural policy in Finland
A government-appointed advisory body that supports integrated, place-based rural policy in Finland, with members from government, business, civil society and the research field.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Restoring floodplain habitats and rural livelihoods along the Slovak-Hungarian Danube
A nine-year LIFE project that improved natural conditions on 1 805 hectares of Danube floodplain habitats along the Slovak-Hungarian border, revived traditional practices and created employment.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
e-Square: a multi-service community hub in rural Wallonia, Belgium
A community hub in rural Wallonia, Belgium, that offers co-working spaces, support for entrepreneurs, digital access and support, learning activities and municipal services under one roof.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A hub for digital nomads on the Black Sea coast in rural Bulgaria
A co-living and co-working space for digital nomads in the village of Vetren helps support local businesses, create jobs and improve infrastructure.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Building the next generation of rural doctors in Czechia
A national programme tackling a shortage of general practitioners in Czech rural areas through education, training and clerkships in rural practices.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
