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Find the latest information about the Rural Pact and rural revitalisation, connect with your peers and get inspired!
Go and check the existing “Community Groups” to discuss the topics of your interest. Or create one to gather all the actors around one place or one topic.
We wish you an inspiring discovery of all the good things happening in rural Europe.
Good Practices
Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Circular-economy project addresses wood waste and sustainability awareness in rural Slovenia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Growth Agreements support multi-level governance and local innovation in Norway
- Rural Pact
Latest News
Long-term vision for EU’s rural areas: Commission launches a call for tenders for managing the ‘Rural Pact Support Office’ assisting the European Commission in facilitating and strengthening the Rural Pact
The European Commission has launched a call for tenders for managing the ‘Rural Pact Support Office’ which assists the Commission in facilitating and strengthening the Rural Pact. The deadline for the submission of offers is 2 September 2025.
- Rural Pact
EU public consultation on gender equality: have your say by 11 August
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to inform the development of its 2026-2030 gender equality strategy. It seeks input from a wide range of stakeholders, including individuals, organisations, and public authorities from all sectors and regions of the EU.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Financial and capacity-building support for energy communities across Europe – apply by 30 September
The European Energy Communities Facility has launched its first call for proposals, inviting emerging energy communities to apply for a lump sum grant of EUR 45 000 to develop business plans for renewable energy projects. Apply by 30 September 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Horizon Europe calls open: EUR 37 m available for rural, coastal and urban communities
Explore the funding opportunities available under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 6: ‘Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment’! A set of the calls seeks to fund research in resilient, inclusive, healthy, and green rural, coastal and urban communities.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming Events
Empowering rural communities. From theory to practice in community development
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
