Welcome to the Rural Pact community platform!

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This is your space

Find the latest information about the Rural Pact and rural revitalisation, two major flagships under the rural vision, and 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.

Community Groups

Publications

Highlights Report | Policy Lab ‘Rural proofing: looking at policies through the rural lens’
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Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Rural proofing: looking at policies through the rural lens'

This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions at the dedicated Policy Action Lab of 12 June 2025, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural innovation'
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural innovation’

This highlights report outlines inspiring initiatives and practical ways to strengthen innovation ecosystems and empower local communities to drive local innovation action.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Sustainable rural tourism'
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Sustainable rural tourism’

This highlights report outlines the main initiatives and summarises the main messages from the Good Practice Webinar on rural tourism of 7 May 2025, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office and RuralTour.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Good Practices

Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia
Methodology | 09 Jun 2025

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
Project | 09 Jun 2025

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

Latest News

23 Oct 2025

New report on rural resilience through a gender lens

Gender-sensitive rural development is an investment in the long-term resilience of rural communities – a recent report by the EU-funded project GRANULAR explores the intersection of gender and rurality in shaping employment outcomes across Europe.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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© European Union, 2025
23 Oct 2025

Rural youth joining forces for a better future

How do young people see the future of their villages and mountain communities? That’s the question behind the Erasmus+ ECO project which brought together teenagers from France’s Hautes-Pyrénées and Spain’s Sobrarbe regions to explore what connects them – and what challenges they share.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
© European Union / Octavian Carare
22 Oct 2025

Europe’s climate transition starts locally: insights from the EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony

Europe’s path to climate neutrality will be shaped locally – empowered municipalities, equipped with resources and partnerships, are key to achieving Europe’s climate ambitions. The 2025 edition of the EU Covenant of Mayors Ceremony of 16 October confirmed the essential role of local and regional governments in delivering the climate and energy transitions.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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22 Oct 2025

What does our energy and climate future look like? Insights from the IEECP conference

A successful European energy transition requires coordinated policies, community engagement, and evidence-based innovation replication. The IEECP conference of 15-16 October set out a roadmap for implementing efficient, resilient, fair, and smart energy strategies, ensuring Europe meets its climate objectives, while fostering prosperous and empowered rural communities.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Upcoming Events

European Startup Village Forum

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Policy Lab

Rural areas and communities in the post-2027 EU budget and policies

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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