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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!
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We wish you an inspiring discovery of all the good things happening in rural Europe.
Publications
Good Practice Brochure 'Place-based innovation'
This first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on place-based innovation and its role in addressing economic, social and environmental challenges in rural areas. It highlights how solutions rooted in local realities, supported by collaboration and tailored approaches, can strengthen rural development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Rural areas and communities in the post-2027 EU budget and policies’
This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions of the dedicated Policy Action Lab of 5 November 2025, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 3
The third edition of the Rural Vision Magazine features a range of stakeholder voices on the most pressing developments around the EU rural vision and Pact in 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practices
Connecting rural entrepreneurs in Skåne, Sweden, to the wider innovation ecosystem
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Small Lithuanian Culture Capitals: bringing arts and community-led culture to rural areas
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest News
EU-funded project studies renewable energy community barriers in rural Estonia and Spain
The EC4RURAL project has produced two policy briefs analysing the barriers to the development of renewable energy communities (RECs) in rural Estonia and Spain, with recommendations for policymakers to drive the rural clean energy transition in both countries.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Share your thoughts on connectivity needs for precision farming in EU rural areas
Rural and remote areas often face weaker connectivity – both in coverage and performance – higher deployment costs and more frequent service limitations than cities. Closing these connectivity gaps is vital for translating the EU’s digital ambitions into action in rural areas and making the most of digital technology for precision agriculture. Contribute by filling in a survey on connectivity conditions in rural Europe.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Rural Youth Observatory conference: call for abstracts
The European Rural Youth Observatory (EURYO) is calling for abstracts for its first conference, under the theme ‘The right to stay, the right to prosper: Rural young people in contemporary European societies’. Submit your abstract between 6 April and 31 May.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Enhancing connectivity in rural areas of the Nordic-Baltic region
Barriers in access to high-speed internet are most pronounced in sparsely populated and remote rural areas. A new policy brief from Nordregio looks at how the Nordic and Baltic countries can deliver secure, future-proof and regionally inclusive connectivity in line with key EU legislation.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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