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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!

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 | 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
Highlights report | Good Practice Webinar: ‘Rural Housing’
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: ‘Rural Housing’

This highlights report outlines the main initiatives and summarises the main messages from the Good Practice Webinar on rural housing of 20 February 2025, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’
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Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’

This highlights report outlines the main messages and outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 28 November 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.

  • Rural Pact

Good Practices

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

14 Juil 2025

Discover the rural sessions of the European Week of Regions and Cities - registrations open!

The European Week of Regions and Cities returns to Brussels from the 13-15 October 2025. Each year, the event brings together thousands of participants and provides a platform for communication, networking, and collaboration on regional and urban issues. While the programme covers a broad range of topics, several sessions are expected to be particularly interesting and relevant to rural development.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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11 Juil 2025

From Declaration to action – rethinking rural power in EU policymaking: new opinion piece

While rural issues are increasingly recognised in EU discourse, true influence on policymaking remains limited. Read a new ARC2020 opinion piece by Edina Ocsko, Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) Vice-Chair, calling for a shift toward strategic engagement with power holders to embed rural development at the heart of European policies.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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10 Juil 2025

Impacts of rural demographic challenges on environment and generational renewal: new thematic reports

Two recent thematic reports by the Interreg Europe ‘Down to Earth’ project demonstrate how rural areas facing demographic decline can build resilience and foster generational renewal through integrated policies.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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09 Juil 2025

EU Parliament calls for enhanced cohesion policy to support rural areas

A European Parliament resolution of 17 June 2025 aims to strengthen EU rural areas through reinforced cohesion policy measures. It calls for increased investment in short supply chains, innovation in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, digital infrastructure, improved connectivity and mobility, and equal access to essential services.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Upcoming Events

Webinar

Digital innovations for soil and crop health

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Calendar

European Rally 2025: Planting ideas, cultivating the future

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Calendar