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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
Structured governance and information-sharing mechanisms improve Bratislava-Austria regional cooperation
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Volunteer-driven transport service enhances mobility options in rural Belgium
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Volunteer-based initiative improves mobility and social inclusion of the elderly in rural Slovenia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest News
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
Rural innovation: explore the presentations and videos from our latest webinar
“We need to make rural innovation visible, viable, and valued,” said the OECD’s Eduardo Montemayor at our dedicated webinar of 22 May 2025. Discover a range of national, regional and local initiatives promoting technological, ecological and social innovation in rural areas – browse through the presentations and video recordings.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Benefit from technical support for reform design or implementation in a range of areas
A new call of the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) will provide Member States with support for the design or implementation of reform projects in 2026. The support can take the form of strategic and legal advice, studies, training, and expert visits on the ground in a range of policy areas relevant for rural actors.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Commission simplifies Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support farmers and enhance competitiveness
The European Commission put forward a large package of measures targeting the administrative burden, controls, implementation, crisis response and investment needs of the agri-food sector. The proposed changes are expected to save up to EUR 1.58 billion annually for farmers and EUR 210 million for national administrations.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming Events
Info session: European Energy Communities Facility's first call for proposals
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
