Join a Community Group

What are Community Groups?


Community Groups are dedicated online spaces within the Rural Pact Community Platform (RPCP) that bring together stakeholders to connect with peers, exchange, share information such as publications, news, events or implement any other joint action around a specific shared interest or topic relevant for the Rural Vision. 

The value of these Community Groups emerges from the collective action that exchanges can trigger from the community and all its members. 

The Community Groups enable the members of the Rural Pact to coordinate their efforts and actions in or for rural areas while demonstrating their commitment and contribution to the Rural Pact objectives and the goals of the long-term vision for rural areas. Each Community Group is animated, moderated and managed by one or more Community coordinators. These are European or national stakeholder organisations and institutes who commit to bring forward a specific Community Group within the Rural Pact.  

All members of the Rural Pact can join any relevant Community Group. Find the right Group for you:

Rural mobility
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Rural mobility
European Union Rural-urban linkages Transport and mobility Tourism and heritage English
Social Economy picture
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Social economy
European Union Access to services Democracy and participation Education and training Governance LEADER/CLLD Research and innovation Smart and start-up villages Sports, Culture and leisure Youth Digital Rural-urban linkages Transport and mobility Climate Energy Health and care Land use Migrants Nature and environment Social inclusion Women Agriculture and food Bioeconomy & circular economy Employment Entrepreneurship Social economy Tourism and heritage Value chains English
Community group youth - picture
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Youth in rural areas - Empowering the next generation
European Union Stronger Rural Areas Access to services Democracy and participation Demography Education and training LEADER/CLLD Youth Connected rural areas Digital Rural-urban linkages Transport and mobility Resilient rural areas Climate Energy Land use Nature and environment Social inclusion Soil health Women Prosperous rural areas Agriculture and food Bioeconomy & circular economy Employment Entrepreneurship Forestry Social economy Tourism and heritage Value chains English
Migrants and refugees' inclusion in rural areas By ESOMI
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Migrants and refugees' inclusion in rural areas
European Union Demography Education and training Research and innovation Rural-urban linkages Migrants Social inclusion Employment Entrepreneurship English
mountain areas
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Mountain areas
European Union Stronger Rural Areas Access to services Buildings Democracy and participation Demography Education and training Governance Housing LEADER/CLLD Research and innovation Smart and start-up villages Spatial planning Sports, Culture and leisure Youth Connected rural areas Infrastructure Digital Rural-urban linkages Transport and mobility Resilient rural areas Climate Energy Health and care Land use Migrants Nature and environment Social inclusion Soil health Women Prosperous rural areas Agriculture and food Bioeconomy & circular economy Employment Entrepreneurship Forestry Social economy Tourism and heritage Value chains English
women in rural area picture
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Women in Rural Areas
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Stronger Rural Areas Connected rural areas Resilient rural areas Women Prosperous rural areas English
Smart village visual
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Smart Villages
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Stronger Rural Areas Access to services Democracy and participation Demography Education and training Governance Housing Research and innovation Smart and start-up villages Spatial planning Youth Connected rural areas Infrastructure Digital Rural-urban linkages Transport and mobility Resilient rural areas Climate Energy Health and care Social inclusion Prosperous rural areas Bioeconomy & circular economy Employment Entrepreneurship Social economy Tourism and heritage Value chains English
Rural Pact Coordination Group 21 June 2023 group photo
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Rural Pact Coordination Group
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Stronger Rural Areas Connected rural areas Resilient rural areas Prosperous rural areas English

How can I join and participate in the Community Groups? 


All stakeholders can express interest to join the Community Groups through the following steps:

The coordinators of Community Groups will review the applications and take the final decision to accept or not the application of a member based on the purpose and focus of each group. 

When joining a Community Group, the members will adhere to comply and respect the Principles for the participation in the Rural Pact Community Groups as defined in the document below:
 

English language

Principles for the participation in the Rural Pact Community Groups

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If you are interested to create a Community Group, you can find more information here.

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