Andalusia officialises its commitment to the Rural Pact
The Regional Government of Andalusia (es. Junta de Andalucía), Spain, officialised its commitment to support the 10 shared goals of the EU's Rural Vision and the European Rural Pact on 19 February 2024.
Andalusia has formally committed to contribute to the Rural Pact by engaging to design its regional rural vision ‘Rural Development Strategy of Andalusia – Horizon 2030’ (es. ‘Estrategia de Desarrollo Rural de Andalucía – Horizonte 2030’).
This places the Spanish region among a range of other national and regional integrated rural visions and policy strategies for revitalising rural areas, already being implemented by governments, including:
- French Rural Agenda;
- Spanish strategy for the demographic challenge;
- Law to combat rural depopulation in Castile-la-Mancha (ES);
- Catalonian Rural Agenda (ES);
- National Rural Pact of Czechia;
- ‘Our Rural Future 2021-2025’ (IE);
- Finnish Rural Policy Council;
- Italian Inner Areas Strategy.
A forward-looking vision, implemented through a holistic strategy or action plan is one of the key ingredients for making the Rural Pact happen in EU Member States and regions. Discover more examples in our dedicated Policy Briefing, available in 24 EU languages.