Rural communities in the next EU budget: sign up for our Policy Lab by 22 September
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
- Stronger Rural Areas
- Connected rural areas
- Resilient rural areas
- Prosperous rural areas
Join us on 5 November in Brussels to discuss the European Commission’s proposals for the 2028-2034 EU budget and policies, their implications for rural communities, and ways to make rural voices heard in the policy debate.
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Express your interest to participate by 22 September!
The Policy Lab will enable participants’ understanding of the risks and opportunities of the EU budget proposals and facilitate an early reflection on the future implementation of the new policy framework. It will involve Member State authorities in strategic thinking about synergies with the rural vision and Pact at national and regional levels.
This timely event follows the European Commission’s proposals for the 2028–2034 EU budget and related policies in July 2025. The proposals include significant changes in the architecture of support instruments and their funding sources. One example is grouping all policies managed at Member State level, including rural development policy, under National and Regional Partnership Plans funded through a single fund. This new fund will aim to improve synergies and complementarities between various domains of policy action.