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EU-funded project develops framework to measure climate neutrality in rural areas
Rural areas are essential to advance EU climate neutrality goals, but most existing monitoring tools are designed for urban contexts. The EU-funded project GRANULAR has launched a framework to bridge this gap and empower rural communities in their climate action.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Share your thoughts on food systems in the EU
The European Commission has launched a stakeholder consultation to help develop the new strategic research and innovation agenda on food systems. Answer the survey by 13 March 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Contribute to shaping the EU strategy for coastal communities
The European Commission is gathering stakeholders’ feedback to inform the upcoming strategy for coastal communities. Share your thoughts by 23 March 2026.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Join our upcoming Good Practice Webinar on LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments and Smart Villages!
Territorial instruments and approaches are essential mechanisms for delivering rural development policies across the EU. Express your interest by 24 March to participate in this dedicated Rural Pact webinar held on 22 April 2026.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Share your feedback on the first results of the 2023-2027 CAP
The European Commission has launched a mid-term evaluation of the common agricultural policy’s (CAP) progress in achieving its objectives linked to the EU’s social, environmental and economic sustainability goals in agriculture and rural areas. Submit your views by 6 April 2026.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Apply for the 2026 NEB Prizes and NEB Boost for Small Municipalities
Applications are open for the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes and the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities, celebrating projects which showcase the NEB values of sustainability, inclusion and beauty. Submit your entry by 17 March 2026.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
How is the energy transition thriving in the rural world? Join our Community Group to take part in the discussion!
The Rural Pact Community Group on energy transition in rural areas empowers rural municipalities, helps bridge knowledge and capacity gaps, and supports the co-design of social energy plans. Join the dialogue and advance with the clean energy transition in your rural area.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Castilla-La Mancha reverses demographic decline in depopulated rural areas through long-term policy commitment and territorial investment
The Spanish region Castilla-La Mancha had faced long-standing demographic challenges in its rural interior. Around three-quarters of its municipalities had lost population over recent decades, and many small towns’ population densities are far below the national average, reflecting sustained out-migration and population ageing.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EU-funded project to develop practical solutions to reduce nitrogen losses in agriculture
The new EU-funded project NitroScope will establish an extensive nitrogen monitoring network to help build a more resilient agriculture in Europe. As part of the EU Soil Mission, the project will contribute to the objectives of the Soil Deal for Europe, fostering improved soil health and cleaner water and air.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Empowering rural futures: OECD, DG REGIO and rural stakeholders share their views on what contributes to the right to stay
The Permanent Delegation to the EU of the Castilla y León region, acting as part of the Demographic Change Regions Network, held a conference on 13 February on the right to stay in rural areas. The meeting, at the European Committee of the Regions, allowed for discussion in the context of the upcoming EU strategy on this right.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
