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New Good Practices showcase rural youth opportunities, services, entrepreneurship and policy innovation
Discover ten new inspiring initiatives, ranging from exchange semesters in Austrian and German rural areas to a regional housing strategy in Spain – all available in the Rural Pact Good Practice database.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Commission’s culture compass – opportunities for rural territories
The European Commission has adopted the ‘Culture Compass for Europe’, a forward-looking framework designed to shape EU cultural policy. For rural areas, this new framework brings opportunities – culture is seen as a strategic driver for social cohesion, local identity, economic resilience, innovation, and territorial development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Read the new edition of the Rural Vision Magazine!
Hear a range of rural stakeholder voices on the latest developments around the EU rural vision and Pact in 2025 in this third edition of the Rural Vision Magazine.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Four European public authorities formalise commitments to advancing the EU rural vision through the Rural Pact
The Czech Ministry of Regional Development, Opolskie Voivodeship (Poland), and regional governments of Castilla-La Mancha and Catalonia (Spain) have formally submitted political commitments under the EU Rural Pact. This reinforced support for rural development marks a new step in advancing the EU rural vision.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Committee of the Regions calls for revisions to Commission’s post-2027 budget proposal
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) cautions that the current proposal for the post-2027 EU budget could lead to further centralisation in the hands of the Commission and nationalisation of cohesion, fisheries and agricultural policies, putting them in competition.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Harnessing digitalisation for sustainable agriculture and resilient rural communities: new EESC study
A newly published study by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) explores digitalisation opportunities and challenges for reducing GHG emissions from agriculture. It reveals that while digital tools can enhance sustainable practices, they transform rural labour markets, creating demand for new digital skills, but also displacing low-skilled jobs.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Submit a contribution to the IN SITU Conference on creative place-based innovation by 8 December
Send your paper or project proposal exploring place-based innovation and the transformative role of the creative and cultural sectors in rural and non-urban areas to the EU-funded IN SITU project and have it featured in the project conference of 11-13 May 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Pact Policy Lab calls for a strong rural focus in post-2027 EU framework
Europe’s rural areas must remain central in the upcoming EU policy and budget framework, highlighted the Rural Pact Policy Lab ‘Rural areas and communities in the post-2027 EU budget and policies’ of 5 November. The event brought together over 100 representatives from EU institutions, national and regional authorities, and civil society to exchange on how future EU policies can best support vibrant, resilient and inclusive rural territories.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Have Your Say: five EU consultations to shape future policy
The European Commission is currently gathering feedback across several key policy areas, offering rural stakeholders an important opportunity to help shape future EU initiatives and ensure that policies reflect real needs on the ground.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Pact Coordination Group calls for stronger rural dimension in Europe’s post-2027 policies and budget
At its sixth meeting on 6 November 2025, the Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) discussed how to ensure a visible and measurable rural dimension in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and upcoming EU policy cycle (2028–2034). The meeting also reviewed progress on translating the RPCG Declaration into concrete policy input and contributed to the preparation of the update of the EU Rural Action Plan (RAP) in 2026.
- Rural Pact
