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Help shape the future EU Youth Strategy – share your views by 16 July!
The deadline is approaching to contribute to the European Commission’s public consultation on the future EU Youth Strategy. The consultation invites young people, youth organisations, public authorities, researchers and all interested stakeholders to share their views on the priorities that should shape the post-2027 EU youth policy.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New Youth Partnership brief calls for a broad ‘right to stay’ agenda for rural youth
Supporting rural youth requires policies that go beyond addressing outmigration. A new EU-Council of Europe Youth Partnership knowledge brief advocates a broader ‘right to stay’ agenda, enabling young people to choose whether to stay, leave or return to rural communities.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New Good Practice Brochure showcases innovative solutions to rural housing challenges
A new edition of our Good Practice Brochure spotlights six inspiring initiatives demonstrating how rural areas are responding to housing challenges through integrated policies, community-led approaches and innovative solutions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EESC opinion highlights the role of youth entrepreneurship in Europe's competitiveness
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted a new opinion on EU Competitiveness and Youth Entrepreneurship, examining how entrepreneurship can contribute to Europe's competitiveness, innovation capacity and economic resilience. These themes will also feature in upcoming Rural Pact discussions on rural competitiveness and economic diversification.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New factsheet outlines proposed support for rural areas under the future EU budget
The European Commission has published a new factsheet explaining how rural areas are addressed within its proposal for the 2028-2034 EU budget and the future National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs).
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Creating the conditions to stay: insights on territorial attractiveness from rural communities
What makes people choose to stay in a place – or leave it? As the European Commission develops its new ‘right to stay’ strategy, experiences from rural stakeholders shared through the Rural Pact offer practical insights into the factors that help rural areas remain attractive, resilient and vibrant places to live, work and build a future.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A more equitable future for France’s rural areas with the France Ruralités plan
In France, 22 million people – one third of the population – live in rural areas and almost 90% of the country’s municipalities are rural. The action plan France Ruralités aims to enhance the appeal of the country’s rural areas and ensure true equality of opportunity for all French citizens.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Connect, exchange and collaborate: discover the Rural Pact Community Groups
The Rural Pact Community Groups are entering a new phase of development. Building on the experience gained since their launch in 2023, the Rural Pact Support Office (RPSO) is strengthening support to these online discussion fora to help them become even more active spaces for networking, knowledge exchange and collaboration across rural Europe.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Generational renewal in rural businesses: webinar presentations and recordings now available
Explore the resources from the Rural Pact Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal in rural businesses of 10 June 2026, outlining practical approaches supporting business creation, development and transfer in rural economies beyond agriculture.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Ensuring quality of life in Wallonia’s rural areas
Members of the Walloon CAP Network’s permanent commission came together in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium, on 29 May 2026 to consider quality of life in the region’s rural areas and how best to promote it.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
