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Bringing the Rural Pact closer to citizens requires enhanced coordination and local capacity building
The latest Policy Action Lab organised by the Rural Pact Support Office developed proposals to enhance the achievement of the Rural Vision and Pact objectives at the local level. Event participants worked together to identify the key ingredients for a successful implementation of the Rural Pact at the local level and approaches to make it happen.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Rural Mobility Network meeting: Rural Pact adds value to addressing rural mobility challenges
The Rural Pact contributes to addressing rural mobility issues by bringing together and enabling collaboration among relevant stakeholders working in various policy areas, such as tourism, health, education, and housing. Rural Pact Support Office (RPSO) Team Leader Pascale Van Doren highlighted the added value of the Pact at the fifth meeting of the European Rural Mobility Network of 14-16 May 2024 in Èvora, Portugal.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EESC calls for inclusive decision-making in rural vision’s implementation
A new opinion by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for enhanced governance frameworks, annual assessments, and targeted interventions in the implementation of the EU's rural vision. It highlights the need for a post-2027 rural development policy specifically dedicated to the implementation of the Rural Action Plan and recognising the significance of the Rural Pact.
- Rural Pact
Call for proposals for interregional cooperation projects, deadline 7 June
Last days to apply to Interreg Europe’s third call for proposals for interregional cooperation projects gathering policy-relevant organisations from across Europe to work jointly on a common regional development issue.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Call for smart rural communities and services, deadline: 28 June
The Horizon-funded AURORAL project is seeking to fund initiatives that use digitalisation for improving rural areas in aspects such as economical growth and social wellbeing or for overcoming the digital divide between rural and urban areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New EU research and innovation funding for the green and digital transitions
The European Commission has mobilised previously unallocated Horizon Europe funding to increase the 2024 budget of the EU's research and innovation programme by nearly EUR 1.4 billion. The amendment features opportunities for green and digital development in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Meet the rural winners of the 2024 New European Bauhaus Prizes
The laureates in the 2024 edition of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes were announced on 12 April at an award ceremony in Brussels – discover the winning projects dealing with rural topics.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Call for tenders: Advisory hub for citizen energy, deadline: 14 June
A new call for tenders by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Energy seeks to assist the set-up or facilitation of citizen-led energy projects through technical, organisational, administrative and outreach support.
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
SEA4NEB project final event highlights the role of social economy in rural development
The social economy is an effective tool for stimulating development and local participation in rural areas, as emphasised at the closing event of the ‘Social Economy Actors for the New European Bauhaus’ (SEA4NEB) project of 15 April 2024.
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A new self-assessment tool for territorial and local development strategies
Do you work for a local authority, national or regional managing authority under the EU’s 2021-2027 cohesion policy? Try the new SAT4TER tool to assess your integrated territorial development strategy.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
