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14 Jun 2023

Empowering remote areas: Kiruna Declaration paves the way for a just transition

The Bureau of the Committee of the Regions, gathering European Union's local and regional leaders, met in Kiruna, Sweden, in April. They have adopted the Kiruna Declaration, calling the EU institutions to take into account the specific challenges faced by remote areas in the EU budget.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Kiruna Declaration paves the way for a just transition
Governance, Connected rural areas (+5)
13 Jun 2023

New insights and lessons learned from the Rural Pact Conference in Sweden

The Rural Pact Conference “Acting for Rural Areas - Sharing Rural Pact Experiences and Learning for the Future” took place in Uppsala 3-4 May. Some 150 participants from institutions and NGOs of 27 different Member States gathered on site at Ultuna, campus for the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

  • Rural Pact
RP conference 2023 Sweden
Democracy and participation, Youth