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Podcast highlights value of networking for female rural entrepreneurs
Discover the experiences of three female entrepreneurs from rural Sweden, Poland and Ireland and how networking has contributed to their business growth – listen to the latest episode of the ‘Food for Europe’ podcast.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Involving youth in sustainable forest management – new position paper
A recent position paper by Forest Europe outlines youth perspectives on forest policy processes, sustainable forest management, green forest jobs and forest education. It puts forward ways to encourage intergenerational collaboration.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New guide to rural proofing
Explore the new 'Rural proofing guide for the evaluation of the rural perspective in laws, policies, plans and strategies', published by the Spanish Rural Development Network (REDR)!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Coordination Group advances Declaration on the Future of EU rural development policy
The fourth meeting of the Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) of 8 November 2024 discussed the finalisation and adoption of the forthcoming RPCG Declaration expected for publication in early 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Enhancing rural-urban linkages – new policy brief
A new policy brief by Interreg Europe’s Policy Learning Platform sets out five recommendations for fully leveraging the potential and impact of urban-rural linkages.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Smart rurality: reconciling convergence with growth and wellbeing at local level?
A new briefing overviews the concept of ‘smart rurality’ and its components, analyses its evolution and take-up across EU policies over the past ten years, and sets out recommendations to reinforce it in the post-2027 programming period.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
2024 ELARD Declaration on the future of CLLD within European policies
Local Action Groups (LAGs) from across Europe urge the EU and Member States to recognise the value of a tailored development approach adapted to local needs – LEADER/CLLD principles – in post-2027 policies.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Confirmation hearings of the new European Commission
The Commissioners-designate are set to appear before the European Parliament (EP) for confirmation hearings between 4 and 12 November 2024. You can follow the web streaming of the Commissioners-designate for Agriculture and Food; Cohesion and Reforms; and Budget live on the Parliament’s website.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural health workforce toolkit: call for evidence
Rural health and care practitioners, providers and researchers, patient associations, public, private and non-profit bodies and organisations are invited to provide views, evidence and case studies related to rural health workforce.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Continuous networking and exchange to shape the future of rural mobility
Rural mobility needs EU-scale solutions that take account of local needs in rural areas, SMARTA-NET project final conference concludes. The two-year, EU-funded project produced guidance, tools, training programmes and set up a European Rural Mobility Network (ERMN) whose legacy will be continued through various Rural Pact activities.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
