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New CoR report: regions call for strategies supporting rural development and territorial cohesion
Demographic challenges such as ageing, brain drain, depopulation and rural-urban disparities are increasingly affecting regional competitiveness and social cohesion. The 2024 report of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) outlines the most pressing issues regions face and on-the-ground solutions to inform EU policy decisions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EESC calls for coherent and robust EU action to enhance bioeconomy opportunities for rural areas
A new opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) calls for policy coherence of the EU’s sustainable development initiatives and taking advantage of bioeconomy opportunities for competitive growth within planetary boundaries, including in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Open call for regions to localise the SDGs – deadline extended
Regions looking to enhance their local policies related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are invited to apply by 30 November to participate in the ‘2030CATALYSTS’ preparatory action of the European Commission’s Join Research Centre (JRC).
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Michael Dower Award for rural resilience open for applications
The newly launched Michael Dower Award will recognise successful examples of individual and community-led initiatives that work towards enhancing rural resilience. Applications are open until 14 February 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Advancing digitalisation in rural areas: new position paper
The paper, produced by the EU-funded project dRural, outlines the impact of digitalisation in rural areas with a focus on the digital divide between EU urban and rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Dutch network seeks to advance Rural Pact implementation
Representatives of the Dutch Rural Pact network met with our team and colleagues from the European Commission’s DG AGRI on 9 October 2024 to discuss key elements of the Rural Pact and how to adapt them to the Dutch context and needs.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Empowering local communities to achieve Europe’s rural vision
The EU’s rural vision cannot be achieved without the involvement of local communities. This is a headline message emerging from the EU Regions’ Week session on ‘Taking the next step in shaping Europe’s rural future’ of 9 October 2024.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Fostering local action for the future of rural areas
It is essential to build local capacities in order to empower rural communities to tackle challenges in innovative ways and contribute to the objectives of the EU rural vision, discussions at our EU Regions’ Week session of 8 October 2024 highlighted.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Inspiring LEADER Cooperation projects showcased at 2024 LEADER Congress
The Rural Pact Support Office session at the LEADER Congress of 2-3 October 2024 highlighted the value of LEADER Cooperation to contributing to the EU’s rural vision by empowering local communities to work on less conventional, but equally important rural issues.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Checklists on sustainable tourist mobility
A new set of checklists covers aspects such as coordination and cooperation, communication, arrival and departure, onsite mobility, and management to enhance tourist mobility in rural and coastal regions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
