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New study examines policy and legal frameworks for female-led rural innovation
The publication, produced by the EU-funded FLIARA project, highlights gaps within the current policy landscape such as limited targeted business support, barriers to finance, and untapped potential in sustainability transitions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Role of local economic resources in shaping living standards across EU regions
Structural factors, including national policies and deeply embedded regional characteristics, may influence living standards more strongly than local variables, such as education and labour market conditions, a new report reveals.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

New publication overviews initiatives to strengthen rural innovation and entrepreneurship
Produced by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the report analyses public and private initiatives focused on attracting, training or retraining human capital and sets out key elements for their successes.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Motivating young adults to (re)settle in rural areas: Call for initiatives
Do you know of any initiatives, programmes, or policies working to attract young adults – both new and former residents of all ages – to rural areas? The ‘Welcome back’ research project would like to hear from you.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’: presentations and videos available online
Couldn’t join our Policy Lab on 28 November? Browse through the presentations and videos and discover policy tools to ensure institutional, governance and integrated support for rural areas at all levels.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

EU Rural Pact workshop outlines key challenges and strategies for revitalising Slovakia’s countryside
A recent Rural Forum in Žilina, Slovakia, under the headline ‘Smart Rural Communities in the Digital Era’ provided a platform to discuss the country’s involvement in the Rural Pact and necessary steps to address challenges faced by rural communities. It highlighted digitalisation and Smart Villages as critical components for bridging the rural-urban divide.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

‘Territorial development for the green transition’: highlights report available
This event report outlines key challenges and opportunities for rural communities to benefit from the green transition, and the best ways to address them through EU territorial tools.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

New highlights report: discover successful examples of enabling local action
Strong political coordination across different governance levels is needed to effectively address the diverse needs of rural areas. Read about local experiences and policy initiatives to empower rural communities in Spain, France, and the Netherlands in the report from our dedicated event.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Follow our upcoming Policy Lab online on the 28 November!
Not coming to our Policy Lab? Tune in live on our YouTube channel.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

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
