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Good Practice Webinar on Youth – highlights report now available
The highlights report of the Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural youth participation in policymaking' is now available online. It features a range of successful methods for youth engagement, based on various experiences of rural young people.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural parliaments: key for the rural vision and Pact, Swedish Rural Parliament highlights
Rural parliaments are key platforms to encourage the implementation of the EU’s rural vision and Pact, Pascale Van Doren, team leader of the Rural Pact Support Office, emphasised at the biennial gathering of the Swedish Rural Parliament of 24-26 May 2024 in Nyköping. Important gatherings of local and national-level decision-makers, rural residents, NGOs, scientists, and businesses, rural parliaments are well-placed to discuss and address current and future challenges in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Collection of innovative, EU-funded research results on cultural tourism
Discover a new set of resources on eight Horizon 2020 research projects that demonstrate the EU’s commitment to conserving Europe’s cultural heritage and transitioning to sustainable cultural tourism. The projects results include analysis and tools of particular relevance for rural, remote and peripheral areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New analysis of crowdfunding benefits for rural development in Spain
A new report by EUROCROWD highlights the potential of crowdfunding to transform Spanish rural areas by fostering innovation and community engagement. It further stresses the importance of supportive policies and infrastructure to sustain the benefits of these actions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practice Webinar on Climate – highlights report now available
The highlights report of the Good Practice Webinar 'Rural communities tackling climate change' is now available online. It features a range of local practices across European rural areas, which successfully address climate issues.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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
