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New step-by-step guide on how to register the name of a product as a Geographical Indication
Quality schemes protect Europe’s culinary heritage, culture and economy – the European Commission recently launched new guidance on the registration of Geographical Indications (GI) to protect agri-food products, including wines and spirit drinks, under EU GI system.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Discover three EU projects boosting rural economies and mobility
European cooperation can make a lasting and impactful difference on territories – find out how three EU-funded projects are fostering economies and mobility in remote rural areas, strengthening territorial cohesion and reducing regional disparities.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Canary Islands approve comprehensive strategy for rural, demographic and territorial cohesion
The Government of the Canary Islands (Spain) has approved the Canarian Strategy on Demographic Challenge and Territorial Cohesion along with an Executive Action Plan. The documents provide a roadmap to guide public planning in the coming years towards balanced territorial development, rural vitality and social sustainability across the archipelago.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Mobilising citizens for the energy transition: call for municipalities to host Citizen Energy Panels
Local and regional authorities across Europe are invited to take part in a new initiative to strengthen citizen participation in the energy transition. Apply by 30 January 2026 to host a Citizen Energy Panel – a one-day event where residents come together to discuss energy and climate challenges and co-develop practical local solutions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Startup Village Forum: scaling up rural innovation through trust, coordination, and investment
Rural innovation is already delivering – but scaling it requires better data, simpler rules, coordinated funding and empowered local actors, concluded the European Startup Village Forum 2025 of 29 October. The Forum brought together policymakers, researchers, financiers and local leaders to turn rural innovation from isolated success stories into a mainstream driver of competitiveness and cohesion.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Revitalising rural buildings through culture and creativity
Underused and vacant buildings in rural areas have the potential to become dynamic cultural and creative hubs – a new initiative explores ways of revitalising rural regions through creativity, sustainability and community-driven innovation.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New policy guidance and tools to support energy renovation in rural homes
Improving the energy performance of rural homes is crucial to ensuring fair and sustainable living conditions. A new policy brief and set of resources from the RENOVERTY project provide solutions to help rural households renovate their properties, tackling challenges such as ageing building stock, limited access to finance, and gaps in institutional support.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Empowering rural women: FLIARA project conference calls for inclusive innovation and policy change
Women’s innovation is a driver of rural transformation across Europe – female entrepreneurs are proving that innovation rooted in local knowledge can revitalise rural economies and communities. This headline message emerged from the final conference of the Horizon Europe-funded FLIARA project, held on 17 October 2025 in Brussels.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Empowering local communities for a sustainable Europe: insights from EU Regions' Week 2025
Europe is at its best when it empowers local actors – a theme that echoed throughout the 2025 European Week of Regions and Cities (13–16 October, Brussels). The Rural Pact Support Office took part in several sessions, exploring how local and regional authorities are driving the green, digital, and demographic transitions. Explore the insights revealing that empowering local communities is essential to building a more cohesive, sustainable, and future-ready Europe.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New European Commission strategy outlines measures to support generational renewal in agriculture
The new strategy – launched by the European Commission on 21 October – sets out a roadmap to revitalise farming, strengthen rural areas and ensure a new generation of farmers can thrive. It acknowledges that young farmers face specific challenges that need to be addressed with specific actions at all levels of governance – EU, national and regional – and across policies.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
