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Reinforcing rural resilience – new OECD publication calls for place-based, people-centred rural policies
The publication sets out a roadmap for strengthening rural resilience by promoting people-centred policies that respond to the diverse challenges and opportunities faced by different types of rural regions. It calls for differentiated policy actions to enhance competitiveness, service delivery, and environmental sustainability across rural types.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Sustainable rural tourism webinar: presentations and videos available
Couldn’t join our Good Practice Webinar on sustainable rural tourism? Browse through the presentations and video recordings to explore innovative approaches that link sustainable tourism, heritage conservation and entrepreneurship in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Modernising cohesion policy for increased efficiency, sustainability and responsiveness: EESC opinion
A results‑oriented approach is necessary to ensure cohesion policy continues to deliver concrete benefits while reducing inequalities and promoting sustainable competitiveness, a recent opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) highlights.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Remote rural regions: pioneering the adaptation to demographic change?
Remote rural areas are particularly vulnerable to shrinking and ageing populations, and lower economic growth. They require adaptation strategies tailored to the unique circumstances of each region, a recent Joint Research Centre (JRC) article highlights.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Congress stresses importance of rural areas and local community empowerment
It is important to get rural voices heard when key decisions about the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework are made, asserted Rural Pact representatives at the European Congress on Renewal and Rural Development of 8-10 May 2025 in Poznan, Poland.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Become a rural innovation hub: apply to RURACTIVE’s call by 31 May!
Design and implement a community-led, sustainable development solution in your rural area. The RURACTIVE project is looking to support nine rural communities with the knowledge and skills needed to establish local multi-actor Rural Innovation Ecosystems and implement specific solutions in their own context.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Council of Europe recommendation on the social, economic and political participation of rural youth
Tailor-made policies and programmes for rural areas are needed to remove barriers to the social, economic and political participation of rural youth, and create new opportunities, calls the new recommendation of the Council of Europe to Member States.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards 2025 apply by 22 July!
The annual competition of the CAP Network, which seeks to reward the greenest, smartest, most socially inclusive, innovative and resilient Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) projects implemented at the local level, is now open for submissions. Apply through your National Network by 22 July!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Combatting depopulation in rural Spain: open call for projects
The Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge seeks to fund innovative projects promoting the territorial transformation of rural areas experiencing depopulation. The projects should boost integrated and inclusive social, economic, and environmental development, culture and natural heritage, sustainable tourism, and security in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
LIFE programme calls open: EUR 600 m available for a sustainable European future
The newly announced LIFE programme calls for proposals seek to fund projects aimed at conserving nature, protecting the environment, addressing climate change, or supporting Europe's transition to clean energy. Join the Info days on 13-15 May and submit your proposal by 23 September 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
