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Discover ten inspiring Good Practices on sustainability, rural heritage, mobility, youth empowerment, and more!
Ten new initiatives are now available on the Rural Pact Good Practice database – from a rural cooperative revitalising local economies in France to a programme promoting women’s participation in local politics in Germany.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Receive funding and support for your energy community
The EU-funded European Energy Communities Facility has launched a call for proposals to offer funding, capacity building and peer-to-peer exchanges for energy communities. Apply by 5 July 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Asturias region (Spain) formalises commitment to implementing its Rural Pact
The Asturian Ministry of Rural Environment and Agrarian Policy has formally submitted a political commitment through the EU Rural Pact, centred on implementing the Asturian Rural Pact as the region’s main strategic framework for rural policy until 2030.
- Rural Pact
New funding opportunity for biotech agri-food projects
The European Commission’s European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has launched a call for proposals for agri-food projects focused on fermentation technologies. Submit your application by 2 June 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Apply for funding for your circular economy initiative
The EU-funded RIVCircular project will provide funding for interregional circular economy projects in five key strategic areas. Apply by 17 September 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Hungarian Rural Pact initiated by civil society organisations
Twenty-one national organisations called for the launch of a joint effort – involving representatives from the institutional, academic, and civil sectors – to develop an integrated, long-term rural and agricultural strategy based on the broadest possible consensus. The call to action was adopted at a consultation meeting on 17 April 2026 in Budapest.
- Rural Pact
Join the EESC stakeholder workshop on rural proofing on 4 May!
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is organising an interactive stakeholder workshop as part of the preparation of its own-initiative opinion on rural proofing. The workshop takes place on 4 May at the EESC premises in Brussels.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Analysing rural start-up entrepreneurship: new OECD-JRC insights from Portugal
A new working paper explores how geography shapes entrepreneurship in Portugal, challenging the usual narrative. While start-up rates appear lower in rural areas than in urban ones, this gap reverses once demographic and sectoral differences are taken into account.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Study details policy recommendations on European Commission’s proposed MFF for 2028-2034
A new report commissioned for the European Parliament’s Regional Development Committee looks at the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposed for 2028-2034 and the risks and opportunities for cohesion policy and regional development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Celebrating LEADER/CLLD and looking to contribute to the Croatian NRPP
The LEADER community acting for rural areas in Croatia came together on 23-25 March in Terme Tuhelj to discuss how Local Action Groups (LAGs) and Fisheries LAGs could participate in the planning for the country’s National and Regional Partnership Plan (NRPP). Speakers from around the EU explained the benefits of stakeholder involvement in developing rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
