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‘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

Involving youth in sustainable forest management – new position paper
A recent position paper by Forest Europe outlines youth perspectives on forest policy processes, sustainable forest management, green forest jobs and forest education. It puts forward ways to encourage intergenerational collaboration.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

New guide to rural proofing
Explore the new 'Rural proofing guide for the evaluation of the rural perspective in laws, policies, plans and strategies', published by the Spanish Rural Development Network (REDR)!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Coordination Group advances Declaration on the Future of EU rural development policy
The fourth meeting of the Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) of 8 November 2024 discussed the finalisation and adoption of the forthcoming RPCG Declaration expected for publication in early 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Enhancing rural-urban linkages – new policy brief
A new policy brief by Interreg Europe’s Policy Learning Platform sets out five recommendations for fully leveraging the potential and impact of urban-rural linkages.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
