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European Commission launches new Vision for Agriculture and Food
The new roadmap on the future of farming and food in the European Union outlines a vision for an attractive, competitive, resilient, future-oriented and fair agri-food system. Living and working conditions in rural areas are among the Vision’s four priority areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New paper provides a demographic outlook for EU’s rural regions
A new Joint Research Centre paper reveals that intermediate and rural regions are projected to experience population decline, with remote rural regions being the most affected.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Help shape the next EU long-term budget – have your say by 6 May
A new European Commission Communication sets out the key policy and budgetary challenges that will shape the next EU long-term budget, post 2027. In parallel, the Commission is inviting all Europeans to have their say on the next budget and the policies it should support through a series of public consultations open until 6 May 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New project sets the stage for an advanced soil monitoring system
The EU-funded WHEATWATCHER project works between 2024 and 2028 to create and operate a comprehensive, digital soil monitoring system to evaluate the nutritional state of soil, and the chemical and biological factors that impact wheat grains.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Submit your housing project to the World Habitat Award by 3 March!
The competition is open to projects and initiatives from around the world, which focus on affordable and adequate housing – apply by 3 March 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Board on Agriculture Food: members appointed
The European Commission appointed on 24 January 2025 the members of the newly launched European Board on Agriculture and Food (EBAF) the for a five-year term.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New highlights report on ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’
The EU rural vision should be translated into a long-term strategy at EU, national and regional levels, with a dedicated budget and action plan, a headline message from a recent Rural Pact Policy Lab. The highlights report is now available.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Projects on Smart Villages and communities in rural Estonia
A new publication showcases 31 inspiring initiatives and projects funded through LEADER in the 2014-2020 period, implementing the Smart Village concept across rural Estonia.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Future of European rural policies in the spotlight at European Rural Parliament mid-term event
The recent mid-term event of the European Rural Parliament brought together civil society organisations and EU decision-makers to discuss rural challenges and opportunities in the context of preparing the post-2027 EU policies and adequately funding rural needs.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Europe in numbers – new podcast episode
Find out what statistical data reveal about rural living in the EU – listen to the brand new episode of Eurostat’s ‘Stats in a Wrap’ podcast!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
