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Horizon Europe calls open: EUR 37 m available for rural, coastal and urban communities
Explore the funding opportunities available under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 6: ‘Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment’! A set of the calls seeks to fund research in resilient, inclusive, healthy, and green rural, coastal and urban communities.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural innovation: explore the presentations and videos from our latest webinar
“We need to make rural innovation visible, viable, and valued,” said the OECD’s Eduardo Montemayor at our dedicated webinar of 22 May 2025. Discover a range of national, regional and local initiatives promoting technological, ecological and social innovation in rural areas – browse through the presentations and video recordings.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Benefit from technical support for reform design or implementation in a range of areas
A new call of the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) will provide Member States with support for the design or implementation of reform projects in 2026. The support can take the form of strategic and legal advice, studies, training, and expert visits on the ground in a range of policy areas relevant for rural actors.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Commission simplifies Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support farmers and enhance competitiveness
The European Commission put forward a large package of measures targeting the administrative burden, controls, implementation, crisis response and investment needs of the agri-food sector. The proposed changes are expected to save up to EUR 1.58 billion annually for farmers and EUR 210 million for national administrations.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
‘For a strong and united European Union, as close as possible to its territories’ petition
The petition calls on the European institutions and national public authorities to confirm the EU’s proximity to its territories and European citizens, supporting them with the ecological, energy, and digital transitions, as well as the dynamics of territorial development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Repopulation group: an inspiring example of Rural Pact Community collaboration
The Rural Pact community group on ‘Rural depopulation and repopulation’, coordinated by the Fundación Repoblación, is a shining example of the Rural Pact platform’s capacity to spark meaningful collaboration across Europe. Read on to find out more about exchanges within the group.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Enhancing CLLD delivery: messages from the Czech national Conference
Strong political will and enhanced civil servants’ understanding of local needs and opportunities are essential to facilitate the delivery of Community-led Local Development (CLLD) and ensure long-term stability of Local Action Groups (LAGs). This was among the headline messages emerging from the recent CLLD Conference (31 March-2 April 2025, Prague, Czechia).
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New Alliance for European Mountains calls for equal access to opportunities and services
The Alliance seeks to amplify the voice of mountain territories within European institutions and to secure targeted, long-term support for these areas. It calls for tailored EU strategies to make mountain territories more attractive, resilient, and sustainable, in line with the EU rural vision.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
