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Rural proofing in the spotlight for the Polish Council Presidency
Policymakers at EU, local, regional and national levels should achieve a full integration of rural areas into development processes and ensure further investments in infrastructure, education, labour market, health, culture, and the environmental, digital and energy transformations.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New report evaluates progress on the European Green Deal (EGD)
A new Joint Research Centre report examines all EGD actions and related policies to identify priority areas for intensified efforts and provide a scientifically grounded benchmarking tool to guide future EU policies and programmes.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Supporting decision-making through better rural data: new guidelines
The EU-funded GRANULAR project has developed a set of guidelines and training materials to enhance data collection in rural areas. The publication is intended to assist practitioners in addressing local challenges.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Contribution of Smart Villages to the European Green Deal
A new report by the Smart Rural 27 project reveals a need for greater alignment between rural communities and the European Green Deal, highlighting the importance of local approaches to addressing global challenges.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Statistical data on rural and urban Europe
Eurostat’s twin publications on Rural Europe and Urban Europe examine subnational/territorial development across the EU, overviewing territorial typologies, area and population, population density, land cover, and related statistical data.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural housing webinar: presentations and videos available
Couldn’t join our Good Practice Webinar on 20 February? Browse through the presentations and videos for inspiring examples of improving rural housing affordability and availability, attracting new residents, and promoting renovation efforts.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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
