Policy Briefing ‘Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision’
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
- Stronger Rural Areas
- Connected rural areas
- Prosperous rural areas
- Resilient rural areas
This Policy Briefing outlines how the Rural Pact can contribute to transformative local action in rural areas. It identifies a set of actions for both local communities and higher-level authorities to pursue in order to enable tailored responses to rural challenges.

The Briefing explores the key elements that each rural community must develop to respond to its specific needs and opportunities, as well as actions to be taken by regional, national and European level authorities to support local transformative action towards the rural vision objectives.
Explore these elements in detail and discover how they are applied in various rural areas across Europe!
The Briefing will be translated in all official EU languages in early 2025.
Author(s)
The publication was developed by the Rural Pact Support Office and enriched with insights from the Rural Pact Community and contributions of the Rural Pact Coordination Group members.
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Policy Briefing ‘Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision’
(PDF – 1.9 MB – 8 pages)