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Bioeconomy & circular economy

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05 May 2026

New funding opportunity for biotech agri-food projects

The European Commission’s European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has launched a call for proposals for agri-food projects focused on fermentation technologies. Submit your application by 2 June 2026.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Prosperous rural areas, Bioeconomy & circular economy (+1)
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04 May 2026

Apply for funding for your circular economy initiative

The EU-funded RIVCircular project will provide funding for interregional circular economy projects in five key strategic areas. Apply by 17 September 2026.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Prosperous rural areas, Bioeconomy & circular economy
Image: ©NGO ‘Pērses krasts’ (Strengthening community identity and rural attractiveness through digital heritage and youth engagement in Koknese, Latvia)
06 Apr 2026

Inspiring initiatives on place-based innovation in our Good Practice Brochure

Discover six good practices that demonstrate how place-based innovation can boost resilience, competitiveness and social cohesion in rural areas in the first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Stronger Rural Areas, Research and innovation (+13)
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Upcoming events

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RURBANIVE Forum - First policy recommendation workshop: structuring challenges

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Stronger Rural Areas, Connected rural areas (+9) Online RURBANIVE project
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Latest publications

Good Practice Brochure 'Place-based innovation'
Brochures |

Good Practice Brochure 'Place-based innovation'

This first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on place-based innovation and its role in addressing economic, social and environmental challenges in rural areas. It highlights how solutions rooted in local realities, supported by collaboration and tailored approaches, can strengthen rural development.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Stronger Rural Areas, Research and innovation (+13)
Policy Action Lab 'Territorial development for the green transition'
Event Highlights |

Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Territorial development for the green transition: Harnessing the potential of rural communities'

This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 19 September 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Energy, Climate (+8)
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Latest good practice

Rural Larnaka Honey Villages
Project | 01 Dec 2025

‘Honey Routes’ project: revitalising rural Cyprus through sustainable tourism

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Prosperous rural areas, Entrepreneurship (+6) Cyprus
Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia
Methodology | 09 Jun 2025

Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Research and innovation, Access to services (+13) Slovenia
Circular-economy project addresses wood waste and sustainability awareness in rural Slovenia
Project | 09 Jun 2025

Circular-economy project addresses wood waste and sustainability awareness in rural Slovenia

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
LEADER/CLLD, Climate (+5) Slovenia
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