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Exploring solutions for generational renewal in rural Europe
Policymakers, representatives from rural youth organisations and experts in agriculture, innovation and community development gathered at a recent EU CAP Network seminar to address pressing challenges facing rural youth and young farmers.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Castilla-La Mancha reverses demographic decline in depopulated rural areas through long-term policy commitment and territorial investment
The Spanish region Castilla-La Mancha had faced long-standing demographic challenges in its rural interior. Around three-quarters of its municipalities had lost population over recent decades, and many small towns’ population densities are far below the national average, reflecting sustained out-migration and population ageing.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
European Commission recommends strategic response to transport poverty
A new European Commission recommendation (2025/1021) calls on EU Member States to develop strategic approaches for combating and preventing transport poverty, identifying at-risk populations and areas, and adopting inclusive mobility policies.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 3
The third edition of the Rural Vision Magazine features a range of stakeholder voices on the most pressing developments around the EU rural vision and Pact in 2025.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 2
The second edition of the Magazine features a range of stakeholder voices on the most pressing developments around the EU’s rural vision and Pact in 2024.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: 'Enhancing rural mobility through local action'
This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Good Practice Webinar on rural mobility of 20 June 2024, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office in collaboration with SMARTA-NET.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
‘Learning from the Extremes’: transforming rural schools into digital learning and innovation hubs
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Mobile app for sustainable water management in rural Ireland
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
The Isle of Eigg in Scotland, UK, produces its own electricity from green energy
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform