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Connected rural areas

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03 Jul 2025

Ireland backs 5 400+ local projects to strengthen rural communities

Ireland’s Local Enhancement Programme 2025 supports community organisations serving disadvantaged rural and urban areas with funding for ongoing running costs and small-scale projects. Approximately 4 500 local groups will receive funding for a total of 5 400 projects.

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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02 Jul 2025

Funding available for digital innovations for rural-urban transformation – apply by 31 July

The EU-funded PoliRuralPlus project is looking to support applied digital innovation projects that address key rural-urban challenges through scalable, tech-driven solutions.

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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01 Jul 2025

New catalogue showcases 31 local solutions to talent and territorial challenges across EU regions

Explore a catalogue of 31 good practices tackling regional and thematic talent challenges across Europe! The publication, produced by the Talent Booster Mechanism working groups, highlights replicable initiatives implemented by local and regional authorities, and community organisations.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Upcoming events

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Navigating rural transitions: Exploring liveable futures

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Webinar

Digital innovations for soil and crop health

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Seminar

Unleashing the potential of small places – barriers and opportunities

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Latest publications

Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’
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Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’

This highlights report outlines the main messages and outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 28 November 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.

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Declaration on the future of rural areas and rural development policy in the European Union
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Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) Declaration on the future of rural areas and rural development policy in the European Union

The RPCG Declaration – adopted on 12 December 2024 – sets out a strategic proposal for the post-2027 EU funds and policies to address the challenges faced by rural areas. It calls for a strong shift in future policies to ensure the sustainability and resilience of EU’s rural areas in the long run.

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Policy Briefing ‘Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision’
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Policy Briefing ‘Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision’

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.

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Latest good practice

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
Rural Radicals: connecting urban creativity and rural regeneration
Case Study | 09 Jun 2025

Rural Radicals: connecting urban creativity and rural regeneration

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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