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Rural youth in Europe – learning from your opinions and experiences
Are you aged 18-30 and live in a rural area? Help inform and shape policies for rural youth in your country and across Europe – fill in a short survey by 31 December 2024.
Contribute to Europe’s green and digital transitions – submit a pledge by 1 December
The European Commission is calling on public and private organisations across the EU to submit pledges for concrete actions contributing to the green and digital transitions by 1 December 2024. The Commission will support the implementation of the pledges, facilitate exchange of knowledge and best practices.
New CoR report: regions call for strategies supporting rural development and territorial cohesion
Demographic challenges such as ageing, brain drain, depopulation and rural-urban disparities are increasingly affecting regional competitiveness and social cohesion. The 2024 report of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) outlines the most pressing issues regions face and on-the-ground solutions to inform EU policy decisions.
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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.
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Bringing the Rural Pact closer to citizens'
This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 22 May 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.
Highlights Report | High-level Rural Policy Forum ‘Shaping the future of rural areas’
This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions at the High-level Rural Policy Forum of 27-29 September 2023, co-organised by the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission, with the support of the Rural Pact Support Office.
