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Connected rural areas

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25 Jul 2024

How can rural communities enhance their mobility options? Find inspiring solutions in our webinar report!

The highlights report of our Good Practice Webinar on ‘Enhancing rural mobility through local action' is now available online. It showcases lighthouse examples of developing smart mobility to support tourism, facilitate access to services, and strengthen territorial and social cohesion.

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24 Jul 2024

A Dutch Rural Pact network comes to life!

The new Rural Pact network in the Netherlands was launched with a first meeting on 4 June 2024, bringing together rural development stakeholders including: civil servants from various ministries, provinces and municipalities; academics; and national and local NGOs.

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23 Jul 2024

How can the Rural Pact bring tangible benefits to local communities? Find out in our latest report!

The report of our Policy Lab on ‘Bringing the Rural Pact closer to citizens’ is now available. It identifies key aspects that enable the Pact to add value at the local level, as well as policies and approaches to make it possible.

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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.

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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 | High-level Rural Policy Forum ‘Shaping the future of rural areas’
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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.