Demography
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Demography

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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
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12 Jun 2025

Strategies for action on ‘Shrinking Smartly and Sustainably’

Effectively responding to demographic change requires a multi-level governance approach across a wide range of policy areas, while tailoring policies to the needs, challenges and opportunities of each region.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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30 May 2025

Rural housing: call for targeted responses and flexible support for local approaches amid demographic shifts

Housing shortages are no longer just an urban issue – rural and peri-urban areas facing depopulation and ageing are equally affected, highlighted a recent workshop organised by the Demographic Change Regions Network (DCRN).

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

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1st International Congress on Depopulation 2025

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  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Latest publications

Rural Vision Magazine | 1st Edition
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Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 1

This first edition of the Rural Vision Magazine provides you with stories and information to inspire and drive progress in implementing the rural vision.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Latest good practice

Rural Growth Agreements support multi-level governance and local innovation in Norway
Strengthening local democracy and participation in rural Netherlands through a youth village council
Facilitating business transfers to ensure economic continuity in rural Salamanca, Spain
Project | 09 Jun 2025

Facilitating business transfers to ensure economic continuity in rural Salamanca, Spain

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform