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Read the new edition of the Rural Vision Magazine!
Explore rural stakeholder perspectives on the future EU policy framework, integrated rural development and the Rural Pact in action across Europe in the fourth edition of the Rural Vision Magazine.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural competitiveness: business support, local assets and social economy approaches – presentations and videos available
Strengthening rural competitiveness requires more than addressing the constraints faced by rural businesses. A Rural Pact Good Practice Webinar (17 September 2026) highlighted the importance of mobilising territorial assets and combining access to finance, business support, innovation and cooperation to create value locally.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Regenerative rural futures through culture and creativity: insights from Creative Skills Week
This year’s edition of Creative Skills Week, held in Brussels, gathered stakeholders from Europe’s cultural and creative sectors, policymakers, educators and industry leaders to explore how creative skills can help address complex societal challenges, including in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
Unlocking finance for community-led social innovation in rural areas
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
SME & Clusters assembly 2026: connecting for a competitive Europe
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 4
The fourth edition of the Rural Vision Magazine brings together rural stakeholder perspectives on a wealth of topics, including the future EU policy framework, integrated rural development and how the Rural Pact is taking shape across Europe.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practice Brochure 'Instruments for territorial development'
The third edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on territorial development. It highlights how integrated approaches like LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) and Smart Villages can help improve quality of life in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights report | Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal
This highlights report showcases the main policy measures and examples presented during the Rural Pact Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal held on 10 June 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
e-Square: a multi-service community hub in rural Wallonia, Belgium
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A hub for digital nomads on the Black Sea coast in rural Bulgaria
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Holapueblo: connecting people with rural municipalities to revitalise depopulated areas in Spain
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform