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Sustainable rural tourism and digitalisation: call for insights
The Interreg project CLUSTERATLAS4MED is looking to collect insights on existing policies, support programmes, and cluster initiatives that promote the digitalisation and sustainable development of rural tourism SMEs. Share your feedback through the project’s open call.
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Revitalising the rural economy through artistic practice: insights from a Basque project
Discover the Mutur Beltz project that fosters traditional trades, rural knowledge, employment and gender equality by recovering sheep wool as a strategic economic, ecological and cultural resource. The initiative was among the winners of the EU CAP Network’s Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards (ARIA) 2025.
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Commission launches new Bioeconomy Strategy to drive green growth, competitiveness and resilience across Europe
On 27 November 2025, the European Commission adopted a new Bioeconomy Strategy setting out a plan to transition Europe toward a circular, nature-based economy. The Strategy opens new opportunities for jobs, innovation and sustainable development in rural territories.
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Ensuring the right to stay for young farmers and rural youth
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Latest publications
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Fostering social entrepreneurship in rural areas through local action’
This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions at the dedicated Good Practice Webinar of 11 May 2023, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office.
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Latest good practice
Connecting rural entrepreneurs in Skåne, Sweden, to the wider innovation ecosystem
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
‘Honey Routes’ project: revitalising rural Cyprus through sustainable tourism
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Radicals: connecting urban creativity and rural regeneration
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform