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Image: ©NGO ‘Pērses krasts’ (Strengthening community identity and rural attractiveness through digital heritage and youth engagement in Koknese, Latvia)

06 Apr 2026

Inspiring initiatives on place-based innovation in our Good Practice Brochure

Discover six good practices that demonstrate how place-based innovation can boost resilience, competitiveness and social cohesion in rural areas in the first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure.

Rural Pact
Rural Revitalisation Platform

Stronger Rural Areas, Research and innovation (+13)

02 Mar 2026

Share your thoughts on food systems in the EU

The European Commission has launched a stakeholder consultation to help develop the new strategic research and innovation agenda on food systems. Answer the survey by 13 March 2026.

Rural Pact
Rural Revitalisation Platform

Stronger Rural Areas, Prosperous rural areas (+2)

02 Mar 2026

Contribute to shaping the EU strategy for coastal communities

The European Commission is gathering stakeholders’ feedback to inform the upcoming strategy for coastal communities. Share your thoughts by 23 March 2026.

Rural Pact
Rural Revitalisation Platform

Stronger Rural Areas, Governance (+1)

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Territorial instruments (LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments, and Smart Villages): lessons for the future

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Rural Revitalisation Platform

22 Apr 2026

Stronger Rural Areas, Governance (+2) Online Rural Pact Support Office

Latest publications

Brochures | 27 Mar 2026

Good Practice Brochure 'Place-based innovation'

This first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on place-based innovation and its role in addressing economic, social and environmental challenges in rural areas. It highlights how solutions rooted in local realities, supported by collaboration and tailored approaches, can strengthen rural development.

Rural Pact
Rural Revitalisation Platform

Stronger Rural Areas, Research and innovation (+13)

Magazines | 21 Nov 2025

Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 3

The third edition of the Rural Vision Magazine features a range of stakeholder voices on the most pressing developments around the EU rural vision and Pact in 2025.