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‘My Rural Future’ petition – ensuring LEADER/CLLD as a pillar for EU development
The new petition of the European LEADER Association for Rural Development (ELARD) calls for concrete action to embed LEADER/CLLD at the core of EU policies, ensuring territorial cohesion, economic competitiveness, democratic resilience, and effective rural crisis response.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
How post-27 LEADER/CLLD programming could contribute to better implementation of the EU's rural vision: CoR opinion
A recently adopted opinion of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) proposes the establishment of new implementation tools to strengthen support for LEADER/CLLD. These would be based on a lead fund and the use of lump-sum payments for small projects.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
‘Territorial development for the green transition’: highlights report available
This event report outlines key challenges and opportunities for rural communities to benefit from the green transition, and the best ways to address them through EU territorial tools.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Territorial development for the green transition: Harnessing the potential of rural communities'
This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 19 September 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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
Community-led forestry project promotes social inclusion and mental well-being in rural Czechia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Estonian Rural Parliament: strengthening grassroots democracy and rural development
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Social enterprise boosts sustainable tourism while preserving agricultural traditions in rural Malta
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform