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26 May 2025

Horizon Europe calls open: EUR 37 m available for rural, coastal and urban communities 

Explore the funding opportunities available under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 6: ‘Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment’! A set of the calls seeks to fund research in resilient, inclusive, healthy, and green rural, coastal and urban communities.

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23 May 2025

Rural innovation: explore the presentations and videos from our latest webinar

“We need to make rural innovation visible, viable, and valued,” said the OECD’s Eduardo Montemayor at our dedicated webinar of 22 May 2025. Discover a range of national, regional and local initiatives promoting technological, ecological and social innovation in rural areas – browse through the presentations and video recordings.

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Life calls
05 May 2025

LIFE programme calls open: EUR 600 m available for a sustainable European future

The newly announced LIFE programme calls for proposals seek to fund projects aimed at conserving nature, protecting the environment, addressing climate change, or supporting Europe's transition to clean energy. Join the Info days on 13-15 May and submit your proposal by 23 September 2025.

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Upcoming events

Yunka Festival

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Calendar

Rural Development 2025: Resilience to Global Change

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Calendar

Latest publications

Policy Action Lab 'Territorial development for the green transition'
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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.

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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: 'Rural communities tackling climate change'
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: 'Rural communities tackling climate change'

This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions of the Good Practice Webinar on climate of 20 March 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office in collaboration with the European Climate Pact.

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Latest good practice

Source: LAG Brdy-Vltava o.p.s
Ireland
Project | 14 Mar 2025

Mobile app for sustainable water management in rural Ireland

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© EcoCitizen, 2024
Project | 14 Mar 2025

User-driven digital app enhances ecosystem monitoring and awareness in rural Luxembourg

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