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Regenerative Communities Fund: call for proposals open until 22 June
ECOLISE’s Regenerative Communities Fund (RCF) opens its fourth ‘Pathfinder Communities’ call to support small-scale, community-led initiatives working on climate action, local regeneration and just transition in Croatia, Finland, France, Portugal and Spain.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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
New strategy supports EU eastern rural regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive strategy to step up support for the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Key actions for rural areas include investments in agriculture, forestry, innovation, connectivity and communities, and increased activities within the Rural Pact.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
RURBANIVE Forum - First policy recommendation workshop: structuring challenges
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Orientation webinar: Regenerative Communities Fund Pathfinder Communities call
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
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
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.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural innovation’
This highlights report outlines inspiring initiatives and practical ways to strengthen innovation ecosystems and empower local communities to drive local innovation action.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Hopeland – an educational eco-community in a Greek rural area
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Communities getting ready for crises building local resilience through LEADER networks in rural Sweden
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Playground that Grows: transforming a schoolyard into a regenerative play and learning park in Croatia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform