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Solutions for generational renewal in rural businesses: new webinar report
Supporting generational renewal in rural businesses requires more than helping young people start businesses or identifying successors. It depends on creating attractive rural ecosystems that combine tailored business support with access to housing, services, connectivity and quality of life. Read the highlights report from our dedicated webinar of 10 June.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Join the rural sessions of the 2026 European Week of Regions and Cities!
Registration is now open for this year’s European Week of Regions and Cities. From 12 to 14 October 2026, participants will gather in Brussels to exchange experiences and ideas on the role of cohesion policy in addressing regional and urban challenges. The agenda features a wealth of sessions focused on key issues for rural territories.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Fourth international conference on rural dynamics, resilience and innovation: call for abstracts by 30 July
The RUR_DYNAMIX 2026 conference in Portugal is launching a call for papers on six thematic areas. Submit your proposal by 30 July 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
Rural youth alternative futures: new narratives and possibilities
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Highlights report | Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal
This highlights report showcases the main policy measures and examples presented during the Rural Pact Good Practice Webinar on generational renewal held on 10 June 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) position paper on legislative developments around the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework
This position paper of the Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) reflects on recent legislative developments linked to the post-2027 EU policy framework and the future Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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
Latest good practice
Holapueblo: connecting people with rural municipalities to revitalise depopulated areas in Spain
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Employment House: developing a rural social enterprise model for inclusion and local job creation in Lithuania
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
4H entrepreneurship: supporting rural youth to start businesses in Finland
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform