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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.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Benefit from technical support for reform design or implementation in a range of areas
A new call of the European Commission’s Technical Support Instrument (TSI) will provide Member States with support for the design or implementation of reform projects in 2026. The support can take the form of strategic and legal advice, studies, training, and expert visits on the ground in a range of policy areas relevant for rural actors.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Commission simplifies Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support farmers and enhance competitiveness
The European Commission put forward a large package of measures targeting the administrative burden, controls, implementation, crisis response and investment needs of the agri-food sector. The proposed changes are expected to save up to EUR 1.58 billion annually for farmers and EUR 210 million for national administrations.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
A new architecture of EU policies and funds post-2027 – what place for local development?
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Social innovations in/with/for the welfare state in rural areas
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’
This highlights report outlines the main messages and outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 28 November 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) Declaration on the future of rural areas and rural development policy in the European Union
The RPCG Declaration – adopted on 12 December 2024 – sets out a strategic proposal for the post-2027 EU funds and policies to address the challenges faced by rural areas. It calls for a strong shift in future policies to ensure the sustainability and resilience of EU’s rural areas in the long run.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Policy Briefing ‘Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision’
This Policy Briefing outlines how the Rural Pact can contribute to transformative local action in rural areas. It identifies a set of actions for both local communities and higher-level authorities to pursue in order to enable tailored responses to rural challenges.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Training project promotes rural youth entrepreneurship and digital skills in six European countries
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Community-led forestry project promotes social inclusion and mental well-being in rural Czechia
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
User-driven digital app enhances ecosystem monitoring and awareness in rural Luxembourg
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform