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Discover the winners of the 2026 REGIOSTARS Awards
The 2026 REGIOSTARS Awards honoured six EU-funded projects on innovative research, green industry, energy networks, social inclusion, community participation and healthcare.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New JRC report looks at the state of rural innovation
A new publication from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) shows that rural companies are not inherently less innovative than urban firms, but they innovate differently. It identifies drivers and barriers affecting rural businesses and offers policy directions to support rural innovation.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Committee of the Regions report outlines recommendations for post-2027 rural development
A new European Committee of the Regions (CoR) report provides an overview of the most pressing challenges faced by Europe’s regions and cities and solutions to inform EU policy decisions. It calls for a post-2027 cohesion policy which continues to foster integrated strategies for territorial revitalisation, including ensuring the ‘right to stay’.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
Is Europe urban or rural? A statistical look at where and how we live
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Europe’s rural mobility future: setting standards
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Rural Vision Magazine | Edition 4
The fourth edition of the Rural Vision Magazine brings together rural stakeholder perspectives on a wealth of topics, including the future EU policy framework, integrated rural development and how the Rural Pact is taking shape across Europe.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practice Brochure 'Instruments for territorial development'
The third edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on territorial development. It highlights how integrated approaches like LEADER/CLLD, Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) and Smart Villages can help improve quality of life in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab ‘Anchoring rural areas in the National and Regional Partnership Plans’
This highlights report summarises discussions at a dedicated Rural Pact Policy Action Lab focused on building blocks relevant for rural communities and territories in the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) proposed for the 2028-2034 EU budget.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Les Concerts de Poche: bringing music workshops and concerts to rural France
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Restoring floodplain habitats and rural livelihoods along the Slovak-Hungarian Danube
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
e-Square: a multi-service community hub in rural Wallonia, Belgium
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform