Prosperous rural areas

27 oct 2025

Empowering local communities for a sustainable Europe: insights from EU Regions' Week 2025

Europe is at its best when it empowers local actors – a theme that echoed throughout the 2025 European Week of Regions and Cities (13–16 October, Brussels). The Rural Pact Support Office took part in several sessions, exploring how local and regional authorities are driving the green, digital, and demographic transitions. Explore the insights revealing that empowering local communities is essential to building a more cohesive, sustainable, and future-ready Europe.

24 oct 2025

New European Commission strategy outlines measures to support generational renewal in agriculture

The new strategy – launched by the European Commission on 21 October – sets out a roadmap to revitalise farming, strengthen rural areas and ensure a new generation of farmers can thrive. It acknowledges that young farmers face specific challenges that need to be addressed with specific actions at all levels of governance – EU, national and regional – and across policies.

23 oct 2025

New report on rural resilience through a gender lens

Gender-sensitive rural development is an investment in the long-term resilience of rural communities – a recent report by the EU-funded project GRANULAR explores the intersection of gender and rurality in shaping employment outcomes across Europe.