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Anchoring rural areas in the NRPPs: Policy Lab highlights report available
The highlights report from the Rural Pact Policy Action Lab ‘Anchoring rural areas in the National and Regional Partnership Plans’ is now available. It captures key messages on integrated rural support, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement in the future Plans.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New ECO workstream aims to improve access to cancer care for rural communities
The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) has established a workstream bringing together stakeholders from across the European cancer community and beyond to advance action on rural cancer inequalities. Connect with the workstream and find out more.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Explore an EU-funded project’s climate adaptation solutions for mountain areas
Discover the MountResilience project’s collection of climate change adaptation solutions for improving resilience in mountain areas.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
Building bridges: culture and creativity for social inclusion
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Healthy landscapes, resilient mountains: ecosystem-based approaches for climate adaptation
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EU AgRI 2040 conference: future-proofing EU agri-food through research and innovation
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Strengthening a diversified rural economy in the post-2027 period
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Latest publications
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
Good Practice Brochure ‘Rural housing’
The second edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure explores how integrated policies, strong local partnerships and place-based solutions can address rural housing challenges while contributing to social inclusion, energy efficiency and territorial cohesion.
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Holapueblo: connecting people with rural municipalities to revitalise depopulated areas in Spain
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- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Employment House: developing a rural social enterprise model for inclusion and local job creation in Lithuania
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
A multi-level, place-based approach to rural recovery and revitalisation in Portugal
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform