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26 mai 2025

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.

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23 mai 2025

Rural innovation: explore the presentations and videos from our latest webinar

“We need to make rural innovation visible, viable, and valued,” said the OECD’s Eduardo Montemayor at our dedicated webinar of 22 May 2025. Discover a range of national, regional and local initiatives promoting technological, ecological and social innovation in rural areas – browse through the presentations and video recordings.

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22 mai 2025

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.

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Upcoming events

Yunka Festival

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Webinar

Social innovations in/with/for the welfare state in rural areas

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Latest publications

Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’
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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.

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Declaration on the future of rural areas and rural development policy in the European Union
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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.

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Policy Briefing ‘Empowering communities to take action for the rural vision’
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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.

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Latest good practice

Source: LAG Brdy-Vltava o.p.s
Ireland
Project | 14 Mar 2025

Mobile app for sustainable water management in rural Ireland

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Project | 14 Mar 2025

User-driven digital app enhances ecosystem monitoring and awareness in rural Luxembourg

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