Latest news
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.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New report sets out recommendations for improved Smart Villages programming and implementation support
Although the Smart Villages approach – as a policy concept and instrument – has become rooted in the CAP rural development pillar, further consolidation and clarifications are needed around its implementation through the CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs) 2023-2027.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Contribution of Smart Villages to the European Green Deal
A new report by the Smart Rural 27 project reveals a need for greater alignment between rural communities and the European Green Deal, highlighting the importance of local approaches to addressing global challenges.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Territorial development for the green transition: Harnessing the potential of rural communities'
This highlights report outlines the outputs of the Policy Action Lab of 19 September 2024, hosted by the Rural Pact Support Office.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
One-stop shop to multiple funding sources for rural areas in Tyrol, Austria
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Silicon Vilstal fosters social innovation in rural areas of Lower Bavaria, Germany
- Rural Pact
The 'Brandenburg Village Movement' increases citizens’ participation in rural areas of Germany
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform