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New Good Practice Brochure spotlights inspiring examples of territorial development
A new edition of our Good Practice Brochure highlights six diverse initiatives that show how territorial development instruments and approaches can help improve quality of life in rural areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New European Bauhaus Facility: open calls for proposals
The European Commission’s New European Bauhaus Facility is providing funding for projects that help create more beautiful, sustainable and inclusive neighbourhoods across Europe. Apply by 1 December 2026.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
New Good Practice Brochure showcases innovative solutions to rural housing challenges
A new edition of our Good Practice Brochure spotlights six inspiring initiatives demonstrating how rural areas are responding to housing challenges through integrated policies, community-led approaches and innovative solutions.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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
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.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Good Practice Brochure 'Place-based innovation'
This first edition of the Rural Pact Good Practice Brochure focuses on place-based innovation and its role in addressing economic, social and environmental challenges in rural areas. It highlights how solutions rooted in local realities, supported by collaboration and tailored approaches, can strengthen rural development.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice
Holapueblo: connecting people with rural municipalities to revitalise depopulated areas in Spain
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Employment House: developing a rural social enterprise model for inclusion and local job creation in Lithuania
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Senior housing on Venø Island: enabling generational renewal through adapted housing solutions in rural Denmark
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform