Latest news
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
Strategies for action on ‘Shrinking Smartly and Sustainably’
Effectively responding to demographic change requires a multi-level governance approach across a wide range of policy areas, while tailoring policies to the needs, challenges and opportunities of each region.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
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
Latest good practice
A multi-level, place-based approach to rural recovery and revitalisation in Portugal
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Village renewal in Tyrol through integrated strategic approaches to rural housing and heritage
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Integrated regional housing strategy counters demographic change in rural Castilla y León, Spain
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform