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Online space for exchange on rural culture and creativity – join our new Community Group
Are you working on initiatives related to culture and creativity in rural areas? We offer you an online space for pan-European exchange on the topic – sign up to join our new Community Group!
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Contribute to Europe’s green and digital transitions – submit a pledge by 1 December
The European Commission is calling on public and private organisations across the EU to submit pledges for concrete actions contributing to the green and digital transitions by 1 December 2024. The Commission will support the implementation of the pledges, facilitate exchange of knowledge and best practices.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Collection of innovative, EU-funded research results on cultural tourism
Discover a new set of resources on eight Horizon 2020 research projects that demonstrate the EU’s commitment to conserving Europe’s cultural heritage and transitioning to sustainable cultural tourism. The projects results include analysis and tools of particular relevance for rural, remote and peripheral areas.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Assessing the impact of creative ex-urban communities on non-urban areas
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest good practice

Rural Radicals: connecting urban creativity and rural regeneration
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Strengthening local democracy and participation in rural Netherlands through a youth village council
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform

Starlight project: opening new careers for rural youth through learnings about astronomy-based tourism
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform