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Stronger Rural Areas

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22 May 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.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Image by Fundación Repoblación, launch of the RuralNEXT project
16 May 2025

Rural Repopulation group: an inspiring example of Rural Pact Community collaboration

The Rural Pact community group on ‘Rural depopulation and repopulation’, coordinated by the Fundación Repoblación, is a shining example of the Rural Pact platform’s capacity to spark meaningful collaboration across Europe. Read on to find out more about exchanges within the group.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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14 May 2025

New Alliance for European Mountains calls for equal access to opportunities and services

The Alliance seeks to amplify the voice of mountain territories within European institutions and to secure targeted, long-term support for these areas. It calls for tailored EU strategies to make mountain territories more attractive, resilient, and sustainable, in line with the EU rural vision.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Upcoming events

Conference

Demographic change: the impact on housing

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Calendar

Yunka Festival

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Calendar
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Latest publications

Highlights report
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar: ‘Rural Housing’

This highlights report outlines the main initiatives and summarises the main messages from the Good Practice Webinar on rural housing of 20 February 2025, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Policy Action Lab ‘Enhancing policy coordination for vibrant rural areas’
Event Highlights |

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.

  • Rural Pact
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.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Latest good practice

Austria Slovakia
DIGIRUR Consortium
Source: LAG Brdy-Vltava o.p.s