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Stronger Rural Areas

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Rural Pact Conference
29 Sep 2025

Advancing EU rural policies for resilient, inclusive, and future-oriented communities: insights from the Rural Pact Conference 2025

Over 250 rural stakeholders from across Europe gathered in Pecq, Belgium, on 16–17 September 2025 for the Rural Pact Conference, a two-day event dedicated to generating concrete actions for the EU rural vision. Organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, the Conference focused on shaping policies that strengthen rural resilience, competitiveness, and inclusiveness, while feeding directly into the upcoming update of the EU Rural Action Plan.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Image by the GRASS CEILING project
23 Sep 2025

Recognising rural women innovators: enter the competition between 1 and 31 October

The EU-funded GRASS CEILING project seeks to recognise and celebrate women who are driving socio-ecological innovation in rural areas. The award intends to increase the number of women-led innovations in farming, rural economies, and communities, fostering sustainability, inclusion, and well-being.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
© European Commission
23 Sep 2025

New European Bauhaus Festival 2026: apply to showcase your project or share a cultural activity

The third edition of the New European Bauhaus Festival (NEB) – Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 June 2026 – will address the transformative power of democratic engagement in shaping more inclusive and sustainable communities. Apply by 15 October to showcase your project or cultural activity. Apply by 31 December to organise a satellite event.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform

Upcoming events

European Week of Regions and Cities

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Training

Exclusive networking & capacity building for LAG managers

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
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Latest publications

Highlights Report | Policy Lab ‘Rural proofing: looking at policies through the rural lens’
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Highlights Report | Policy Action Lab 'Rural proofing: looking at policies through the rural lens'

This highlights report summarises the key messages and discussions at the dedicated Policy Action Lab of 12 June 2025, hosted online by the Rural Pact Support Office.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural innovation'
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Highlights Report | Good Practice Webinar ‘Rural innovation’

This highlights report outlines inspiring initiatives and practical ways to strengthen innovation ecosystems and empower local communities to drive local innovation action.

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Highlights report | Good Practice Webinar: ‘Rural Housing’
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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

Latest good practice

Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia
Methodology | 09 Jun 2025

Regional innovation hub boosts sustainable food supply and resilience in rural Slovenia

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Circular-economy project addresses wood waste and sustainability awareness in rural Slovenia
Project | 09 Jun 2025

Circular-economy project addresses wood waste and sustainability awareness in rural Slovenia

  • Rural Pact
  • Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Growth Agreements support multi-level governance and local innovation in Norway