Latest news
From Declaration to action – rethinking rural power in EU policymaking: new opinion piece
While rural issues are increasingly recognised in EU discourse, true influence on policymaking remains limited. Read a new ARC2020 opinion piece by Edina Ocsko, Rural Pact Coordination Group (RPCG) Vice-Chair, calling for a shift toward strategic engagement with power holders to embed rural development at the heart of European policies.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Impacts of rural demographic challenges on environment and generational renewal: new thematic reports
Two recent thematic reports by the Interreg Europe ‘Down to Earth’ project demonstrate how rural areas facing demographic decline can build resilience and foster generational renewal through integrated policies.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
EU Parliament calls for enhanced cohesion policy to support rural areas
A European Parliament resolution of 17 June 2025 aims to strengthen EU rural areas through reinforced cohesion policy measures. It calls for increased investment in short supply chains, innovation in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, digital infrastructure, improved connectivity and mobility, and equal access to essential services.
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Upcoming events
European Rally 2025: Planting ideas, cultivating the future
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
International seminar for leaders of rural youth work
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Seventh biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Taking stock and building partnership for sustainable development of mountain and rural areas
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Latest publications
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
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
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
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
- Rural Pact
- Rural Revitalisation Platform
Rural Growth Agreements support multi-level governance and local innovation in Norway
- Rural Pact