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Applying the Degree of Urbanisation
In March 2020, the endorsement of the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) of the new methodology to define cities, towns and rural areas was a key milestone. In order to […]
Published by , 01/07/2021Read More
Communication on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
The European Commission (EC) has published the long awaited Communication on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas up to 2040. It identifies the challenges and concerns that rural areas face, and […]
Published by , 30/06/2021Read More
Political agreement on new Common Agricultural Policy
On 25 June 2021, negotiators from the EU Council, the European Parliament (EP) and the European Commission (EC) reached a provisional political agreement on the main elements of the new […]
Published by , 28/06/2021Read More
Future of rural areas in the south of France
In the context of the design of the new EU regional programmes (ERDF/ESF and EAFRD), members of the Multi-Actor Platform of the PACA Sud region in France have contributed to […]
Published by , 28/06/2021Read More
Territorial evidence for the future of rural areas
ESPON (European Spatial Planning Observation Network) has recently published a policy paper on territorial evidence and policy advice for the prosperous future of rural areas, contributing to the Long-Term Vision […]
Published by , 17/06/2021Read More
SHERPA’s first review meeting
The first review meeting of the SHERPA project took place on 16 June 2021, hosted by the Research Executive Agency (REA) Project Officer, Patrizia Tenerelli, together with DG AGRI’s Policy […]
Published by , 16/06/2021Read More
MAPs Cluster on ‘Climate Change and Environmental Services’
At the beginning of June 2021, Facilitators and Monitors of the SHERPA Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) met online to share updates on the work carried out on ‘Climate change and environmental […]
Published by , 14/06/2021Read More
SHERPA Discussion Paper on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
Ambitious policy aims have been set to achieve climate neutrality of Europe by 2050. In this context, SHERPA has published a discussion paper on Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability. The […]
Published by , 08/06/2021Read More
MAPs Cluster on ‘Change in production and Diversification of the economy’
Facilitators and Monitors from SHERPA Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) met online to discuss and share updates on the work carried out on the second cycle topic of ‘Change in production and […]
Published by , 07/06/2021Read More
Long-term attractiveness of rural areas – common vision for Poland
On 25 February 2021, members of the Polish MAP Zielone Sąsiedztwo held an online meeting to sum up the first MAP cycle and to discuss the SHERPA Position Paper in […]
Published by , 27/05/2021Read More
Assessing the first cycle of the Lithuanian MAP
During the first phase of the SHERPA project, ERDN members from Lithuania, the LCSS Institute of Economics and Rural Development established one of the 20 MAPs for inclusive rural policy […]
Published by , 25/05/2021Read More
CAP impact on viable food production
The European Commission published the Staff Working Document on the evaluation of the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) measures on the general objective ‘viable food production’. The purpose […]
Published by , 17/05/2021Read More