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EESC report: added value of the CAP for rural areas
A recently published information report by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) overviews the CAP’s impact on the territorial development of rural areas. The report focuses on socio-economic aspects, […]
Published by , 05/05/2021Read More
Cohesion Policy and climate change
On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on Cohesion Policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change. The resolution considers that the transition to […]
Published by , 27/04/2021Read More
MAPs starting their second cycle
After a first successful cycle of the 20 SHERPA MAPs, a second cycle is starting this year. MAPs have decided the focus of their work in this new cycle and […]
Published by , 26/04/2021Read More
SHERPA’s fourth consortium meeting
The SHERPA Consortium met for the fourth time on 22 April 2020, online. One of the main objectives of 2020 was to implement the first MAP cycle. This has been […]
Published by , 22/04/2021Read More
SHERPA Repository available online!
The SHERPA repository is now available online for all interested stakeholders, to find information and project results on topics relevant to Rural Development policy in Europe. The platform provides a […]
Published by , 21/04/2021Read More
SHERPA tool: Timeline for EU Programming
As the EU Member States are working on their national CAP Strategic Plans, the SHERPA project is making available on the website the latest updates on the progress achieved. The […]
Published by , 20/04/2021Read More
Irish Rural Development policy up to 2025
The Irish government has recently published its Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 – Our Rural Future. The policy represents the blueprint for a post-COVID-19 recovery and development of rural Ireland over […]
Published by , 16/04/2021Read More
CAP’s impact on generational renewal, local development and jobs in rural areas
The European Commission has recently published another evaluation report on the impact of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This report overviews the impact of CAP on generational renewal, local development […]
Published by , 13/04/2021Read More
MAPs’ monitoring and evaluation
On 8 April 2021, a workshop was organised for and with the facilitators and monitors of the Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) set up within SHERPA. The workshop was an opportunity to […]
Published by , 12/04/2021Read More
Biodiversity: accounting for nature’s contribution to economy
In March 2021, a new statistical framework was approved, to better account for biodiversity and ecosystems in national economic planning and policy decision-making. It will allow countries worldwide to use […]
Published by , 06/04/2021Read More
Cohesion Policy support for rural areas
The European Commission has recently published specific information on Cohesion Policy supporting rural areas and communities. Cohesion Policy investments target all EU territories. Yet, more than 58% of them are […]
Published by , 31/03/2021Read More
Trilogue on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy
On 26 March 2021, the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU, chaired the super trilogue together with the European Parliament and the European Commission to discuss the future Common […]
Published by , 26/03/2021Read More