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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
Sustainable and smart mobility
Last year, the European Commission put forward a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, aiming to a greener, smarter and more resilient European transport sector. In addition, the European Parliament published, […]
Published by , 14/05/2021Read More
Atlas of Demography: new EU tool to understand demographic change
Demographic change, alongside green and digital transitions, is the third transformation shaping the future of Europe. A good understanding of how demographic change and the local, regional and national realities […]
Published by , 13/05/2021Read More
SHERPA’s Position Paper on Biodiversity and Landscape Features
SHERPA has recently published the position paper on ‘Rural policies to protect and enhance biodiversity through Landscape features’. During 2020, SHERPA piloted the process through which a position paper is […]
Published by , 12/05/2021Read More
MAPs Cluster on Foresight and alternative rural futures
In May 2021, research partners from the University of Pisa organised a meeting to support MAP Facilitators and Monitors in running a Foresight exercise within their platforms. This task is […]
Published by , 11/05/2021Read More
POLIRURAL: Inventory of Drivers of Change, an important tool for regional foresight
One of the most important activities of the H2020 project PoliRural is the implementation of 12 regional foresight initiatives. Each region is expected to develop a complete Foresight ‘package’ consisting […]
Published by Polirural, 10/05/2021Read More
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 2021, 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