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The future is youth! Rural Inspiration Awards
The fourth edition of the Rural Inspiration Awards will spotlight projects that involve young farmers in rural areas. On 19 May 2022, the European Network for Rural Development launched the […]
Published by , 25/05/2022Read More
CAP Strategic Plans: observation letters published
At the end of March 2022, the 19 EU Member States that submitted their CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs) by the 1 January 2022 deadline received their Observation Letters. The letters […]
Published by , 28/04/2022Read More
LEADER’s impact on territorial development
The European Commission published a study assessing the impact of LEADER on territorial development. It concluded that LEADER effectively developed solutions to address economic and social development challenges and opportunities […]
Published by , 25/03/2022Read More
Kohesio – new database for EU-funded projects
The new platform Kohesio is a comprehensive knowledge database offering easy and transparent access to up-to-date information on projects and beneficiaries co-funded by EU Cohesion policy, during the 2014-2020 programming […]
Published by , 14/03/2022Read More
European LEADER seminar in France
On 7 and 8 March 2022, a European LEADER seminar was held in Ploeuc-L’Hermitage (Brittany, France) in line with the French presidency of the EU Council. The event highlighted the […]
Published by , 10/03/2022Read More
ENRD launches thematic group on rural revitalisation
At the end of 2021, the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) organised its first Thematic Group meeting on the topic of Rural Revitalisation. The aim of the meeting was […]
Published by , 03/03/2022Read More
Social and Solidarity Economy in rural areas
On 24 February 2022, the French Rural Network organised a webinar on “Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in rural areas”. Research findings, concrete network actions and local rural projects were […]
Published by , 01/03/2022Read MoreDG AGRI publishes CAP Strategic Plans
In the implementation process of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Member States had to submit their national CAP Strategic Plans before 31 December 2021. DG AGRI published the plans […]
Published by , 21/02/2022Read More
New policy recommendations for Cultural and Natural Heritage
The Horizon 2020-funded project, RURITAGE, recently published policy recommendations for the Integration of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CNH) within Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation. This report aims to […]
Published by , 18/02/2022Read More
European digital rights for all
On 26 January 2022, the European Commission put forward a declaration of rights and principles for everyone in the EU. It gives a clear reference point of the EU digital […]
Published by , 17/02/2022Read More
Rural Pact for a sustainable rural/urban development
On 9 February 2022, the Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT) section of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a webinar to explore insights for the implementation […]
Published by , 14/02/2022Read More
Fostering social innovation in rural areas
On 20 January 2022, the Interreg-funded project, CERUSI (Central European Rural Social Innovation) held an online event on how to foster social innovations in rural areas. The project launched a […]
Published by , 11/02/2022Read More