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Scenarios for EU Rural Areas 2040
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a report on Scenarios for EU Rural Areas by 2040, contributing to the Long-Term Vision for EU Rural Areas put forward by the European […]
Published by , 08/07/2021Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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