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Securing a COVID-19 recovery for rural areas
The OECD Forum Network has published an interesting blog article looking at how rural areas could secure a post covid-19 recovery while making inclusive growth a priority. Written by experts Lamia […]
Published by , 03/02/2021Read More
Have your say on Europe’s ageing society
The European Commission has recently presented the Green Paper on Ageing, launching a broad policy debate on the challenges and opportunities of Europe’s ageing society. In addition, a public consultation […]
Published by , 01/02/2021Read More
Eco-scheme in the next CAP Strategic Plans
In January 2021 the European Commission (EC) published a list of potential agricultural practices that the eco-schemes could support in the future national Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans. The list aims to enhance transparency of the process, and […]
Published by , 26/01/2021Read More
Have your say on Biodiversity!
The European Commission has recently launched a public consultation on EU’s Biodiversity policy initiatives. The consultation is open until 5 April 2021. A single questionnaire covers three separate but interconnected policy initiatives: 1) […]
Published by , 13/01/2021Read More
H2020 projects working on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
On 12 November 2020, the Research Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission, with the support from SHERPA, organised a cluster meeting bringing together the Horizon 2020 projects working on […]
Published by , 28/12/2020Read More
DG AGRI launches stakeholder engagement toolkit for the Long Term Vision for Rural Areas
DG AGRI just launched a package of tools to support National Rural Networks and local actors to engage with groups of rural citizens to explore their ideal vision for the […]
Published by , 12/11/2020Read More
The Horizon 2020 project MOVING kicks off!
Mountains cover 36% of the European area and play an essential role in the provision of public and private goods. However, there is a lack of updated and comparable knowledge about many aspects of […]
Published by , 27/10/2020Read More
First meeting of the DESIRA Rural Digitalisation Forum
The EU Rural Digitalisation Forum (RDF), set-up by the DESIRA project, held its first meeting online on 10 September 2020. The RDF is a platform that brings together a wide […]
Published by , 26/10/2020Read More
European Parliament: ‘The upcoming Commission’s Communication on the long-term vision for rural areas’
The upcoming Commission’s Communication on the topic, to be published mid-2021, will aim to support the debate at European level on the future of rural areas by 2040 and the role […]
Published by , 22/10/2020Read More
ELARD: “Which future do you want in rural areas?”
In September 2020, ELARD and REDR published in a Summary of responses from the Macro survey: Which future do you want in rural areas? Both networks launched in May 2020 […]
Published by , 20/10/2020Read More
ENRD Thematic Group on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
The first of four meetings of the ENRD Thematic Group (TG) on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas took place on 22-23 September 2020. On this first meeting, members of […]
Published by , 05/10/2020Read More
What should European rural areas look like in 2040?
The European Commission has opened the public consultation on its new initiative for a long-term vision for rural areas. This consultation, which will be open until 30 November 2020, aims […]
Published by , 07/09/2020Read More