Responding to the growing interest in ‘Smart Villages’, the ENRD Contact Point is continuing its thematic work on the topic with the next meeting of the dedicated Thematic Group (TG) scheduled for 4 October 2018.
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) is the structure that brings together all the stakeholders aiming to achieve improved rural development results in the EU.
The network serves as a hub for the sharing of information about how Rural Development policy, programmes, projects and other initiatives are working in practice and how they can be improved to achieve more.
Explore the latest ENRD publications, including:
- Spring/summer 2018 edition of the Rural Connections Magazine with a special focus on 'Generational Renewal';
- EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Digital and Social Innovation in Rural Services’;
- EU Rural Review 26 on ‘Smart Villages: Revitalising Rural Services’.
Discover articles on:
- Assessing RDP Impacts in 2019: How to Choose the Most Suitable Evaluation Approach?
- Communicating on Rural Development Programmes
- Seventh Good Practice Workshop: Showing the Added Value of Leader/CLLD Through Evaluation
Expand your knowledge of:
- Assessing CAP Pillar II impacts on the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Climate Actions
Learn all about the major Cork 2.0 Rural Development Conference & Declaration and explore:
- A thematic focus on Cork 2.0 in the Autumn 2016 edition of the Rural Connections Magazine;
- A highlights summary of the event in a Special Edition ENRD Newsletter;
- The full text of the Declaration translated into 22 EU languages. ...
The main objective of the Guidelines is to provide a non-binding complement to other guidelines and offer advice to RDP evaluation stakeholders on how to carry out the evaluation activities for answering the common evaluation questions related to innovation.
Find out how an EFARD project helped to improve services such as healthcare, banking, and shopping for the elderly in a small rural area in Finland by setting up a ‘digi-hub’ and advisory point in the village library.
Find more good practices for rural services in our Project Database.
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Last update: 14/08/2018
The EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Resource-Efficient Rural Economies’ is now available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish on the ENRD website.
Last update: 25/07/2018
The ENRD is launching a new topic for its thematic work: ‘Mainstreaming the Bioeconomy’. Activities over the next year will include: meetings of a new Thematic Group (TG) composed of a wide range of stakeholders; analytical work; and a concluding European Seminar.
Last update: 23/07/2018
The spring/summer 2018 edition of the ENRD networking magazine ‘Rural Connections’ is now available in English on the ENRD website.
Last update: 12/07/2018
Browse through our interactive online toolkit containing a range of materials – such as good practices, publications and various resources from ENRD events – intended to assist National Rural Network (NRN) support units in achieving their key tasks and objectives.
