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.
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Browse through the rich ENRD collections of resources on Rural Bioeconomy, Smart Villages and LEADER/CLLD, available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.
These non-binding Guidelines aim to examine the challenges in relation to the evaluation activities for the AIR in 2019.
Available now in 23 languages!
Learn how Rural Development Programme funding helped restore the habitats of the Aquatic Warbler in the meadows and wetlands of Lithuania.
Find more good practices related to biodiversity and environmental protection in the ENRD Project Database.
Discover the latest Briefings that provide orientations for an enabling policy framework to support Smart Villages, exploring opportunities under the current programming period and looking forward to the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
A recent ENRD workshop – that took place in Brussels, on 21 May 2019 - sought to address a pressing issue for many EU Member States facing population decline in rural areas.
In its 11th meeting in Brussels (13 May 2019), the European Rural Networks’ Steering Group (SG) exchanged on the outcomes from the 'networX' event and the implications for rural networks in taking next steps in their own activities.
The new Rural Evaluation NEWS - Issue Number 12 is now available in the Evaluation eLibrary!
Over 400 rural development stakeholders gathered in Brussels to join ‘networX – Inspiring Rural Europe’, a unique event recognising the value of rural networking, demonstrating its results and proactively looking at its future.
