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The President of the European Commission has announced that the Commission will develop a Long Term Vision for Rural Areas to enable them to make the most of their potential and support them in facing up to their own unique set of issues, from demographic change to connectivity, the risk of poverty and limited access to services. This should be done in close consultation with people living in rural areas, as well as local and regional authorities.
The process of developing the vision is expected to lead to the publication of a Commission Communication before summer 2021. Its preparation has involved various Commission services including the Joint Research Centre (JRC), as well as inputs from many other stakeholders, a large-scale public consultation, an ENRD Thematic Group, various research projects funded through Horizon 2020 and numerous other sources.
The European Commission has embedded the Long-term vision for rural areas under Priority 6 - A new push for European democracy for 2019-24.
One of the milestones in developing the Vision was the Rural Vision Week, organised and supported by the ENRD.
A new working paper by ESPON provides a methodology to assess Quality of Life (QoL) through a place-based and citizen-centric approach, based on the results of the ESPON applied research project ‘QoL – Quality of life measurements and methodology’, recent literature review and taking into account the current European policy processes.
The Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique and timely opportunity for European citizens to debate on Europe’s challenges and priorities.
The Rural Vision Week, organised online between 22 and 26 March 2021, brought together a wide variety of rural actors and stakeholders bringing forward their views about the future of rural areas in Europe.
A new web-based resource by the...
DG AGRI Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski announced during the virtual Award Ceremony the five winners for the Rural Inspiration Awards 2021. Get to know more about these inspiring projects.
