
The Rural Pact conference brought together EU, national, and regional policy makers along with local authorities, social and economic stakeholders in a participatory event that reflected the rural vision’s ambition and bottom-up character.
The Rural Pact conference brought together EU, national, and regional policy makers along with local authorities, social and economic stakeholders in a participatory event that reflected the rural vision’s ambition and bottom-up character.
This was the first meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) on Sustainability Agreements, which was organised with the ambition to facilitate discussion and exchanges between the TG members and provide the space for exchanges on good practices around collective actions on sustainability agreements and sustainable actions more generally.
The 10th meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) took place on 22 January 2020 in Brussels, Belgium with a focus on Smart Villages and Renewable Energy Communities.
The eighth meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) focused on approaches for developing local digital ecosystems.
This workshop provided an overview of the implementation of current EAFRD measures contributing to improving competitiveness and efficiency of farm holdings and it will explore other types of interventions and factors, beyond investments, contributing to the creation of an enabling environment for increasing farm competitiveness.
The fifth Thematic Group (TG) brought together around 40 stakeholders from 16 different countries and a wide range of organisations to exchange ideas on how to design Smart Village strategies to effectively empower rural communities in different national contexts.
The fourth Thematic Group (TG) meeting discussed the future direction of the ENRD thematic work, specifically, areas in which the TG could support the practical implementation of ideas behind Smart Villages.
This ENRD Seminar gathered rural development practitioners and policy-makers to identify the drivers and practical steps for creating an enabling environment for smart villages and showcase inspiring examples of social and digital innovations revitalising rural services.
The third Thematic Group (TG) meeting focused on digital innovation and discussed the development and provision of digital services in rural areas and communities.
The second Thematic Group (TG) meeting focused on social innovation initiatives and their role in revitalising rural services. It demonstrated that the momentum behind Smart Villages is growing - both on the ground and at a policy level.