Publications

This document outlines the main recommendations of the dedicated ENRD Thematic Group on how to improve the resource-efficient management of soils and water through the Rural Development Programmes (RDPs). 

• identifying new trends, opportunities and ‘wild ideas’ for rural businesses; 
• business support approaches to help realise innovative business ideas;
• supporting access to broadband and digitisation opportunities; and 
• building digital capacity. 

This factsheet focuses on the partnership and governance aspect of the LEADER/CLLD 'improvement agenda' set out at a dedicated CLLD seminar jointly organised by four Directorates-General of the European Commission. 

This factsheet focuses on the LAG financing aspect of the LEADER/CLLD 'improvement agenda' set out at a dedicated CLLD seminar jointly organised by four Directorates-General of the European Commission. 

Cette fiche d’information est centrée sur l’aspect Biens locaux de l’« agenda d’amélioration » LEADER/CLLD établi lors d’un séminaire CLLD spécifique qui avait été organisé conjointement par quatre directions générales de la Commission européenne.

This edition gives a lot of attention to what happened at the major European Conference on Rural Development in Cork, Ireland 5-6 September 2016 – known as ‘Cork 2.0’. The thematic section has “A focus on… Cork 2.0", providing an overview of the event, the main messages of the workshops, the resulting ‘Cork 2.0 Declaration’ in full and a series of 20 different participant reactions.

The edition also includes the regular “News and updates” from the ENRD and the EU as well as the usual “Rural issues, Rural perspectives” section. This features a range of stakeholder voices on topics ranging from transnational cooperation to local consultation and from a growing European network of artists to the first ever rural digital hub in Ireland.

News and updates covered by the summer 2015 edition of Rural Connections include ENRD thematic work on improving RDP implementation and stakeholder involvement; updates from EIP-AGRI and the Evaluation Helpdesk; and Rural Networks’ Steering Group meetings.

The "Rural issues, Rural perspectives" section features stakeholder voices speaking about topics ranging from rural networking in the Western Balkans to results-based agri-environment schemes (RBAPS) in Europe.

This edition also features “A Focus On…” improving RDP implementation, with reports from France on territorial development and from Ireland on integrated local development.