The Rural Pact conference

The Rural Pact conference will bring together EU, national, and regional politicians along with local authorities, social and economic stakeholders in a participatory event that reflects the rural vision’s ambition and bottom-up character.

It will engage participants in designing the governance of the Rural Pact and gather commitments for the achievement of the long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas.

The conference focusses on 16 June three policy fields and three sessions:

• Stronger rural areas, with a session on rural youth as leaders of change and a session on Rural R&I innovation ecosystems 
• Connected and prosperous rural areas, with a session on digitalization as a chance for rural areas
• Resilient rural areas, with a session on services for socially resilient and welcoming rural communities and the strategic role of rural areas for climate and food security

More information & registration: here