On 26 and 27 October 2022, more than 150 mountain stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Camigliatello Silano in Calabria, Italy, to take part in the XII European Mountain Convention on “Smart mountains: how to make our territories attractive and future oriented”.
The Spanish congress adopted a new law on the evaluation of public policies that includes a rural proofing mechanism.
Many Interreg, Interreg IPA and Interreg NEXT programmes have been adopted this year! You're invited to join the campaign (contact @REGIO-TRANSNATIONAL-AND-INTERREGIONAL-COOPERATION@ec.europa.eu) and share the videos where managing authorities, joint secretariat and European Commission's desk officers explain what Interreg programmes can offer in their regions!
The European drone strategy, which is one of the Rural action plan actions for more connected rural areas, has been adopted on 29 November. How can it improve rural connectivity and under which conditions?
The European Employment and Social Rights Forum (EESRF) took place on 16-17 November 2022 and was focused on how to achieve a fair and inclusive green transition for all. It also celebrated the 5th Anniversary of the EU pillar of social rights. Check out the various interventions and interesting examples presented during the event, on social and circular economy, food waste, health, etc.
The Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 for food bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and the environment has been published and includes calls for proposals (‘topics’ in jargon) that are particularly relevant for rural areas and communities.
SHARED GREEN DEAL is calling for local experiment partners. Find out more about this possibility to apply for € 22 000 to create local change in support of the Green Deal.
This fifth and last award takes us to Finland, and in particular to the most pessimistic town of the country, even after the project was declared the popular vote winner. The project developed a new type of territorial marketing based on pessimism, a landmark feature of the Puolanka village. By turning pessimism into a positive brand, the project used wicked humour for territorial marketing purposes. Local youth were actively involved in association activities and producing social media content.
To deliver on the Green Deal and reach climate neutrality by 2050, this call aims to fund projects that will green the processes and activities of SMEs in the social economy by boosting the development of sustainable practices through capacity building, knowledge transfer and transnational cooperation.
The Commission will carry out in 2023 a study on competition for land use and sustainable farming and provide a sound and comprehensive analysis of the main impacts of sectoral developments on land use in the EU’s rural areas.
The open call for youth-led actions aims to advance the green transition in EU carbon-intensive regions is covered by the Just Transition Fund and open until 9 January 2023.
Are you searching for the population density, the average distance to healthcare facilities or the broadband speed in any rural area, municipality, or region in the European Union? It is now possible thanks to the newly launched rural observatory.
Today, at the 2022 EU Agricultural Outlook Conference, the European Commission presented its latest medium-term outlook for EU agricultural markets, income and environment until 2032.
The latest monthly agri-food trade report shows developments in imports and exports of EU agri-food products in September 2022, and features a special focus on agri-food trade with the US.
Rural vision website
Medium-term outlook - part 2
A medium-term outlook on the prospects for agricultural markets and income.
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The following news item provides an overview of the medium-term prospects including specific information for arable crops, meat and dairy sectors.
Agricultural commodity flows based on data from the EU agricultural medium-term outlook report for the 2023-35 period.
