Congratulations to the five winners who were announced at the Award Ceremony that took place on the 6th of October during the EU CAP Network Launch Event. Successful stories can inspire people to replicate similar initiatives elsewhere, to help rural areas address the challenges they face.
The Commission launched today the EU CAP Network to facilitate the exchange of information and good practices between all interested parties.
The autumn 2022 edition of the short-term outlook report presents the latest trends and prospects for different EU agri-food sectors.
Social economy is a part of the economy driven primarily by collective interests as well as social and environmental objectives. This initiative seeks to boost the contribution of social economy organisations to a fair and sustainable growth.
The European Commission has presented the European Care Strategy to ensure quality, affordable and accessible care services across the European Union and improve the situation for both care receivers and the people caring for them, professionally or informally.
DESI 2022 has been published, with a new “Rural in Digital” section! Data, scores, specific indicators, visualisation tool,… it’s all there for you to play with! Check out the Rural Digital Index!
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) has released the results of the work of the Thematic Group on Rural Revitalisation last June. Discover the main enabling factors identified by the Thematic Group and the practical self-assessment tool developed by its members.
Find out how RUSTIK and GRANULAR, two promising EU-funded projects, aim at facilitating rural sustainability transitions and tailored rural policies by providing data, generating insights and enabling rural communities’ actors.
Stanz in Mürztal is an Austrian village of 1,800 inhabitants, part of the Smart Village 21 project. Stanzers mastered the communion of social and technological innovations as the village’s smart strategy is grounded in social innovation, active local participation and investment in renewable energies.
The Rural Energy Community Advisory Hub (RECAH) was launched on 12 September and aims to empower the development of sustainable energy community projects in European rural areas.
In order to address the extraordinary situation, the Commission prepared five proposals to be discussed with the Member States at last week’s informal Energy Ministers Council, in addition to the three first steps that were taken already over the last months.
Newsletter for the Rural Pact Community
The European Commission published the results of a pilot study to breed bees resistant to the varroa mite.
Latest EU agri-food trade figures show strong growth in exports in first two months of 2022, increasing by 11% compared to the same period last year.
Funds from the crisis reserve and appropriations available will be reimbursed to farmers by Member States.
The latest short-term outlook report from the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development has been published. It presents a detailed overview of the latest trends and further prospects for key agri-food sectors.
The 2022 medium-term outlook for the EU’s agricultural markets, income and environment is available now.
