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Data-driven solutions for sustainable farming and smart villages – New opportunities for European farmers, innovators and customers

On 25 April 2023 the RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup co-chair, MEP Franc Bogovič, hosted an event in the European Parliament titled:

Data-driven solutions for sustainable farming and smart villages – New opportunities for European farmers, innovators and customers
The European Green Deal aims to realise Europe’s net zero emissions ambition by 2050. But by the time […]

How does Lithuania see smart villages of the country?

PhD Angele Kedaitiene

Transatlantic Club Climate Alfa.
former European Parliament and European Commission

 

Lithuania, country with great agricultural and rural traditions, has recently spurred in providing for the comprehensive overview of smart villages development in the country, and for real funding opportunities from the national and EU budgets.

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PRESS RELEASE – Members of the European Parliament’s RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup visit digital Linz

The city of Linz is considered a digital beacon of Austria. With a multitude of offers, the city of Linz has created a range of “Open Commons” that are unique in Austria and has also been setting trends throughout Europe for many years: 120 Internet hotspots in public places throughout the city, free WLAN in […]

The RUMRA & Smart Villages Intergroup in the European Parliament visits digital Linz on a fact finding mission.

The city of Linz is Austria’s digital beacon. With a multitude of offers, the city of Linz has created a range of so called ‘Open Digital Commons’ that are unique in Austria and have also been setting unique accents in Europe for many years: 120 Internet hotspots in public places throughout the city, free WLAN […]

REPORT ON THE LONG TERM VISION passed in plenary on 13.12.2022

The European Parliament voted nearly unilaterally in favour of the report on the long-term vision for rural areas, which was written by our RUMRA and Smart Villages Intergroup Member Isabel Carvalhais. Our co-chair, Franc Bogovič, shadowed the text for the EPP Group and our Member Jérémy Decerle for Renew Europe. The fact that the report […]

The RURALIZATION Project: Opening rural areas to renew rural generations, jobs and farms

 
The RURALIZATION project aims to look at ways to overcome rural decline issues that support rural regeneration and generational renewal. The empirical focus of the project was to develop, assess and disseminate novel instruments, strategies and policies that cater for rural regeneration, in relation to the future dreams of rural youth, facilitating rural newcomers, succession […]

MEP Engin Eroglu on Benefits of the Future of Europe Conference for Smart Villages

Benefits of the Future of Europe Conference for Smart Villages
MEP Engin Eroglu
A number of persistent prejudices against rural and remote regions still persist today. Behind these stereotypes and tribalism, the fact that more than half of Europe’s population comes from rural and remote regions is all too often hidden. Rural regions are therefore not strange […]

MEP Hannes Heide on Tourism in Rural Areas

Tourism in Rural Areas
MEP Hannes Heide

Tourism has collapsed everywhere during the lockdown. Numerous companies are still threatened with bankruptcy. On the other hand, outdoor tourism in rural areas is experiencing an economic boom due to the pandemic. „Many small businesses benefit from this and most of the added value remains in the region“, reports RUMRA […]

Sign the Manifesto for Rural Innovation

REInA (Rural European Innovation Area) is a pan-European open platform which aims to gather innovative initiatives to support the creation of a new Rural European Innovation Area. The objective of REInA is to be the loudspeaker for European rural area voices, pushing their development, growth, business and natural resources by a fair, green and sustainable […]

Dive into the key data for EU rural areas. The Commission breaks it down by topic.

In the context of the long-term vision for rural areas, the European Commission has made available on its website key data for EU rural areas broken down by topic. The data, which is up-to-date, covers a wide range of categories, such as topography, demography, social inclusion, access to service and infraestructure… etc.

Looking at the data, […]